Sous Chef's

King's College London; City of Westminster; Sur place; GBP 35 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

King's College London is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to join the Strand Campus kitchen team. You will support day-to-day operations, ensuring high quality and consistent standards, while managing costs and safety. Some cover at other campuses may be required as part of a busy, dynamic environment.

The role is full-time, with evenings and weekends worked, and a focus on delivering excellent customer service across King’s Food services.

Qualifications

• Essential: recognised catering qualification and food handlers' certificate.
• Experience at a similar level with leadership and cost control.
• Knowledge of kitchen operations and food safety standards.

Responsabilités

• Assist with day-to-day kitchen operations ensuring quality and consistency.
• Support Head Chef and lead by example in food preparation and presentation.
• Manage costs and organisational workflow during service periods.

Connaissances

Craft background

Eye for detail

Passion for food

Lead by example

Organisational skills

Financial awareness

Formation

Recognised catering qualification

Food handlers' certificate - Intermediate

Description du poste

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Sous Chef's to join our busy team based predominantly at Strand Campus. You may be asked to cover at other campuses from time to time. Reporting into the Head Chef you will be responsible for assisting with the day to day running of the kitchen operations focusing on quality and consistency and adhering to all food safety and allergen safety., The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King's guidance. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, and we recognise its growing role in professional work. Applicants may use AI tools to support preparation of their application, for example to research the role or structure written responses. However, applications must reflect the applicant's own work and experience. AI tools should not be used during interviews or assessment activities unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment. Further guidance on the use of AI in recruitment can be found We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ' pages. Interviews are due to be held week commencing 2nd November 2026. This post is subject to Occupational Health clearances.

This is a hands‑on role and ideally you will have experience at a similar level and above all else have the drive to deliver excellence of service. This is a busy and challenging role, and the ideal candidate will possess the following skills:

• Have a strong craft background
• Eye for detail
• Be passionate about food
• The ability to lead by example
• Excellent organisational skills
• Financial awareness with the ability to manage costs.

This is a full-time position, working 5 days out of 7, and will involve working evenings and weekends.

About you: To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Hold a recognised catering qualification
• Hold a food handlers' certificate - Intermediate level
• Knowledge of food preparation, cooking and portion control
• Experience of food preparation for large numbers
• Experience of hospitality and events catering
• Excellent cooking skills
• Excellent management skills
• Experience of developing a team

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of food allergens
• Knowledge of special diets

King's Food provides a range of retail and hospitality services through our restaurants and coffee shops across The Strand, Waterloo, Denmark Hill, Guys and St Thomas campuses.

The department has a strong commitment to providing excellent customer service and aims to ensure best value for money for its customers and the College., At King's, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

Grade and Salary : £35,305 - £38,787 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance Job ID : 162126