Chef

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,200 - 30,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet

Free meals

Volunteer leave

Maternity/paternity leave

Cycle to work

Friend referral bonus

Training and development

Apprenticeship program

Social events

Employee assistance

Pension

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd is seeking a CDP to look after the salad/dessert section at a Cambridge boarding school. The role is full-time and permanent, 40 hours per week, salary £28,000.

You will cook for ~200 students and 100 staff, manage the salad bar, prepare homemade desserts, and assist with main course when needed. Shift pattern is 5 over 7, with great benefits and progression.

Qualifications

• Experience in a school or large-scale catering preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexible with shift pattern.

Responsibilities

• Cooking for approx 200 students and 100 staff.
• Looking after freshly made salad bar.
• Homemade desserts.
• Helping out on main course section when free.
• Shift pattern 10 days on 4 days off.

Job description

Chef Cambridge Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: 28,000
Hours: 40 per week

An established international boarding school for ages 14+ in the heart of Cambridge. Catering for 300 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast, lunch and Dinner. This is a 7 day operation so shift patterns would usually be 5 over 7. There are goo transport links to this location.

We are looking for a CDP that can look after the salad/dessert section

• cooking for approx 200 students and 100 staff
• Looking after freshly made salad bar
• homemade desserts
• helping out on main course section when free
• shift pattern 10 days on 4 days off.

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave – up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.