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Chef - Woking. Previous experience as a line cook/chef in a high-volume or French-inspired kitchen.

School Location: Brookwoood Primary School. You will be an experienced Cook/Chef Manager, used to cooking using fresh seasonal ingredients at volume, managing your kitchen and liaising directly with onsite clients. Not to mention all school holidays off, givi

England’s fastest-growing school food providers, .We are dedicated to delivering high-quality, nutritious meals that support student wellbeing and enjoyment.Innovate, Cucina, Chapter One (Independent Schools), Hutchison, and Dolce,.Job Title:

Chefs & Chef Managers Wanted | Surrey Area Pay: £16.00 - £22.00 per hour Benefits: Weekly Pay & Holiday Pay We are currently recruiting experienced Chefs and Chef Managers to join a variety of catering and hospitality settings across the Surrey area, including care homes, schools, golf clubs, pubs, hotels, and contract catering sites. Whether you're looking for flexible work or your next long-term opportunity, we have a range of shifts and assignments available to suit your experience and availability. Key Responsibilities • Prepare and cook high-quality meals in a fast-paced kitchen environment., • Maintain excellent standards of food quality, presentation, and service., • Ensure all food hygiene, health & safety, and compliance procedures are followed., • Assist with menu planning, stock control, and ordering where required., • Lead, supervise, and support kitchen teams in Chef Manager and senior chef roles., • Deliver a professional and efficient catering service to customers, residents, guests, or pupils. Requirements • Previous experience working as a Chef, Cook, Sous Chef, Head Chef, or Chef Manager., • Experience within care homes, schools, hotels, pubs, restaurants, golf clubs, or contract catering environments., • Strong knowledge of food safety and kitchen compliance procedures., • Excellent organisational and communication skills., • An Enhanced DBS certificate is advantageous for school and care home assignments. What's on Offer? • Competitive pay of £16.00 - £18.00 per hour (depending on role and experience)., • Enhanced weekend rates (site dependant), • Weekly pay., • Holiday pay., • Flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle., • Opportunity to work in a variety of catering environments., • Ongoing assignments with the potential for permanent positions., • Supportive and friendly team. Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people. JBRP1_UKTJ

Come and join one of the UKs largest providers in complex care. We'd like you to join us as a Bank Chef at our service Woodlands in York. We are looking for a dynamic individual who must be flexible within their kitchen duties and is looking to work sociable daytime hours with no late evenings or split shifts, within a small friendly kitchen team Free parking and free meals whilst on duty. What you'll be working: Location:Woodlands, York Hours:Bank Hours Contract:Bank FTE Salary: £29,291.33 per annum (pro rata) What you'll be doing: • To support the smooth and efficient operation of the kitchen to ensure the centres reputation for food quality is always maintained., • To prepare, cook and present food for 27 service users, ensuring any special dietary requirements are provided and that this is to the standards required by the company and service users., • To ensure that the centres reputation for food quality and service is enhanced with everyone that uses the facility., • To drive and maintain the highest standards of food safety and hygiene, liaising with Environmental Health inspectors if necessary., • Ensuring the centre meets all relevant legislation on food preparation and handling, including observance of the HACCP and Safer Food Better Business Principals as well as COSHH, • Observing the company controls for portion size and monitoring waste., • Inspecting dishes for quality, temperature and attractiveness before serving., • Maintaining records relating to food production activities and supplies information as required by the Head of Support Services., • To work to planned menus and order all foodstuffs in accordance with the menu and to check and record the amounts, prices and condition of all supplies and deliveries., • To avoid unnecessary wastage and deterioration of foodstuffs., • To promote good relationships with staff, visitors and service users., • To ensure that any handovers to catering staff are communicated clearly, • To maintain a clean environment, washing up and adhering to cleaning schedules. What you'll have: • Appropriate catering qualification, • Working knowledge of Food Safety regulations, • A minimum Level 2 Food Safety qualification desirable, • Sound interpersonal and oral communication skills, • Ability to work as part of the team as well as to work on your own initiative, • Ability to be innovative, • Flexible attitude to working hours, • Flexible attitude to completing a range of catering duties, including cleaning and washing of dishes, • To be enthusiastic and conscientious, diligent and to have a flexible approach, and "can do attitude", • Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer. What to look forward to: • 25 days plus bank holidays, • Birthday off, • Join the Benefits Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities, • Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop, • Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice, • A Nest Personal Pension account, • Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians, • We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme, • Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits, • Refer a FriendScheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know, • and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group JBRP1_UKTJ

