Chef

Accent Catering Services Ltd; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contract catering company in the UK is seeking a Chef for a secondary school in Weybridge. This role involves preparing high-quality food and providing exceptional service that supports students' learning and development. The ideal candidate will have excellent culinary skills, supervisory experience, and a passion for food. The position offers competitive pay, career development opportunities, and a range of employee benefits including free meals, a pension scheme, and support for mental health.

Benefits

Competitive salaries with yearly reviews

Free meals on duty

Career development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Team events and awards

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Company sick pay

Work-life balance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Excellent craft skills and the ability to manage your own workload.
• Proven experience supervising a team.
• A track record of continually improving standards.
• Passion for food with fine culinary skills and great attention to detail.
• Financial and budget awareness.
• Ability to understand and complete daily food safety compliance books.

Responsibilities

• Support culinary operations at a secondary school.
• Ensure high-quality food preparation.
• Provide nutritious food that inspires healthier lifestyles.

Skills

Excellent craft skills

Proven experience supervising a team

Track record of improving standards

Passion for food

Financial and budget awareness

Food safety compliance knowledge

Job description

Chef – Weybridge, KT13

£15 per hour

32.5 hours per week – 7:30am to 2:30pm, Monday to Friday. No late nights or weekends off. Term‑time only.

About the role

The Chef supports culinary operations at a secondary school, ensuring high‑quality food preparation and exceptional service. You will play a vital role in students’ learning and development, providing nutritious, delicious food that inspires healthier lifestyles.

What you will bring

• Excellent craft skills and the ability to manage your own workload
• Proven experience supervising a team
• A track record of continually improving standards
• Passion for food with fine culinary skills and a great eye for detail
• Financial and budget awareness
• Ability to understand and complete daily food and health and safety compliance books

Flexibility to work overtime as required.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries with yearly reviews
• Free meals on duty
• Career development opportunities
• Multiple discounts on the Accent Engage platform – shops, restaurants, gifts, leisure and more!
• HIT apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Team events, awards and competitions throughout the year – we reward a job well done!
• Shining stars awards
• Pension scheme, life insurance and company sick pay
• Work‑life balance
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for mental health and financial support

Who are Accent Catering?

Accent Catering Services Ltd is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing innovative food service solutions to a variety of schools and businesses. We create bespoke catering provisions – no two are the same. Our passion for food quality and people development makes this a great place to progress a career in the food industry.

Accent Catering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure is required for this role.

Accent Catering has been named one of the best places to work in hospitality in 2020. Don’t miss your chance to become part of our award‑winning team!