Junior Sous Chef

Gees Restaurant & Bar; Oxford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals on duty

Staff discount on food

Recruitment incentive

Uniform provided

Pension scheme

28 days holiday

Birthday day off

Team awards

Hospitality Rewards

Job summary

Gees Restaurant & Bar in North Oxford is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to join our kitchen team. You will support the Sous Chef and Head Chef, help train new team members, and contribute to delivering high-quality Modern British cooking.

We offer meals on duty, generous staff discounts, recruitment incentive up to £700, uniform provided, pension, 28 days holiday pro-rata, and opportunities for career progression within The Oxford Collection.

Qualifications

• Must have kitchen experience in a similar restaurant.
• Ability to manage time and maintain prep levels.
• Passion for cooking with seasonal ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Run and oversee kitchen sections.
• Maintain high standards and consistency.
• Rotate stock using FIFO and manage deliveries.

Skills

Time management

Seasonal cooking

Kitchen experience

Training others

Job description

Gees is North Oxford’s neighbourhood restaurant. Set within a unique, Grade II listed Victorian Conservatory, Gees has been welcoming guests for over four decades, and in Summer 2026 underwent a bold transformation. Gees' newest chapter offers an evolved take on Modern British cooking; taking pride inusing only the freshest, carefully sourced ingredients, and combining nostalgic cuts with intuitive flavour combinations that evolve with the seasons.It continues as a well-established destination for adventurous, exciting and contemporary cooking.

Gees is part of 'The Oxford Collection'; a small, privately owned group of two luxury 5* hotels and apartments, three restaurants that consists of the Old Bank Hotel, the Old Parsonage Hotel, 36 St Giles, Parsonage Grill, Gees Restaurant & Bar, and Quod Restaurant & Bar. We have 80 bedrooms across three iconic properties in central Oxford, with unrivalled views across the city’s beautiful skyline.

We offer support, training, and development opportunities to help your career flourish. We believe that investment in each and every one of our ‘collectives’ is key to the success of our business and the happiness of our customers. As a member of the team, we are looking for an exceptional candidate who shares these values.

We are looking for a Junior Sous Chef to join the Gees kitchen team.

The ideal candidate will:

• Thrive on giving guests a memorable experience
• Support the Sous Chef and Head Chef with the induction and training of new kitchen team members
• Have effective time management skills
• Be passionate about cooking seasonal ingredients
• Have experience in a similar restaurant, although full training will be provided

Typical duties of this role are:

• Confidence in running and overviewing all the sections in the kitchen
• Ensure consistency in delivering the Restaurant’s high standards
• Maintain prep levels appropriate to sales volume
• Ensure all deliveries are put away as soon as it arrives and stock is rotated using the First In First Out method checking "Use by Dates"
• Attend and participate in all team meetings

We offer a sensible shift pattern across a 45-hour working week (Monday-Sunday rota with 2 days off) with an OTE up to £17.38 per hour, £40,669.00 per annum.

Based on 45 hours per week, and including non-contractual tronc (service charge).

Part-time hours may also be considered.

Junior Sous Chef Benefits:

• Meals on duty
• 50% discount on food within our restaurants
• Up to £700 recruitment incentive
• Opportunities to develop within our Company
• Uniform provided
• Membership to our Employee Assistance Programme with Hospitality Action
• Pension scheme
• 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays per annum (pro-rata)
• A paid day off on your birthday
• Team awards and prizes
• Hospitality Rewards: offering discounted gym membership, high-street and online shopping discounts, discounted vouchers, a cashback card, and 24/7 online GP service

Eligibility to work within the UK must be proven and two references should be available on request