About the role: Chef/Cook We have a great opportunity for a Chef/Cook to join our in-house Catering team at our Merrist Wood College, to deliver excellent food & refreshment services to our students, staff and guests. As a Chef/Cook you will be responsible for the daily catering requirements of the College, ensuring that all meals are freshly prepared and produced in a timely manner and to the highest standards. As a Chef/Cook, you will be part of a Food service staff team and under the leadership of our Chef Manager, however on occasions, you will be required to work on their own as the duty chef and be temporarily responsible at these times for all aspects of food production, presentation, hygiene, health and safety within the kitchens. This is a permanent, full-time post working 37 hours per week during 38 weeks of term-time (0.84). Primarily the hours will be 7am to 3pm Monday to Friday with a flexible approach to support on pre-planned Open day events on selected evenings and weekends with prior notice. Salary: Up to £29,277 pro rata with a potential hard-to-fill supplement (dependent on qualifications and experience). (Term-Time Working: You will be required to work 38 weeks per year and will be paid for 44 weeks per year, which includes your annual leave entitlement). What do you need to be successful as a Chef/Cook at Activate Learning? We are looking for someone with strong practical chef skills and previous experience of basic kitchen management. You will be enthusiastic about developing your skills and contributing positively to the kitchen team. You will have: • Experience in a similar role is essential, • Food Hygiene Certificate or be willing to work towards achieving one., • An awareness of manual handling, COSHH and kitchen safety is essential., • Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively as part of a team., • Hold a minimum Level 2 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy. Who we are: Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning. We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish. When you work for Activate Learning, youre working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone. Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself. Why work with the Activate Learning Group? Activate Learning Group Employee Benefits: • Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards: Celebrating staff for their dedication and accomplishments aligned to our award-winning Learning Philosophy., • Wellbeing & Resources Groups: Comprehensive range of resources, guides and tools to support staff wellbeing., • Company benefits: Including free eye tests and will writing, plus access to a Health Cash Plan covering optical, dental, health screening, and therapy treatments for you and your dependents., • Learning and Development: continuous opportunities for professional growth and skill enhancement through our in-house L&D team., • Teaching Support: Tailored induction and development programs for teaching staff., • Pension Schemes: Teacher and Local Government pension schemes for Activate Learning staff., • Generous Annual Leave: Up to 6 weeks paid leave., • Competitive salaries: Annual incremental progression and a twelve point pay scale for teachers., • On-Site Facilities: Free parking at all campuses, refectories, hair and beauty salons & gym access. For a comprehensive list of all of our benefits please visit our Wellbeing Page Applicants should apply at the earliest opportunity; closed vacancies will prevent application form submission. Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts. Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level. Applications are encouraged from all candidates who meet or exceed minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion, or ethnicity. Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage, please contact the talent team directly. Note: Some positions may require a legally mandated health surveillance check for exposure to hazardous conditions. Recruitment agencies who submit unsolicited CVs to any partner or employee at Activate Learning, have no authority to enter an arrangement. Recruitment agencies engaging with Activate Learning Talent Team will be on our PSL. JBRP1_UKTJ

Job Description £25,000 per year | Approx.MondayFriday | School holidays off /n We are recruiting an experienced Cook Manager for a school in Guildford, GU1 2SX.The package/n /n - £25,000 per year /n - Equivalent to approximately £18.Monday to Friday only /n - 7:30am3:00pm /n - 35 hours per w

Seeking a Chef/Cook for Merrist Wood College to prepare fresh meals for students, staff, and guests.Responsibilities include daily catering, food production, presentation, and kitchen hygiene.

