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  • Head Chef & Head Pizza Chef
    Head Chef & Head Pizza Chef
    11 days ago
    £18–£20 hourly
    Full-time
    London

    Job Summary We are seeking an experienced and passionate Head Chef to be part of our culinary team. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of food preparation, ensuring high standards of quality and safety, and managing kitchen operations. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a dynamic leader with a strong background in culinary arts and team management to contribute to our renowned establishment. The Head Chef will play a pivotal role in creating innovative menus, maintaining exceptional service standards, and fostering a positive kitchen environment. Duties • Lead and supervise the entire kitchen team, including sous chefs, cooks, and kitchen assistants, ensuring efficient workflow and high-quality food production., • Develop and design creative menus that align with the restaurant’s concept and customer preferences., • Oversee food preparation, cooking, and presentation to ensure consistency and excellence., • Maintain strict adherence to food safety regulations and hygiene standards across all kitchen operations., • Manage inventory, order supplies, and control food costs to optimise profitability., • Train staff on food preparation techniques, safety procedures, and service standards., • Collaborate with front-of-house staff to ensure seamless service delivery., • Monitor kitchen equipment maintenance and cleanliness to uphold a safe working environment., • Proven supervising experience within a busy restaurant or hospitality environment., • Extensive culinary experience with strong skills in food production, preparation, and cooking techniques., • Demonstrable team management skills with the ability to lead and inspire staff effectively., • Knowledge of food safety standards and regulations is essential., • Previous experience in restaurant settings or hospitality industry preferred., • Strong leadership qualities combined with excellent organisational skills., • Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail., • Passion for innovation in cuisine alongside a commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences.

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  • Head Chef
    Head Chef
    22 days ago
    £16–£18 hourly
    Full-time
    Stanmore

    Are you a culinary visionary with a passion for leadership and soul-satisfying food? We are looking for an inspiring Head Chef to lead our kitchen and help Coco reach new heights! As the heartbeat of our back-of-house, you’ll be responsible for maintaining our high standards and keeping the kitchen fire burning bright. What You’ll Do: • Lead the Line: Oversee daily kitchen operations, ensuring every plate that leaves the pass is perfect., • Menu Mastermind: Work on seasonal menu development and daily specials that keep our guests coming back., • Kitchen Captain: Mentor, train, and inspire a talented kitchen team to work with precision and speed., • The Bottom Line: Manage inventory, food costs, and supplier relationships to ensure the kitchen is as efficient as it is creative., • Proven Leader: Extensive experience in a senior kitchen role within a fast-paced environment., • Cool Under Fire: You thrive during a busy service and lead by example, never losing your "zen.", • Creative Flair: A deep understanding of flavours, presentation, and culinary trends., • Competitive Salary: £35k – £45k (dependent on experience) + performance bonuses., • Creative Freedom: A real voice in the direction of our menu and kitchen culture., • The Coco Perks: Complimentary staff meals, uniform allowance, and team social events., • Growth: A seat at the table in a rapidly growing business.

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  • Shift Leader
    Shift Leader
    27 days ago
    £11–£12.75 hourly
    Full-time
    New Barnet

    Job Overview The Queens Arms is looking for a proactive, friendly, and dependable Shift Leader to support the smooth running of the pub. You’ll take responsibility for opening and closing the venue, leading the team during busy shifts, and helping deliver great customer experiences. This role also involves supporting events, social media activity, and occasionally hosting our monthly quiz night. Responsibilities • Opening and closing the pub, including cashing up, keyholder duties, and ensuring the building is secure., • Leading shifts to maintain excellent service standards and a welcoming atmosphere., • Delivering outstanding customer service, handling queries and resolving issues confidently., • Supporting the General Manager with events, including planning, setup, staffing, and smooth on-the-day execution., • Potentially hosting the monthly quiz night, engaging with guests and creating a fun, lively environment., • Assisting with social media content, such as capturing photos, sharing updates, and promoting events., • Supervising and motivating the team, delegating tasks and ensuring procedures are followed., • Managing stock levels, accepting deliveries, and maintaining proper rotation., • Previous pub or hospitality experience is preferred., • Strong communication and leadership abilities., • Confident with customer interaction and problem‑solving., • Comfortable working 12‑hour shifts when required., • Reliable, organised, and trustworthy with keyholder responsibilities., • Creative mindset for social media and event support is a bonus.

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  • Bar Manager / Supervisor
    Bar Manager / Supervisor
    28 days ago
    £13.5–£15.5 hourly
    Full-time
    London

