Junior Sous Chef

Vardo; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant restaurant chain in Greater London is looking for a talented Junior Sous Chef to join their team. The ideal candidate will share a passion for cuisine and teamwork, leading from the front during service while supporting their colleagues. This position offers competitive pay, inclusive values, and a range of benefits that promote well-being and career development. If you’re eager for a fresh start in a fun environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Benefits

Free meals & drinks when working

Dining discount for family & friends

Coffee discount

Bike to work scheme

Mental health support

Financial education support

Leadership training

Birthday & anniversary treats

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Passion for cuisine and hospitality.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills.
• Experience in a similar role is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve well-travelled food inspired by global flavors.
• Support team with exceptional customer experience.
• Work with Senior Sous Chef to lead the kitchen.

Skills

Team support

Culinary passion

Experience with Fourth, FnB, and Harri

Job description

Junior Sous Chef

Salary – Up to £18.01 per hour dependent on experience, PLUS BONUS

At Caravan, we share a love of mighty fine coffee, hand crafted good food and friendly vibes. Since 2010, we have built our award-winning restaurants and roastery as well as investing time, money and resources into initiatives that have a positive impact on the world around us. We believe in pushing boundaries and challenging perceptions, championing people, community, diversity, inclusion and sustainability.

We're thrilled to have the opportunity to invite a fun, talented, prolific Junior Sous Chef who knows how to support a team, and wants to share their passion for cuisine with their team & guests. We would love to hear from you if you’re up for a new venture and a fresh start. It’s an exciting time to join us as we’re looking forward to expanding in the coming years, with new openings on the horizon

To say thanks for choosing us, we also offer our Junior Sous Chef and all teams:

• Free meals & drinks when working
• Dining discount when visiting with family & friends.
• Coffee discount
• Bike to work scheme
• Mental health and well-being support
• Financial health education and support
• Leadership training and development
• Birthday & Anniversary Treat - on your birthday and on your work anniversary, you'll receive a Caravan voucher to spend in any of our restaurants
• Development and career progression, 80% of all our management roles are filled internally.

What you’ll be doing as a Caravan Junior Sous Chef:

• You’ll be serving up our ‘well-travelled’ food, which is inspired by flavours from our founders’ native New Zealand, as well as their global travels.
• Support the restaurant team with our ‘Caravan of Love’ customer experience
• You will work with your Senior Sous Chef to nurture and develop your team leading them from the front in every service.
• You will be open to learning in order to develop your knowledge and skills and you’ll take ownership of your role and your kitchen.
• We work with Fourth, FnB and Harri so it would be great if you have experience with these systems, although we can always show you the ropes if you haven’t.

Caravan Values

We live by 4 core values. We expect our Junior Sous Chef and all our teams to live, promote and role model these values at all times;

1. Caravan of Love
2. No boundaries
3. Well-travelled
4. All welcome

Sustainability

• We expect our teams to support environmental stewardship targets and efficiency goals by following departmental environmental policies and monitoring own usage of vital resources such as energy, disposable goods, and food waste, to name a few.

Diversity & Inclusion

• All our teams must respect individual differences with regards to identity, national and cultural background, and level of experience in all interactions while at work, including with members of the public.