Chef

PGL Travel, Ltd.; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday off

Volunteering days

PGL breaks discount

Wellbeing Hub

Pension plan

Employee Assistance Program

Retail discounts

Job summary

PGL Travel, Ltd. is hiring a Chef to join our catering team in Aylesbury. You will prepare and cook nutritious meals for our guests, manage stock and costs, and coach junior staff under the Head Chef.

The role offers a busy, friendly environment with some late nights and weekends off outside peak season. We provide a fixed-term contract from February to October with a competitive annual pay and a range of benefits.

Qualifications

• Experienced caterer, ideally in high-volume environments.
• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene and allergen handling.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook nutritious meals for guests as part of the catering team.
• Handle stock ordering, kitchen organisation and cost control.
• Coach and support junior team members to maintain standards.
• Work under Head Chef with minimal menu creation or sourcing from scratch.

Skills

High-volume catering

Food hygiene

Allergen handling

Time management

Team coaching

Education

Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering

Job description

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

• Earn £32083.53 (live off rate) per annum (our pay system is benchmarked and fair)
• Fixed Term Contract (February to October)

Made by adventure

PGL isshaping the next generation through extraordinary residential adventures. Our award-winning programmes help children discover the fun of being outdoors, promote wellbeing, develop character, and build real-world skills for life. Will you join the adventure?

We’repart of something bigger

We’reproud to be part of PGL Beyond, a network of educational travel brands which empowers young people to explore, grow and thrive – through exceptional experiences that go beyond the classroom. Together,we’remaking a difference.

Make a difference as a Chef

Having fun is hungry work! Our catering team is proud to serve tasty & nutritious meals, combining reassuring favourites and new cuisines, to keep the adventure going.

As a Chef at PGL you’ll be part of a friendly & supportive catering team, reporting into the Head Chef. You'll provide first class nutritious meals for our many hungry guests without the pressure of menu creation or sourcing ingredients from scratch. You’ll be responsible for food preparation, cooking, stock ordering & organisation, cost control & coaching of junior team members. You will work a minimum number of late nights, with a Friday or Saturday evening off most weeks (especially outside of our peak season) and limited working over Christmas - this could be the perfect role to develop your career in catering without sacrificing your social life or that all important family time!

Are you a PGL Person?

• Enjoys the buzz of working in a busy kitchen as part of a fun and friendly team.
• An experienced caterer, ideally gained in a high-volume environment.
• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene & handling allergen and dietary requirements
• Strong organisational skills, managing your own time and workload effectively - working well under pressure.
• Ideally you will hold a Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering.

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 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 centre based employees and some specific Head Office employees must undergo an Enhanced criminal record 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.