    We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Bar Manager to oversee the daily operations of our bar and hospitality venue. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a passion for hospitality, capable of motivating teams, maintaining exceptional cleanliness standards, and delivering outstanding guest experiences. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a vibrant team, introduce creative drinks and presentations, and uphold the highest standards of food safety and service quality. Duties Lead, supervise, and motivate the bar team to ensure efficient service delivery and high standards of hospitality. Coordinate closely with the front-of-house team, supporting service flow and stepping in to assist during busy periods or when required. Maintain strict cleanliness and hygiene standards across the bar, equipment, and service areas in compliance with food safety regulations. Oversee daily bar operations, including stock management, ordering, and inventory control. Create, develop, and introduce new drinks, cocktails, and beverage concepts aligned with the venue’s brand. Innovate drink presentations, including garnishing, glassware, and visual presentation to enhance the guest experience. Train staff on service techniques, food safety procedures, responsible alcohol service, and product knowledge. Monitor customer satisfaction and resolve issues promptly and professionally. Organise staff schedules to ensure adequate coverage during peak periods while maintaining cost efficiency. Manage financial transactions accurately and oversee cash handling procedures. Remain calm, organised, and effective during high-pressure service periods. Foster a welcoming atmosphere that encourages repeat business and positive customer feedback. Skills & Experience Proven experience supervising and leading teams in a restaurant, bar, or hotel environment. Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, mentor, and develop staff. Demonstrated ability to work efficiently under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Strong attention to cleanliness, organisation, and food safety compliance. Creative mixology skills with experience in developing new drinks and improving beverage presentation. Solid understanding of wines, all major spirit categories, and coffee preparation (barista experience highly regarded). Sound knowledge of hospitality operations and food preparation standards. Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities. Strong communication skills and a collaborative, hands-on approach to teamwork.

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  • Chef de Partie
    Chef de Partie
    28 days ago
    Full-time
    Radlett

    About The Bull Pen The Bull Pen is entering an exciting new chapter, with a renewed focus on seasonal cooking, quality ingredients, and a relaxed dining experience. Under new kitchen leadership, we’re rebuilding the brigade and creating a supportive, ambitious environment where chefs can grow. The Role As Chef de Partie, you will take responsibility for running your section during service, supporting the Head Chef and Sous Chef in delivering consistent, high-quality food. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys cooking from scratch and working as part of a close-knit team. Key responsibilities • Running your section efficiently during service, • Preparing and cooking dishes to spec and standards, • Maintaining high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness, • Assisting with prep, stock control, and minimising waste, • Supporting junior chefs and working collaboratively across sections, • Contributing ideas to menu development when appropriate What we’re looking for • Previous experience as a Chef de Partie or strong Demi ready to step up, • Passion for fresh, seasonal ingredients, • Calm, reliable approach during service, • Good organisational skills and attention to detail, • A positive attitude and willingness to learn What we offer • Competitive salary (DOE), • Daytime-focused service (with occasional events), • Supportive leadership and a positive kitchen culture, • Opportunities for progression and development, • Tronc/tips scheme

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  • Head of Online and Content
    Head of Online and Content
    1 month ago
    £50000–£60000 yearly
    Full-time
    Watford

