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Somerset
Contract: Part Time, Permanent
Salary: £13.50
Hours: 30 per week
A co-educational independent day and boarding school in Wellington, Somerset for pupils aged 3 to 18. Catering for 800 students and teachers with 150 boarders. We offer a core feeding of breakfast club, mid morning snack, lunch, after school clubs, dinner, house supplies and boarding treats. This is a term-time plus contract working 47 weeks a year. There is a considerable amount of hospitality at this location. This is a 7-day operation so working pattern would be 5 out of 7. Additional benefit of this location is free on-site parking.
30 hours
Typical hours 08.30-14.30 (subject to change with notice due to business need)
One full weekend off per month
Working a Saturday or Sunday each weekend (except full weekend off)
Every Other Weekend Off
7 day operation working 5 over 7
No split shifts or late nights
We are looking for a talented Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Somerset.
You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen.
You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset.
Key Responsibilities
To work well in a team of chefs providing catering services to pupils and teachers
To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards
Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.
You Will Have The Following Skills
A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service
An all-round team player
Innovation and passion for great food
An organised Chef with attention to detail
Understand the basics of food cost and wastage.
Knowledge / Competencies
Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred
Benefits
* Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
* Free on site parking
* No split shifts
* Weekend off
* No late nights
* Free meals on duty
* Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Recommend a friend bonus.
* Unrivalled individual training and development.
* Well established apprenticeship programme.
* Team & company social events.
* Employee assistance programme.
* Workplace pension.
* Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.
About Us
Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.
Disclaimer
All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.
An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.
Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks
We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.
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Employment type
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