Chef

Impact Food Group; Earith; On-site; GBP 18,000 - GBP 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering service provider is hiring a Chef/Cook for a school in Cottenham. This role involves preparing meals for over 200 students using fresh seasonal ingredients and maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen. Ideal candidates should have experience in catering and a passion for quality food. Enjoy regular working hours, weekends off, and opportunities for career development in a supportive environment. A DBS check is required for this role.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers

Qualifications

• Experience in a catering or restaurant environment preferred.
• Ability to prepare meals for over 200 people.
• Commitment to food safety and hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist the onsite Chef Manager with meal preparation.
• Cook meals using fresh seasonal ingredients.
• Keep kitchen and dining areas clean and organized.

Skills

Cooking for large volumes

Understanding of fresh ingredients

Customer service

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for that next step in your career, then you've come to the right place!

Impact Food Group is made up of 3 brands, Innovate, Cucina and Chapter One, we specialise in providing an exceptional catering service to the education sector and are Catey award winning!

We are looking for People who are devoted to great service, fantastic food, and making a positive impact.

About the role

Job Title: Chef/Cook

School Location: Cottenham Village College, Cottenham, CB24 8UA

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 7am-2.30pm (35hours per week)

Working Weeks: 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset days)

Pay Details: £22,198.75 per Annum

What will I be doing?

• Assisting the onsite Chef Manager with the preparation of the main meals and snacks for the site
• Working usingfresh seasonal ingredients cooking for a volume of (200+)
• May include some counter service / till work
• Keeping the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.

We’re not going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feedmorechildren better food.

We’re open to people from all industry backgrounds, in fact, we pride ourselves on having restaurant-quality chefs in our secondary schools. We’re not in the business of making school food, we’re here to make good food, after all, that’s why our clients and customers love us!

So maybe you fancy having your weekends back, school holidays off, no more late nights and split shifts?

We’ll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of. Our chefs love building rapport with the students and helping them explore different cuisines, with us, you’ll be building the foundations of a positive attitude to food for life.

There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had and we’ve got a staff discount scheme (at over 850 retailers!)

If you think you’ve got what it takes, we’d love to hear from you!

A trade test will be required for this role.

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG supply the cost for.

We area committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.