Chef

Sodexo; Maypole; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health support

Employee assistance programme

Free health & wellbeing app

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Retirement plan

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Sodexo at Beths Grammar School in Bexley (DA5) is seeking a Chef to assist the Cook Manager in running the school kitchen, presenting food to high standards and ensuring compliance with safety and allergen rules.

The role covers breakfast through lunch and hospitality, with a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, term-time (39 weeks) paid over 52 weeks; salary is £17.21 per hour.

You will train catering staff, manage portioning, and uphold company service levels while enjoying benefits and discounts.

Qualifications

• 1 year hands-on cooking experience and food hygiene training welcomed.
• Experience cooking for large groups (100–1300 students).
• Knowledge of health & safety procedures and allergen awareness.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, present, and serve food to standards (breakfast, lunch, events).
• Adhere to Food Safety, H&S, Allergen, COSHH, HACCP regulations.
• Lead craft/training for catering staff.
• Ensure counters and food presentation meet standards.
• Portion dishes per business requirements.
• Complete cleaning tasks and manage food prep/storage areas.
• Deliver high standards of customer service and cleanliness.

Skills

Large-scale cooking

Food hygiene training

Health & safety awareness

Catering staff training

Customer service

Job description

As a Chef for Sodexo at Beths Grammar School, Hartford Rd, Bexley DA5 1NE you will assist the Cook Manager to oversee all aspects of the food and beverage operations as well as the finances for your school's kitchen. You will support the Cook Manager in ensuring you showcase what the kitchen supplies, presenting it in the most eye-catching way possible, ensuring we are offering the best service possible. As well as this, you will not work unsociable hours and you will get public holidays off including Christmas!

Join Sodexo andbe part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.

What you do

• Prepare, cook, present, and serve food to company standards which may include breakfast, morning break, lunch, and hospitality.
• You will adhere to all company compliance (such as Food safety, Health and Safety, Allergen awareness, COSHH and HACCP regulations).
• To carry out craft/ skills training for catering staff.
• To ensure that all service counters and food is presented to company standards.
• To guarantee that each dish served is portioned according to business requirements.
• To complete daily/ weekly cleaning duties as instructed by the line manager and this includes all food preparation and storage areas, all catering communal areas. Removal of waste from catering area.
• Deliver exceptionally high standards in customer service, cleanliness, tidiness, and other operational activity.

What you bring

• A minimum of 1 years of experience in hands on cooking,training on Food Hygiene, and Health & Safety will be given.
• Must have expertise on cooking on a large scale, anywhere between 100 - 1300 students.
• Have experience following recipes, possibly in a similar setting.
• Have experience working with fresh produce and ingredients.
• Be aware of the importance of adhering to health and safety procedures.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in a busy Kitchen environment.
• Be professional, leading by example and having a positive outlook is key.
• Hold basic food handling skills certification

What we Offer

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of something greater. You'll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you'll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you'll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A death in Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied

Sodexo and our Clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (UK) and / or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland)

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications

Package Description

A role where you can bring your passion for food

• £17.21per hour
• 40 hours per week
• Working pattern:Monday - Friday 7am - 3pm
• Term Time only (39week Working Contract paid over 52 weeks)

**Equated pay (sometimes known as spread-over pay) is a method of paying you for your contracted hours, working weeks and holiday pay spread over 12 months instead of just receiving pay during the months that you work and none during the school closures/non-working weeks. This means that you get paid equal amounts of pay every month. Further information will be supplied at interview stage.**

About The Company

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We're a Disability Confident Leader employer. We're committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.