Senior Chef de Partie/ Junior Sous Chef

The Acorn Inn (Evershot, Dorset); Dorchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Acorn Inn is seeking a dedicated and ambitious Junior Sous Chef or Senior Chef de Partie to join their award-winning culinary team. This full-time position offers the chance to work closely with experienced chefs while creating memorable dishes using fresh, locally sourced ingredients in a prestigious gastro pub setting.

Benefits

20-27 days holiday allowance

Excellent service charge added to salary

Professional development opportunities

Friend and family bonus scheme

50% off food and 25% off beverages

Discounted accommodation rates

Two paid volunteering days

Immediate Employee Assistance Programme access

Free meals on duty

Complimentary uniform and dry-cleaning services

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role or fine dining restaurant.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to lead a section confidently and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Assist Sous Chef and Head Chef on a daily basis.
• Ensure recipes and product yields are accurately costed.
• Train junior staff and maintain health and safety standards.

Skills

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication

Passion for quality food

Education

Experience in a similar role or fine dining restaurant

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Client:

The Acorn Inn (Evershot, Dorset)

Location:

Dorchester, United Kingdom

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Posted:

25.06.2025

Expiry Date:

09.08.2025

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Job Description:

We arecurrently recruiting for a talented and motivated Senior Chef de Partie or Junior Sous Chef to join the culinary team at our Award winning 2 Rosette Gastro pub. We have a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and ambitious Junior Sous or Senior CDP who is ready to step up and gain experience in all areas of the kitchen working closely with our Head chef & Senior sous chef.

In joining our team, your role will include working in all sections of the kitchen as well as contributing to the menu using fresh, locally sourced ingredients to create memorable dishes for our guests. This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated, innovative and career-minded chef who would like to be part of something special. Full time and live in available.

Location: The Acorn Inn, Dorset

Employment Type: Full-time

Working Pattern : Shift work (5 days on, 2 days off)

Salary: Up to 34,000 annully including service

Red Carnation Hotel Collection is a family-owned hotelier business with 18 stunning properties all over the world.

We are proud to be AA's Hotel Group of the Year (2024)! We have won numerous awards such as Best Employer (2023) and Sustainable Business (2023) at The Cateys. We are proud in our commitment to developing our own and were honoured to have won for the third time a Princess Royal Training Award (2017, 2020, 2023) by HRH The Princess Royal and City & Guilds and proud to be the first privately owned company retaining its Platinum Investors in People accolade globally. To further enhance our standing we have won Top Employer (2024) for the United Kingdom which certified our excellent in employee conditions.

The charming Acorn Inn transports you to the pages of a Thomas Hardy novel, as this 16th century coaching inn features in Tess of the d’Urbervilles. This four star hotel has 10 rooms, an award-winning restaurant and bar, a skittles alley.

Key Responsibilities as a Junior Sous Chef :

• Be able to assist the Sous Chef and Head Chef on a daily basis.
• Ensure that all recipes and product yields are accurately costed and reviewed regularly.
• Ensure that all food items are prepared as per standard recipe cards whilst maintaining portion control and minimising waste.
• Training junior members of staff and that chefs are always in clean, tidy uniforms and are always presentable to be in guest view.
• Maintaining health and safety standards in the kitchen.
• General section organisation and section ordering.

What are we looking for?

• Previous experience in a similar role or fine dining restaurant.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to lead a section confidently and efficiently.
• A team player with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Passion for quality food and presentation.
• Excellent communication skills and a calm approach under pressure.

What’s in it for you?

• Holiday allowance starting at 20 days and increasing with length of service up to 27 days + 8 bank holidays
• Excellent service charge added to your salary every month.
• Professional, award winning learning and development opportunities from day one.
• Fantastic recommend a friend and family bonus scheme worth up to £600.
• Enhanced paid maternity leave & paternity leave.
• 50% off on food and 25% off on beverages in any Red Carnation Hotels F&B outlets.
• Discounted accommodation rates at Red Carnation Hotels worldwide.
• Two paid volunteering days each year, because we care about our community.
• Access to immediate Employee Assistance Programme, because we care about our employees.
• Vibrant hotel recognition events every month and hotel-based incentives (Employee of the Month / Manager of the Quarter).
• Social and team building events per hotel.
• Global Employee Appreciation Party, where we get to celebrate our incredible teams.
• Free meals on duty.
• Complimentary uniform and dry-cleaning services.

Red Carnation Hotels is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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