Assistant Chef Where: Weymouth Contracted hours: Job type: Part Year Permanent Pay: £13.49, Per[...]

PGL Travel Ltd; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Assistant Chef at a vibrant adventure camp, where you'll play a crucial role in fueling children's adventures. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop your culinary skills in a fun, supportive environment without sacrificing your social life. Enjoy guaranteed evenings off and a range of benefits, including annual leave and paid volunteering days. Be part of a company that values diversity and inclusivity, ensuring everyone can thrive while making a positive impact on the next generation.

Benefits

20 days annual leave

Birthday off

Paid volunteering days

Contributory pension

Discounted PGL breaks

Access to Wellbeing Hub

Financial wellbeing platform

Qualifications

• Demonstrates energy, drive, and determination in a busy kitchen.
• Personable with excellent communication skills and food safety knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve nutritious meals to guests and team members.
• Support the catering team in maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment.

Skills

Energy and drive

Communication skills

Food safety knowledge

Teamwork

Job description

• Earn £13.49 per hour (our pay system is benchmarked, transparent and fair)
  
• Part-Year PermanentContract until November 2025
  

Use your skills to feed hungry bellies!

PGL is a world where children achieve the ‘impossible’.

Our residential adventure camps create extraordinary breakthroughs through active and life-affirming experiences in the great outdoors.

But that’s not all… we’re part of something bigger. We’re powered by PGL Beyond, a group of inspiring companies with a common purpose to deliver enriching and transformative experiences to the next generation. Will you join us?

Make a difference as an Assistant Chef

What could be more important than fuelling children for adventure?! At PGL we welcome guests and team members into our warm and inviting dining rooms to relax, rest & recharge… ready for their next challenge! Our catering team are proud to serve tasty, high quality and nutritious meals to keep the adventure going.With no late nights and a guaranteed Friday or Saturday evening off each week (during our non-peak periods) this could be the perfect role to develop your career in catering without sacrificing your social life or that all important family time!

So, if you are looking to develop a career in cheffing, we are here to support you each step of the way. You’ll receive all the training you need to give your career the very best start.

Is this you?

• Able to demonstrate energy, drive and determination.
  
• Enjoys the buzz of a busy kitchen in a fun and friendly team
  
• Personable with excellent communication skills
  
• Excellent food safety, hygiene and dietary knowledge
  

Above all, it’s our core values of FUN, SAFETY, QUALITY, INCLUSIVITY, TEAMWORK and RESPECT that unite us.

A place to thrive

No matter your background, ethnicity, sexuality/gender identity, SEND, neurodivergence or anything else… PGL is a place to be yourself, have fun, use your valuable skills for good and celebrate what makes you brilliantly unique.

Fair pay and benefits for all

• On top of your 20 days annual leave (+ 8 bank holidays), you’ll also enjoy your birthday off, have paid volunteering days to help worthwhile causes and the option to purchase additional holiday.
  
• A career with ongoing growth, aided development, mentoring, multiple pathways and opportunities to work across different UK or French locations.
  
• 24/7 access to our Wellbeing Hub alongside our Employee Assistance Program
  
• Sector leading family friendly policies and a contributory pension
  
• Access to our financial wellbeing platform where you can borrow or save directly from your salary.
  
• Free/discounted PGL breaks for your family & discounts at 800+ retailers.

For a full Job Description and Personal Specification please click here.

For any enquiries specific to this role please email [e-mail]

We hire the best talent and value a diverse, inclusive team; so, we are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone and are happy to provide helpful adjustments to make it easier to complete. Simply email or call us with detail around the adjustments you need.

However, our top priority is the safety of the guests on our centres. Therefore, all employees must undergo an Enhanced criminal records check (known as DBS or PVG), which we pay for. You will need to provide a 5-year address history and ID (such as passport/birth certificate). Convictions related to violence, drugs, or safeguarding may affect your application. Not all convictions will disqualify you, as we assess each case individually.

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