Chef

Belong; Crewe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid DBS

Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays

Access to on site gym

Subsidised meals

Career Progression

Job summary

Belong in Crewe seeks a chef for temporary maternity cover until June 2027. The role involves running the kitchen and providing memorable dining experiences for our customers.

Key responsibilities include producing high-quality food, maintaining a smooth kitchen operation, and contributing to menu development. Candidates should have previous experience catering for large groups, strong communication skills, and relevant food hygiene certifications.

Benefits include paid training, enhanced pay for bank holidays, and opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates qualities to deliver belong vision and values appropriate to this level.
• Experience of catering for large numbers e.g. 50 or more.
• Good understanding of the dietary needs of older people or people with impairments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the kitchen and catering services.
• Produce delicious, nutritious, and attractively presented food.
• Develop the bistro and increase business with new menu ideas.

Skills

Good communication skills

Basic numeracy and literacy skills

Good customer care skills

Reliable and able to fulfil contracted hours

Education

Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate

Basic Food Hygiene certificate

NVQ level 2 or equivalent in Professional Cooking

Job description

Temporary maternity cover until the end of June 2027

16 hours per week

3 week rota – 1 out of 3 weekends

Shifts 8:00‑17:00 / 9:00‑15:00

The Belong catering services are an integral part of our villages, so we need the very best chefs who will ensure that customers come back time and time again. As a chef, you’ll be working with the catering team to provide our customers with experiences that are memorable for all the right reasons.

Our chefs are responsible for ensuring the smooth day‑to‑day running of the kitchen and catering services within the village and most importantly for producing food that is delicious as well as nutritious and attractively presented. We see good food and hospitality as the glue that holds a successful event or special occasion together.

You should have the kind of personality that wants to achieve at all times, and the skills to ensure that food is presented fresh, appetising and tasty every time.

There will be opportunities for you to develop the bistro from day one, after all, the more ideas you come up with for improving our menu and helping the Bistro and Catering Manager to increase business, the more you can develop your role. Belong has excellent learning and development opportunities in place to help you do so, plus a range of attractive benefits.

Requirements

• Demonstrates qualities to deliver belong vision and values appropriate to this level
• Good communication skills with the ability to communicate to a variety of people with different needs
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills to be able to control stocks and follow procedures
• Prioritises own and others work ensuring completed to the required standard and on time
• Remains calm under pressure and able to maintain a relaxed atmosphere in the kitchen and bistro
• Good customer care skills
• Basic IT skills to be able to process orders
• Ability to undertake moving & handling of loads including the operation of commercial catering equipment
• Experience of catering for large numbers e.g. 50 or more
• Good understanding of the dietary needs of older people or people with a physical, cognitive or sensory impairment
• Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate
• Basic Food Hygiene certificate
• Good understanding of H&S Regulations, COSHH and HACCP
• NVQ level 2 or equivalent in Professional Cooking
• Reliable and able to fulfil contracted hours and work patterns e.g. days and weekends

Benefits

• Paid DBS*
• Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays
• Every other weekend off
• Real Living Wage regardless of age
• Medi cash
• Refer a friend scheme
• Death in Service payment to a beneficiary of your choosing
• Paid induction (3 days 9am to 4.30pm) & paid training on site
• Access to on site gym
• Subsidised meals in our Bistro
• Access to Employment Assistance programme
  • Confidential Counselling, Mental Health, Finance support
• Full PPE and LFT & PCR tests provided on site
• Access to Gain a NVQ
• Career Progression
• Auto Enrolment pension
• Free Wi‑Fi
• Full Support, shadow shifts and training
• DBS as per our terms and conditions