Chef de Partie

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music is seeking a Kitchen Assistant/Commis Chef to join the team on a 3-month fixed-term contract. You will work 36 hours across 7 days, including evenings and weekends, reporting to the Head Chef at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead.

Legible experience in kitchens, producing hot and cold dishes for events, and a focus on food safety and waste minimisation are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of kitchen experience in hospitality.
• Experience producing hot and cold dishes for events.
• Commitment to reducing food waste.
• Knowledge of health and safety and food hygiene practices.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef by developing ideas to improve section output.
• Assist with menu design and创新 for events.
• Work independently and with the team, seeking guidance as needed.
• Ensure kitchen cleanliness and safety compliance.
• Assist with stock orders and inventory as required.
• Collaborate with commercial events and audience experience teams.

Skills

Work under pressure

Sustainability in menus

Health & Safety

Food Hygiene

Cleanliness in kitchen

Passion for food

Education

HACCP qualification

IOSH qualification

Job description

Deadline for applications:5pm, Sunday 15 th November 2026
Reports to:Head Chef
Location:The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
Contract:3 month fixed term contract
Working hours: 36 hours across 7 days including evenings and weekends
Salary:SCP 24, £26,175 per annum

About The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

We’re a place where you can hear rock legends or pop icons on the same night as folk trios or opera singers. Where new musicians are nurtured and showcased on the same stages as platinum- selling performers. And where youth choirs and tambourine- shaking toddlers practice in the same spaces as our acclaimed orchestra Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Whether you’re front of house, waiting in the wings or keeping things running behind the scenes you will be part of a team that means 2 million people enjoy top – notch gigs, concerts and classes in our own venue at Gateshead Quays, out in communities across the North East and through live- streamed performances and digital lessons.

About you

Are you self-motivated, happy working in a team environment and flexible enough to adapt to a changing environment? If this sounds like you, read on to find out how you can hit the ground running.

It would be great if you had experience in:

• Working in kitchens ideally for 2 or more years
• Working within hospitality industry including producing food for large scale events
• Minimising food waste in line with our ethos
• Producing dishes, hot and cold, to a high standard

Skills and knowledge of

• Ability to work under pressure in a multi-outlet operations
• Sustainability and seasonality in menus
• Health and Safety, Food Hygiene regulations
• Maintaining high level of cleanliness within the kitchen

It also helps if you have:

• HACCP and IOSH qualifications
• Flexibility to respond to range of different work situations
• A passion for food and hospitality

You’ll be responsible for:

• Supporting the Head Chef by helping with ideas to improve the effectiveness of your section and overall kitchen output
• Supporting the Head Chef in working with the commercial event team, and audience experience team, to ensure that the kitchen produces an appropriate and exciting offer for our varied range of audiences
• Work independently and as part of a team, asking for guidance when needed
• Ability to assist with menu design and innovation, responding to our audiences and events
• Continually develop your knowledge of industry trends
• Work to team-wide target to minimize food waste, in line with our ethos
• Support sustainability and seasonality in all menus
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of health and safety and food safety regulations
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Ability to work as part of a wider team, working towards a common goal
• Producing dishes, both hot and cold, to a high standard
• Ensuring the kitchen is kept clean and tidy in line with required standards, completing records as required
• Ensuring stock orders are maintained to an appropriate level

But don’t worryif you’re not a perfect match for the job description and criteria, we’d love you to apply anyway. We are more interested in your determination, positivity, and willingness to get stuck in.

Our commitment to your development

At The Glasshouse, we’re always learning. And we know that when it comes to training, everyone is different. So, you’ll work closely with your manager to identify what your training journey will look like. If you have a specific interest or you would like to develop your skills in a certain area, we want to hear about it.

This may be through gaining a qualification, on-the-job training or learning within your team, but whatever path you take, through training and support, we’ll help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to thrive in your role.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

At The Glasshouse, we encourage a working environment that’s welcoming, inclusive, and diverse. Different backgrounds, views and experiences are valued so everyone can be themselves.

Our venue and programmes are for everyone, so we want to make sure this opportunity is available to everyone, no matter your background or the challenges you’ve faced.

For example, we would love to hear from you if you:

• Are D/deaf. Have a disability, learning difficulty or significant long -term health condition which affects your daily life
• Describe yourself as neurodiverse (this might include dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, ADHD, autistic spectrum, and others)
• Grew up in a family receiving Universal Credit or state benefits
• Have ever lived in council or social housing or been on the housing register
• Have ever lived in sheltered accommodation or experienced homelessness
• Experienced being in care at any point in your life
• Have been a refugee or asylum seeker
• Are from the African, South, East and South–East Asian, Middle East, Latinx or North African diaspora, or have experienced racism
• These are some common examples of challenging circumstances but there may be others. Everyone is welcome to apply.
• We do not discriminate because of race, colour, religion, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation or expression, age, disability or any other protected characteristic as outlined in the Equality Act 2010.

Safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all of those that work with us to share this commitment. We operate a robust safeguarding framework and continuous assessment and development to support safer working practice across out workforce. Our roles are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes relevant background checks and the disclosure of criminal records, sanctions, and investigations where appropriate.

Right to Work

We welcome applications from candidates already eligible to work in the UK or those that can apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g. dependent visas, ancestry etc.) that do not require sponsorship. You will be asked to share proof of this prior to receiving any offer of employment.

Our application process

Closing date for applications:Sunday 15 th November

Interview date:Wednesday 18 th and Thursday 29 th November

We understand that interviews can be a nerve-racking experience. We want you to feel comfortable so you can be yourself and shine, so if you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact us.

The Glasshouse is a registered charity (North Music Trust) no. 1087445, and a company limited by guarantee no. 04044936.