Commis Chef - Paladar - London

We’re Hiring: Sous Chef – Paladar, London (SE1) Paladar, a creative Latin American restaurant near Elephant & Castle, is looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and passionate Sous Chef to join our team. The ideal candidate will have: • Experience in Latin American and/or Japanese cuisine., • A creative approach to food, with a passion for developing new dishes., • Strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate and support a kitchen team., • A positive attitude, reliability and a commitment to high standards., • The right to work legally in the UK., • Fluency in both Spanish and English is highly desirable. Position details: • Full-time position, • Approximately 40–45 hours per week, • Location: Paladar, near Elephant & Castle, London. Applicants living locally, particularly in SE1, SE17 or SE11, are encouraged to apply. If you’re passionate about food, enjoy working in a creative kitchen and are ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you!

The role As Supervisor, you’ll play an important role in making sure the restaurant runs smoothly throughout the shift. Your responsibilities will include: • Welcoming, greeting and seating guests, • Managing your own section and ensuring excellent service, • Supporting and guiding the front-of-house team during service, • Liaising closely with our reservations team regarding bookings, tables and guest requests, • Managing the flow of the restaurant and making sure tables are turned efficiently, • Opening and closing the restaurant, • Completing opening and closing checks and ensuring the restaurant is ready for service, • Dealing confidently with guest queries and resolving any issues professionally, • Supporting the management team with the day-to-day running of the restaurant We’re looking for someone who • Has previous experience in a restaurant supervisor or senior FOH role, • Is confident leading a team during busy services, • Has excellent customer service and communication skills, fluent in English, and preferably also Spanish and/or Brazilian Portuguese., • Is organised, reliable and able to work independently, • Has a good eye for detail and takes pride in the restaurant, • Can stay calm and positive when things get busy, • Is flexible and happy to get stuck in wherever needed

Chef de Partie - Hiring Now! Caravan Southbank, London Overall earnings up to £16.70 per hour Full time This November, we're opening our tenth, and biggest, Caravan at the Southbank. And we're looking for a brilliant Chef de Partie to help lead our kitchen team. We're after someone kind, confident and genuinely passionate about what they do. Someone who is passionate about fresh ingredients, developing their skills, and gets a kick out of helping their team give our guests the best experience possible You'll be joining Caravan as we open a special new restaurant, with two floors, multiple bars and plenty of opportunity to make your mark from day one. The role As Chef de partie, you'll work with your Head Chef and the management team to make sure the kitchen runs brilliantly every day. That means following standards for health & safety, culture, hospitality and developing yourself and the team around you to make sure every dish sent out is one you're proud to serve. You'll know how to work collaboratively as a team member and help your team deliver for your guests. What you'll be doing as Chef de Partie • Following the standards for health & safety, and delivering excellence from the kitchen, • Making sure every dish is made consistently, confidently and to spec, • Giving new team members a helping hand, welcoming them aboard and inspiring their development, • Keeping on top of stock, cleanliness, health & safety and all the brilliant basics that make a great kitchen work Why Caravan? Since 2010, we've been serving well-travelled food, specialty coffee and drinks inspired by flavours and ideas from around the world. We're a business built around curious people. People who care about what they do, look out for each other and aren't afraid to try something new. With more openings ahead and a big focus on developing our own people, there's plenty of room to grow with us too. Plus, when you work at Caravan you enjoy: • Free meals & drinks when on shift, • 50% dining discount with up to 4 mates, • 20% coffee retail discount, • Extensive wellbeing support, • Financial health education & support, • Leadership training and development, • A dining voucher when you start, on your birthday and your work anniversary, to spend in any of our restaurants, • Real career progression - 80% of our management roles are filled internally Our values We live by four core values, and our Chef de Partie, and every team member would live, promote and role model them: • All welcome - We make space for everyone at our table, • No boundaries - Grow, develop and thrive, just a little bit each day, • Caravan of Love - Bring the energy, and be part of the change you want to see in the world, • Well-travelled - Be curious; learn, taste, experiment and share that knowledge with those you meet along the way Sustainability We're all in on both environmental and social sustainability practices. Every team member plays their part in maintaining our B-Corp certification targets. Diversity & Inclusion Everyone's welcome at Caravan. We respect individual differences in identity, culture and experience, with our team, and with every guest.

