Job Description
Permanent, full-time role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference? Come and join our highly professional team on the beautiful Highgrove Estateand help uphold Highgrove Gardens reputation for excellent food and overall visitor experience.
The Gardens at Highgrove are a showcase for His Majesty The King Charles IIIs commitment to organic and sustainable practices, helping to encourage wildlife and create a harmonious environment. The sale of Highgrove products and events support and enable the work of the Kings Foundation, which provides holistic solutions to challenges facing the world today. The Foundation aims to create communities where People, Places and the Planet coexist in harmony. It runs a diverse programme of education and training for all ages and backgrounds and regenerates and cares for places where communities thrive and that visitors enjoy.
When the Gardens at Highgrove open to the public each year, nearly 40,000 people come to visit. As part of our welcoming and highly professional Estate team, you'll make their experience special. This is a real chance to make a lasting impression and inspire our visitors to Highgrove.
We are looking for a Chef de Partie to help with the day-to-day kitchen activity in the Orchard Room. The Chef de Partie role is to act as a vital part of the team by ensuring the smooth operation of an outlet and supporting the Head Chef and Sous Chefs to ensure the highest standard of food production and service.
Your passion will be for fresh, seasonal, and local produce and youwill be required to assist in preparing menus in line with Highgrove principles. Working closely with the Head Chef and Sous Chef, you will have a hands-on approach and a proactive and personable attitude. You will need experience of working in a position within a high-profile busy environment. A high degreeof confidentiality and discretion is essential.
This is a permanent position working 40 hours per week (but more at busy times): five days a week, worked over a seven-day period, to include some weekends bank holidays and occasional evenings. Time off in lieu will be accrued during our peak season (April to October) and this can be used in our quieter times, including Christmas when we are closed.
If this exciting role appeals to you, we would love to hear from you.
We have a diverse and inclusive workplace, creating a welcoming, safe space for everyone. This means that every member of our team can bring their whole self to work.
We encourage qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join The Kings Foundation and bring their valuable skills and experiences.
The Foundation is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees, including the provision of workplace adjustments.
We do not tolerate discrimination based on protected characteristics (age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership) or other difference such as socio-economic background or social origin.
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