Chef de Partie

Job Title: Chef de Partie

Location: Golders Green

Salary: £14.50 per hour

Schedule: 35 hours per week, 35 weeks per year

Benefits:

• 3 volunteering days
• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

About the Role

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Chef de Partie with a passion for exceptional food and service to join our team at one of our prestigious independent schools.

If you love creating delicious and nutritious meals that fuel young minds, this is the perfect chance to showcase your culinary skills in a dynamic and rewarding environment.

This independent school caters for day pupils and operates Monday to Friday, offering an excellent work-life balance.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Chef de Partie to develop their career within the education catering sector and contribute to delivering high-quality dining experiences.

• Prepare, cook, and present high-quality dishes in line with menu specifications
• Assist in menu planning and development, ensuring variety and nutritional balance
• Maintain the highest standards of food hygiene, safety, and allergen awareness
• Monitor stock levels and assist with ordering ingredients as required
• Support junior kitchen staff and help foster a positive team environment
• Work efficiently to ensure meal service runs smoothly and on time
• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations and company policies
• Level 2 or 3 Food Safety & Hygiene Certificate
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Professional Cookery (or equivalent)
• Previous experience in an educational or contract catering setting (preferred but not essential)

• Level 2 or 3 Food Safety & Hygiene Certificate
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Professional Cookery (or equivalent)
• Previous experience in an educational or contract catering setting (preferred but not essential)

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity, it is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children, therefore we will require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding any criminal offences and shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search of public available information on suitability to work with children.“

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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