Caterlink – Relief Chef – Guildford

Caterlink; Guildford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended learning programme

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing services

Pensions scheme

Job summary

Caterlink, the education sector catering specialist, is seeking a Chef to cover Guildford and surrounding areas. This term-time role is mobile and requires you to have your own transport. It offers 27.5 hours per week with shifts Monday to Friday and 38 weeks per year.

Compensation is up to £15.00 per hour. This role is term-time only with no weekends, providing flexibility for those seeking mid‑week work-life balance. Caterlink supports learning and wellbeing for its teams.

Qualifications

• Preparing, cooking and presenting food to Caterlink and client standards.
• Adhere to Food Safety and Health & Safety procedures and complete paperwork accurately.
• Maintain Caterlink's reputation for excellent food and service with clients and customers.
• Support day-to-day running of the location including inventory, budgeting, and action plans.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and present food to Caterlink and client standards.
• Ensure Food Safety and Health & Safety procedures are followed and paperwork completed accurately.
• Support day-to-day running including inventories, budgets and action plans.

Job description

Company Description

Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our “Fresh Food Policy” is the foundation of our success and growth in the market coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site-based teams.

Job Description

We are hiring for a Chef to provide cover in the Surrey area(Guildford and Surrounding area)to support our existing site-based teams. This role is working term-time only and no weekends so is great for those looking for flexibility.

This role will be a mobile-based role so you will therefore need to have your own transport.

The role:

• up to £15.00per hour
• 27.5hours per week working Monday – Friday
• Term-time only – working 38weeks per year

Your key responsibilities will include:

• To prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client
• To ensure that all Food Safety and Health and Safety procedures are followed and all mandatory paperwork is completed accurately and with integrity
• To ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers and expectations are consistently exceeded.
• To support with the day-to-day running of the location including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans

Caterlink strives to always provide a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our teams where every individual is treated with respect, integrity and has the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and with fairness at all times.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us including:

• You have the opportunity of a blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications including apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning and on the job training to support and encourage your development and enable you to be the best you can be
• We offer you access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants as well as holiday discounts, family days out and many more!
• You will have full access to our Wellbeing Services including the Employee Assistance Programand Virtual GP benefits which are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time
• You may be eligible to join our Pensionscheme