Seeking an enthusiastic Sous Chef to cook incredible food and join a top UK company.

School Cook – Woking & Guildford Surrounding Areas £15.00–£17.00 per hour | Weekly Pay | Ongoing Agency Work Berkeley Scott is currently recruiting experienced School Cooks to work across primary and secondary schools in Surrey and the surrounding areas. If you have experience preparing fresh meals in a busy school kitchen and are looking for flexible, ongoing work, we'd love to hear from you. We have a variety of temporary assignments available, offering competitive pay and excellent work-life balance. The Role As a School Cook, you will play an important role in preparing and serving nutritious meals while ensuring the kitchen operates safely and efficiently. Your responsibilities will include: Preparing and cooking fresh, nutritious meals. Assisting with food preparation and service during busy meal periods. Maintaining high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness. Following Food Safety, HACCP and allergen procedures. Supporting the kitchen team with daily duties. Assisting with stock rotation and storage. Ensuring all kitchen equipment is cleaned and maintained correctly. What We're Looking For To be considered, you should have: Previous experience as a Cook within a school, education, care, or commercial catering environment. Food Safety Level 2 Certificate. Food Allergen Awareness Certificate. Enhanced DBS Certificate (or willingness to obtain one). A reliable, hardworking and professional attitude. The ability to work well as part of a team. Own transport is desirable due to travel between school sites. What We Offer Competitive pay of £15.00–£17.00 per hour, depending on experience. Weekly pay. Monday to Friday working hours. Daytime shifts with evenings and weekends off. Ongoing temporary assignments with the potential for long-term placements. Opportunities across a range of schools in Birmingham and the surrounding areas. Ongoing support from Berkeley Scott's dedicated Catering Recruitment Team. Apply Today If you're an experienced School Cook looking for flexible, rewarding work within education catering, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and a member of the Berkeley Scott Catering Team will be in touch to discuss our current opportunities. Kellan Group (including all of our brands, Berkeley Scott, RK and Quantica) are committed to promoting equal opportunities to people regardless of age, gender, religion, belief, race, sexuality or disability. We operate as an employment agency and employment business. You'll find a wide selection of vacancies on our websites

Chefs & Chef Managers Wanted | Surrey Area Pay: £16.00 - £22.00 per hour Benefits: Weekly Pay & Holiday Pay We are currently recruiting experienced Chefs and Chef Managers to join a variety of catering and hospitality settings across the Surrey area, including care homes, schools, golf clubs, pubs, hotels, and contract catering sites. Whether you're looking for flexible work or your next long-term opportunity, we have a range of shifts and assignments available to suit your experience and availability. Key Responsibilities Prepare and cook high-quality meals in a fast-paced kitchen environment. Maintain excellent standards of food quality, presentation, and service. Ensure all food hygiene, health & safety, and compliance procedures are followed. Assist with menu planning, stock control, and ordering where required. Lead, supervise, and support kitchen teams in Chef Manager and senior chef roles. Deliver a professional and efficient catering service to customers, residents, guests, or pupils. Requirements Previous experience working as a Chef, Cook, Sous Chef, Head Chef, or Chef Manager. Experience within care homes, schools, hotels, pubs, restaurants, golf clubs, or contract catering environments. Strong knowledge of food safety and kitchen compliance procedures. Excellent organisational and communication skills. An Enhanced DBS certificate is advantageous for school and care home assignments. What's on Offer? Competitive pay of £16.00 - £18.00 per hour (depending on role and experience). Enhanced weekend rates (site dependant) Weekly pay. Holiday pay. Flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle. Opportunity to work in a variety of catering environments. Ongoing assignments with the potential for permanent positions. Supportive and friendly team. Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people