Senior Chef de Partie

Compass Group UK; Dunbar; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal development

Life assurance

Pension

Holiday allowance

Healthcare app

Eye care

Wellbeing program

Family support

Social events

Holiday purchase plan

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Recognition awards

Long service awards

Discount vouchers

Job summary

CH&CO, a part of Compass Group UK&I, is seeking a Senior Chef de Partie for Belhaven School to lead main meal production for students and staff, ensuring quality, safety, and consistency across menus.

You will support menu planning, stock management, and allergen controls while contributing to a busy, well‑organised kitchen team. PVG clearance is required; the team emphasises training and professional development.

Qualifications

• PVG required for role; if successful can process through.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver high-quality main meals for up to 200+ students and staff, ensuring consistency, presentation, and nutritional standards are met.
• Support the Head Chef with menu planning, development, and the creation of popular school dishes that appeal to a wide range of ages.
• Assist with ordering and stock management, ensuring ingredients are available and wastage is minimised.
• Take responsibility for all due diligence documentation, including food safety records, temperature checks, and allergen management whilst on shift.
• Ensure all allergen information is accurately recorded and communicated, maintaining full compliance with food safety legislation.
• Produce a variety of school favourites while demonstrating basic baking skills for desserts, snacks, and bakery items.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene, health & safety, and kitchen cleanliness at all times.
• Support junior team members during service, helping to ensure an efficient and well‑organised kitchen operation.

Job description

Great food in the workplace isn’t simply about fuel. It’s about increasing productivity and improving performance; it’s about happy, motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do – we live to bring food and people together.

We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional.

Senior Chef de Partie – Belhaven School

Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more, love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday.

Salary: £31,000 per annum

Shift Pattern:5 over 7 (Work every other weekend), 40 hours per week

Location:Belhaven Hill School

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver high-quality main meals for up to 200+ students and staff, ensuring consistency, presentation, and nutritional standards are met.
• Support the Head Chef with menu planning, development, and the creation of popular school dishes that appeal to a wide range of ages.
• Assist with ordering and stock management, ensuring ingredients are available and wastage is minimised.
• Take responsibility for all due diligence documentation, including food safety records, temperature checks, and allergen management whilst on shift.
• Ensure all allergen information is accurately recorded and communicated, maintaining full compliance with food safety legislation.
• Produce a variety of school favourites while demonstrating basic baking skills for desserts, snacks, and bakery items.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene, health & safety, and kitchen cleanliness at all times.
• Support junior team members during service, helping to ensure an efficient and well‑organised kitchen operation.

Requirements

You will need a PVG for this role but if successful can put this through

What's in it for you?

Working with Gather & Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers

CH&CO, a part of Compass Group UK&I, is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!