We are seeking a skilled and passionate Grill Chef to join our culinary team. You will be responsible for preparing and cooking a variety of grilled dishes, ensuring high standards of quality and presentation. We are looking for someone with experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment, a strong understanding of grilling techniques, and a commitment to food safety and hygiene.

Job Ref: 13695 Branch: Apex Temple Court Hotel - London Location: Apex Temple Court Hotel, London Salary/Benefits: £15.95 per hour plus overtime paid, service charge and excellent company benefits Contract type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Shift pattern: flexible Posted date: 27/10/2026 Closing date: 08/12/2026 Why join Apex Hotels? You'll be welcomed into Apex Hotels with genuine warmth as you join us as a Chef de Partie in London. From your very first day, you'll be part of a team that truly cares, where people feel valued, included, and connected. We love individuality - it's what brings the spark, the curiosity, and the human touch to every interaction. You will meet great people, have fun at work, develop new friendships, learn new skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes: • 29 days holiday, • Training and development from day one, • Employee events and celebrations, • Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP, • Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools, • Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working., • Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme, • Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date., • £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team., • Contributions to a pension plan. Following your first successful 3 months, you'll also receive ...... • Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform "Treat Yourself Here", unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family., • Involvement in our employee recognition schemes, • Long service recognition, • Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two, • 50% discount in our restaurants, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family, • Spa treatments and product discounts, • Life Assurance cover Role Overview: As a Chef de Partie,you will be responsible for delivering a high level of food to all our guests. Working in the Kitchen you will help maximise revenue through first class food preparation and delivery. You will embrace every opportunity to create exceptional food for our guests and provide a personal experience our guests will want to share. Joining the dedicated Kitchen department, you will: • Be passionate about food, preparing and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to Company standards, ensuring guest satisfaction at all times, • Work simultaneously with all Kitchen team members in a friendly manner offering an infectious smile and collaborative approach, • Have extensive knowledge of our menus and food offerings, • Assist the management team in the control of all food supplies and purchases coming in and going out of the kitchen, using date labelling processes., • Adhere to all food safety and health and safety guidelines You will embrace every opportunity to create extra special moments for our guests and provide a personal experience our guests will want to share. About you: As a Chef de Partie, we ask that you take pride in your work and have a willingness to learn. You will have a real passion for food, and you will have excellent attention to detail in order to provide consistent standards. This is a vital role in the function of the hotel and ultimately one that they will remember the most. You will be great at multi-tasking, you will be efficient at solving all guest enquiries and requests with ease. On your first day you will begin a structured 12 week learning journey, giving you the skills, knowledge and confidence to be a great Chef de Partie. With this in mind, we are looking for a Chef De Partie who: • Previous experience at Commis Chef or Demi Chef De Partie level is essential., • Previous experience in a hotel or restaurant environment is essential., • Can deliver excellent standards, • Uses initiative, • is self-aware and able to evaluate their own work, • has a customer service attitude, • has the ability to multi-task and organise a variable work load, • provides excellent attention to detail, • holds a genuine desire to provide a Warmer Welcome to our guests Come and join our team, guided by our values of trust, friendliness, teamwork, and passion - the good stuff that makes hospitality feel effortless. Here, you'll shine in your own way, creating joyful moments that lift the everyday. (FOR ALL OTHER SITES) Please note, this role does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. (FOR LONDON) This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, candidates who were granted Skilled Worker status prior to 22 July 2025 who have had continuous permission may still qualify for sponsorship. If you are interested, click apply. We look forward to hearing from you! About Apex Temple Court Hotel Apex Temple Court Hotel is just seconds from Fleet Street. This hotel is perfect for visiting Theatreland, Covent Garden or London's business districts in the square mile. Tucked away in an intimate, contemporary space just beyond the reception of Apex Temple Court Hotel, Chambers Restaurant is perfect for any occasion. Chambers' menu is focused yet diverse: Canape options set the table for traditional mains with a modern twist, as the culinary team covers the spectrum of European cuisine. Chambers' unique settings include an artful main dining room with innovative lighting schemes and a charming outdoor dining space in the hotel's courtyard, surrounded by historic Temple Court buildings.

