Sous Chef

The Breakfast Club - Old Compton street; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on shift

Tronc share

Early wage access

Staff discounts on food & drink

Volunteer opportunities

Community programmes

Bonuses for length of service

Job summary

The Breakfast Club – Old Compton Street is looking for a proactive Sous Chef to ensure the kitchen runs smoothly whether the Head Chef is on shift or not. You will support the Head Chef, lead a small team and help deliver consistent, high‑quality dishes in a fast‑paced environment.

Alongside cooking excellence you’ll enjoy benefits like free meals on every shift, a share of tron c, early access to wages, generous staff discounts and volunteering opportunities within our community programmes.

Responsibilities

• Control a kitchen that runs smoothly whether the Head Chef is on shift or not.
• Support the Head Chef to deliver high‑quality dishes in a fast‑paced environment.
• Lead and develop junior kitchen staff to maintain standards.
• Influence food preparation, kitchen environment and financial results.

Job description

Our Sous Chefs are the future of our kitchens, thorugh this role we will ensure that you are ready to join our next generation of Head Chefs.

What’s in it for you…

• A free meal on every shift.
• Share of Tronc on top of the regular pay per hour. 100% of our Tronc goes to the employees.
• Tronc paid when you are on holiday.
• Access to 70% of earned wages before pay day via Stint Pay/Level.
• 50% discounts on food and drink (including your bar bill) taken off duty for you and up to 3 of your friends.
• Los Cincos – with 5 years of service or more you get 5 days extra holiday.
• Paid volunteering, because ‘taking care of people’ is one of life’s greatest skills. (T&Cs apply).
• A chance to join The BC Track Club with opportunity to access some life changing running challenges and more.

The role and You:

A Breakfast Club Sous Chef takes responsibility to control a kitchen that runs perfectly whether their Head Chef is on shift or not.

You will be a positive influence in our kitchens, supporting the Head Chef to deliver the Nation’s Best Loved Caf, while generating a culture of loyalty, opportunity and support.

In addition to being a talented and hardworking chef, you will be ready to take the next step in your career development, embracing leadership responsibilities.

Working directly alongside our Head Chefs you will influence the standard of food we deliver, the environment our food is prepared in, and the financial results that allow us to grow.

As senior support for the Head Chef you will act as second in command, ensuring the professional and commercial success of the kitchen operations is delivered to Breakfast Club requirements.

You will also be actively encouraged to play a role in your local communities through our volunteering program because ‘taking care of people’ is one of life’s greatest skills.

We think everybody deserves the chance to work with us. We’re proud to work with a number of organisations that support people with disabilities, prison leavers & people that have experienced homelessness into work. We do not ask about prison history in our application process & are also disability confident employers. If you feel you’d have a fairer chance at working with us by using a different name or leaving off your age, ethnicity or gender on your application then go for it. If you need any further adjustments to our recruitment process to make it fairer for you then please let us know.

Salaries are based on OTE (On target earnings).