Chef Manager

The Berkeley; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Holiday pay

Pension scheme

Immediate starts

Daytime hours

Job summary

The Berkeley in London is seeking an experienced Chef Manager for immediate temporary agency assignments across West London. You will manage busy school kitchens, lead catering teams and ensure high food quality.

This role offers day-time hours with Monday to Friday work and flexible temporary assignments, with weekly pay and holiday pay. A pension scheme is also provided.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Chef Manager or similar role in schools/education catering.
• Experience in high-volume catering; able to lead kitchen teams.
• Food Safety Level 2 and Food Allergen certificates.
• Enhanced DBS preferred (Update Service).
• Strong knowledge of food safety, allergens and dietary requirements.
• Reliable and able to work across different catering environments.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and cooking fresh, nutritious meals in school/education environment.
• Managing day-to-day running of kitchen and catering service.
• Leading and supporting kitchen and catering teams.
• Menu planning, preparation and portion control.
• Managing allergens, dietary requirements and special diets.
• Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene and HACCP compliance.
• Stock control, ordering and kitchen organisation.
• Ensuring consistently high standards of food quality and presentation.

Skills

Kitchen management

Food safety

Team leadership

Dietary knowledge

Education

Food Safety Level 2 certificate

Food Allergen certificate

DBS Enhanced (Update Service) preferred

Job description

Chef Manager

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Chef Manager - West London - £18.00 to £24.00 per hour

Berkeley Scott is recruiting experienced Chef Managers and School Chefs for immediate temporary agency work across West London. We have a number of opportunities available within schools, colleges and education catering sites and are looking for experienced Chef Managers, Catering Managers, Head Chefs and School Chefs who can confidently step into a busy kitchen environment.

This is temporary agency work, with immediate starts and a mixture of ongoing and flexible assignments available. Many of our school catering roles offer Monday to Friday, daytime hours, providing an excellent work-life balance alongside competitive hourly rates.

Key responsibilities:

• Preparing and cooking fresh, nutritious meals within a school or education environment
• Managing the day-to-day running of the kitchen and catering service
• Leading and supporting kitchen and catering teams
• Menu planning, preparation and portion control
• Managing allergens, dietary requirements and special diets
• Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene and HACCP compliance
• Stock control, ordering and kitchen organisation
• Ensuring consistently high standards of food quality and presentation

What we're looking for:

• Previous experience as a Chef Manager, School Chef, Catering Manager, Head Chef or experienced Sous Chef
• Experience within school catering, education, contract catering or high-volume catering is desirable
• Enhanced DBS preferred, ideally registered on the Update Service
• Food Safety Level 2 certificate
• Food Allergen certificate
• Strong knowledge of food safety, allergens and dietary requirements
• Confident managing a kitchen and leading a catering team
• Reliable, professional and comfortable working across different catering environments
• Available for immediate and upcoming agency assignments

What we offer:

• £18.00-£24.00 per hour, depending on experience, role and assignment
• Immediate starts available
• Regular Monday to Friday work
• Daytime school catering hours
• Flexible temporary and ongoing agency assignments
• Weekly pay
• Holiday pay
• Pension scheme
• Opportunities across West London and surrounding areas

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