Commis Chef Overall earnings up to £17.00 per hour, dependent on experience. At Caravan, we share a love of mighty fine coffee, hand crafted good food and friendly vibes. Since 2010, we have built our award-winning restaurants and roastery as well as investing time, money and resources into initiatives that have a positive impact on the world around us. We believe in pushing boundaries and challenging perceptions, championing people, community, diversity, inclusion and sustainability. We're thrilled to have the opportunity to invite a fun, talented, prolific Commis Chef who knows how to support a team, and who's passionate about cuisine and wants to share that passion with their team & guests. We would love to hear from you if you're up for a new venture and a fresh start. It's an exciting time to join us as we're looking forward to expanding in the coming years, with new openings on the horizon. To say thanks for choosing us, we also offer our Commis Chef a few little extras; • 50% discount in all of our restaurants and off our coffee beans, • Opportunities to win weekly cash bonuses, • Mental health and well-being assistance with Hospitality Action who can offer free advice and counselling if you're struggling, • Early access to wages from shifts worked with Wagestream, • We also love a party and as often as we can, we get everyone together to celebrate, • Birthday treat – you'll get a £75 voucher to spend in any of our restaurants for your birthday What you'll be doing as a Caravan Commis Chef: • You'll be preparing our 'well-travelled' food, which is inspired by flavours from our founders' native New Zealand, as well as their global travels., • You'll also support the restaurant team with our 'Caravan of Love' customer experience, • You will be open to learning in order to develop your knowledge and skills, • You'll take ownership of your role and thrive in a kitchen environment, • You'll love to cook with fresh ingredients Caravan Values We live by 4 core values. We expect our Commis Chef and all our teams to live, promote and role model these values at all times; 1. Caravan of Love, 2. No boundaries, 3. Well-travelled, 4. All welcome Sustainability • We expect our teams to support environmental stewardship targets and efficiency goals by following departmental environmental policies and monitoring own usage of vital resources such as energy, disposable goods, and food waste, to name a few. Diversity & Inclusion • All our teams must respect individual differences with regards to identity, national and cultural background, and level of experience in all interactions while at work, including with members of the public.

Pizza Chef Overall earnings up to £16.70 per hour, dependent on experience. At Caravan, we share a love of mighty fine coffee, hand crafted good food and friendly vibes. Since 2010, we have built our award-winning restaurants and roastery as well as investing time, money and resources into initiatives that have a positive impact on the world around us. We believe in pushing boundaries and challenging perceptions, championing people, community, diversity, inclusion and sustainability. We're thrilled to have the opportunity to invite a fun, talented, prolific Pizza Chef who knows how to craft the perfect pizza, and who's passionate about cuisine and wants to share that passion with their team & guests. We would love to hear from you if you're up for a new venture and a fresh start. It's an exciting time to join us as we're looking forward to expanding in the coming years, with new openings on the horizon. To say thanks for choosing us, we also offer our Pizza Chef and all teams: • Free meals & drinks when working, • Dining discount when visiting with family & friends., • Coffee discount, • Mental health and well-being support, • Financial health education and support, • Leadership training and development, • Birthday & Anniversary Treat - on your birthday and on your work anniversary, you'll receive a Caravan voucher to spend in any of our restaurants, • Development and career progression, 80% of all our management roles are filled internally. What you'll be doing as a Caravan Pizza Chef: • You'll be serving up our 'well-travelled' food, which is inspired by flavours from our founders' native New Zealand, as well as their global travels, • You'll also support the restaurant team with our 'Caravan of Love' customer experience, • You will be open to learning in order to develop your knowledge and skills, • You'll take ownership of your role and thrive in a kitchen environment, • You'll love to cook with fresh ingredients Caravan Values We live by 4 core values. We expect our Pizza Chef and all our teams to live, promote and role model these values at all times; 1. Caravan of Love, 2. No boundaries, 3. Well-travelled, 4. All welcome Sustainability • We expect our teams to support environmental stewardship targets and efficiency goals by following departmental environmental policies and monitoring own usage of vital resources such as energy, disposable goods, and food waste, to name a few. Diversity & Inclusion • All our teams must respect individual differences with regards to identity, national and cultural background, and level of experience in all interactions while at work, including with members of the public.