Head Chef - Mostly Monday - Friday daytime shifts!

TN United Kingdom; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company seeks an inspirational Head Chef for Scarborough College, focusing on creating exceptional dining experiences. This role offers Monday to Friday daytime shifts, a competitive salary, and numerous benefits, including training opportunities and a strong emphasis on sustainability.

Benefits

28 days holiday

24 weeks enhanced maternity leave

Bespoke training and development opportunities

Pension and life insurance

Discounts on high street shops, holidays & cinema

Access to employee assistance programme

Free meals whilst at work

HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-volume, quality-focused environment.
• Ability to manage and train a kitchen team.
• Financially astute with budget management skills.

Responsibilities

• Craft imaginative and nutritionally balanced menus.
• Lead a dynamic kitchen team and oversee daily operations.
• Maintain high standards of food quality and safety.

Skills

Leadership

Creativity

Communication

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Education

Proven experience as a Head Chef or Executive Chef

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Head Chef - Mostly Monday - Friday daytime shifts!, Scarborough

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Client:

BaxterStorey

Location:

Scarborough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

21.05.2025

Expiry Date:

05.07.2025

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Company Description

Title: Head Chef

Location: Scarborough College, Scarborough

Salary: Up to £37,500 per annum + amazing benefits!

• 28 days holiday
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

Are you a seasoned inspirational and creative Head Chef with a passion for creating exceptional dining experiences? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a passionate Head Chef to be the driving force behind this prestigious independent school's culinary program.

You will be based at Scarborough College, located in the heart of this picturesque coastal town, offering a beautiful and inspiring environment for students. The school caters to around 600 pupils, including boarders and staff, and provides comprehensive dining services with breakfast, lunch, and supper, as well as an extensive hospitality service. There is a strong emphasis on sports and sporting events. While this role is primarily Monday to Friday, promoting a great work-life balance with no evening shifts due to the boarders, the school operates 7 days a week.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Head Chef to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for education catering.

Job Description

As a Head Chef your focus is to work closely with your teams to develop a great work relationship and together provide the best customer service.

As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.

• Craft imaginative and nutritionally balanced menus that cater to diverse tastes, dietary preferences, and nutritional needs of our students.
• Lead a dynamic kitchen team by example, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and efficiency.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the kitchen, ensuring high standards of food quality and service.
• Maintain strict adherence to health and safety regulations, ensuring a clean and organised kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Head Chef or Executive Chef in a high-volume, quality-focused environment.
• You can demonstrate that managing, training, and supporting a team has been an important part of your career to date.
• Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance.
• Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing skills.
• Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to thrive under pressure.
• Meticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detail
• Empathetic, clear and highly effective verbal and written communication
• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective.
• Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills

Additional Information

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.