Sous Chef

THE CHELTENHAM TRUST; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cheltenham Trust is seeking an ambitious Sous Chef to join its Food & Beverage team across Cheltenham venues, delivering high-quality dining experiences for weddings, banquets, events, and ongoing cafés. Reporting to the Head Chef, you will lead the kitchen team, maintain exceptional standards, develop menus, manage stock and waste, and ensure strict food safety compliance across all operations.

This role requires flexibility for evenings, weekends and bank holidays, with a salary of

Qualifications

• Strong culinary skills and passion for quality food.
• Proven leadership experience in a kitchen.
• Experience with stock control, cost management and waste reduction.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the kitchen team to deliver high-quality food.
• Maintain standards and ensure food safety compliance.
• Develop menus and manage stock across events and venues.
• Support Head Chef and oversee operations during busy periods.

Skills

Leadership

Stock control

Food safety knowledge

Menu development

Team leadership

Job description

Sous Chef

Sous Chef

Salary: £32,000 – £35,000 per year (depending on experience)
Hours: 40 hours per week, worked on a rolling rota including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
Location: Cheltenham

We are looking for an ambitious and talented Sous Chef to join The Cheltenham Trust’s Food & Beverage team.

This is a varied and rewarding role, working across our unique venues to deliver high-quality food experiences, from busy cafés and visitor catering to weddings, banquets and large-scale events. Supporting the Head Chef, you will play a key role in leading the kitchen team, maintaining exceptional standards, developing menus, managing stock and ensuring food safety compliance.

We’re looking for someone with strong culinary skills, leadership experience and a passion for creating excellent food while supporting and developing others.

About You

You will have:

• Experience as a Sous Chef, Junior Sous Chef or senior Chef de Partie.
• Excellent cooking skills and a passion for quality food.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene and allergen management.
• Experience of stock control, food costing and waste reduction.
• The ability to lead, motivate and develop a kitchen team.
• A flexible approach to working across a varied hospitality and events operation.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing hospitality team, helping shape food experiences across some of Cheltenham’s most iconic venues while developing your own leadership and career.