Garth Park Kitchen is a vibrant cafe located in the heart of beautiful Garth Park, Bicester. We offer an informal quality dining experience, focusing on seasonal, creative cooking using produce sourced directly from local farmers wherever possible. Our cafe has a welcoming, community focused atmosphere and serves delicious, approachable dishes alongside our homemade bakes.
The Role We are looking for a motivated and skilled Senior Chef de Partie / Junior Sous Chef to join our small, ambitious kitchen team. This role is ideal for a chef with strong foundations and good experience who is ready to take on more responsibility and develop into a leadership position.
You will work closely with the Head Chef, helping to deliver high standards across service, prep and menu execution. You will be involved in seasonal menu development, support the running of the kitchen day to day, and play a key role in maintaining the quality and consistency our customers expect.
Key Responsibilities
Support the Head Chef in the smooth day to day running of the kitchen
Take ownership of sections, ensuring consistently high standards of food and presentation
Assist with the development and execution of seasonal menus using fresh, local ingredients
Lead by example during service, maintaining calm, focus and quality under pressure
Help manage stock control, ordering and food cost awareness
Ensure all food safety, hygiene and health and safety standards are met at all times
Support, train and mentor junior members of the kitchen team
Contribute ideas and creativity while respecting the cafes approachable, informal style
About You
A confident and capable chef with experience as a Senior CDP or similar, ready to step up
Passionate about seasonal, ingredient led cooking and thoughtful flavour combinations
Organised, reliable and able to work efficiently in a small team
Positive, solutions focused attitude with good communication skills
Comfortable working in a busy service environment while maintaining attention to detail
Strong understanding of kitchen hygiene, food safety and best practice
Why Join Us?
A chance to develop your career in a supportive, hands on kitchen
Work with quality produce in a relaxed but standards driven environment
Opportunity to contribute creatively to menus and the direction of the food
Be part of a growing, independent cafe at the heart of the local community
Competitive salary with scope for progression
If you are a driven chef looking to take the next step in your career and want to work in a kitchen that values quality, creativity and approachability in equal measure, we would love to hear from you.
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