    About Wenta Wenta is the largest enterprise agency in England and a not-for-profit social enterprise that exists to help everyone start and run their own successful business. In our 43rd year, we’re entering a new chapter – growing Wenta’s social impact nationally and digitally to make it easier and greener to start and run a successful business. Expanding our digital publishing activities, launching a new website and building a new flagship business hub, Wenta’s goal is to create and deliver accessible business support and flexible, affordable workspace for new and established business owners. Overview We’re looking for a data-driven, website-obsessed, performance-led Head of Online & Content to take full ownership of Wenta’s new website and turn it into the number one ranked digital destination for business support nationally and the top search result for workspace locally. This is a senior leadership role with high autonomy, high impact and high visibility across the organisation. The Head of Online & Content will set the editorial and publishing vision for Wenta’s digital ecosystem - our new website, learning and training resources, content from articles and podcasts to on-demand video and live streaming (Wenta TV), email, newsletters and social channels. This senior leadership role will be the lead person responsible for our website and content, working with external specialists in SEO, content strategy, copywriting, brand and website development, alongside our internal Business Advice, Centres and service teams. You’ll turn audience insight, market trends and real client needs into content that is on-time, relevant, responsive to current market, lifestyle and societal trends and unmistakably Wenta: down to earth, straight-talking and useful. As an integral member of Wenta’s Senior Management Team, you will report directly to the Director of Client Services and Engagement and play a key role in growing and shaping Wenta’s national reach and impact. You’ll provide monthly reporting on: • Website performance and reach, • Client acquisition and conversion, • Client journey insights and impact, • Ongoing improvements to grow Wenta’s reach nationally and help more people start and run their own business, • You will: Run, manage and optimise the website like a machine – analysing performance daily, spotting patterns fast and making decisions rooted in data.·, • Do more of what works and eliminate what doesn’t, continually refining content, journeys, structure and UX for maximum reach, conversion and impact., • Lead and drive an in-house and external content team to deliver the articles, videos, SEO landing pages, tools, resources and training content our users need to thriveto be the number one visited site for business support in the UK. The Opportunity to Build and Lead Wenta’s Content Publishing Future Wenta is at a pivotal chapter of digital transformation with a brand new website currently in development. This role sits at the centre of our new content model and the Head of Online and Content will lead its delivery, ensuring it is embedded across teams and channels, continually looking at ways to build and grow Wenta’s reach and impact nationally. You will act as the leading and coordinating force for Wenta’s cross-functional content activity, guiding colleagues, supporting contributors and working with external specialists to deliver a unified, high quality publishing approach. Your role is to maintain standards, drive collaboration and ensure the model works in practice.‑functional content activity‑quality publishing approach. This position also opens the door to new creative, commercial and digital opportunities, a fresh opportunity for someone looking to take their digital skills and experience to the next level in leadership. You will help the team experiment with video, interactive learning, AI-enabled content and new digital products that expand Wenta’s reach and impact. The role would suit someone that enjoys leadership as well as being part of an energetic team where content publishing and creative output drive daily activity and digital traffic‑enabled content and new digital products that expand Wenta’s reach and impact. It’s a high ownership role for someone who thrives on teamwork, innovation and shaping a fresh, content function within a purpose-driven, not for profit organisation. What the opportunity looks like: This is an ideal, digital leadership role for someone who thrives on teamwork, innovation and shaping a Mission driven organisation. Set Editorial & Publishing Strategy: Lead on Wenta’s tone of voice and content operating model across all digital channels, working with Wenta’s forthcoming, new Wenta website as the main enabler. • Website Leadership: Own the website roadmap, content architecture and performance optimisation., • Audience Insight & Performance: Use data analytics to inform editorial priorities and improve client journeys., • SEO & Content Discovery: Champion SEO and ensure content is discoverable and conversion-friendly., • Responsive, Trend-led Publishing: Deliver timely, relevant content aligned with market and societal trends., • Cross-team Collaboration: Work with Business Advice, Training, and Partnerships to ensure accuracy and alignment., • Editorial Governance & Quality: Implement style guides, accessibility standards and QA processes., • Team Leadership: Mentor and lead the Digital Publishing team and manage external specialists., • Channel Expansion (incl. Wenta TV): Commission and produce video formats and explore new content channels., • Impact Reporting: Provide SMT and Board with insights on reach, engagement, conversion, and impact. Skills & Experience we’d like you to have Essential:· It is expected that you will have a degree in e-commerce, digital marketing (or related field), or related experience. • Senior editorial/publishing leadership in digital-first organisations, • Proven success in website/content strategy and performance improvement, • Strong SEO/website analytics capabilities (e.g. GA4, Google Console, Semrush, Ahrefs, Moz Pro, Screaming Frog); fluent in data-driven decision-making, • Strong data analysis skills, advanced knowledge of Excel and knowledge of data visualisation tools, • Outstanding command of the English language with excellent writing, editing and copywriting skills, • Proven people management together with external agency leadership, • Track record of delivering content that is on brand, timely, relevant, useful and impactful, • Comfortable presenting impact reports and strategic recommendations at SMT level and organisation-wide. Desirable: • Strong strategic thinker with advanced SEO expertise (technical SEO, content optimisation, keyword strategy, schema, site structure, LLM optimisation), • Understanding and experience of working within digital publishing models, • Good understanding of UX/UI principles, • Highly skilled in content governance, • Experience managing CMS platforms, • Experience in website development and digital media, • Experience in project management, • Experience in SME/enterprise support or education, • Knowledge of sustainability/Net Zero content for business, • Purpose-led work, helping people to fulfil their dreams of starting, building and growing their own business., • Community orientated environment, helping small business owners to build confidence, skills and know-how on launching and building their own businesses., • Opportunity to work for one of the largest enterprise agencies in England, a not for profit social enterprise with its Mission at the heart., • Opportunity and autonomy to lead and build a new, digital content publishing function in an established and respected business support organisation. Benefits: Generous Annual Leave Allowance of 25 as standard (+ UK Bank Holidays) and up to 5 additional days (confirmed each year and based on Company Performance), Flexi-time working, Contributory Pension, Reward Hub Discount Scheme, Electric Car Incentive Scheme, Cycle to work scheme How to apply: To apply for this role, please send your CV, portfolio and a covering letter to Wenta. Include within your cover letter a short note on how you would shape Wenta’s new website to grow Wenta’s website and digital traffic reach, offer more self-serviced content to new and existing small businesses, gain new clients for Wenta’s workspaces locally and help more businesses to start and run a successful business. In addition, please include a high level content strategy and plan. Closing date: 17th February 2026

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  • Barista
    Barista
    1 month ago
    £13–£14 hourly
    Part-time
    London

    We’re Hiring at 93 Degrees Coffee – Join Our Team and Help Shape the Future of a Local Favourite 📍 213 Regents Park Road, London ☕ Serving Illy Coffee | Est. 2019 | Family-Owned | Premium, Homemade Food About Us: 93 Degrees Coffee is a well-loved, premium coffee shop rooted in Italian and French café culture. Since 2019, we’ve been serving Illy coffee, homemade lasagna, fresh Italian paninis, soups, and whole food meals – all crafted with care and served with warmth. As we head into an exciting new chapter, we’re refreshing our brand and operations – and we’re looking for exceptional talent to join us. Who We’re Looking For: We’re hiring for two levels of roles, both essential to delivering our 5-star service: (Please do email us if you are unsure) Open to Full & Part time 1. Cooks & Baristas You’ll: • Prepare high-quality breakfasts, pastas, paninis, and light homemade meals., • Brew exceptional Illy coffee with consistency and precision., • Provide warm, efficient, and reliable customer service., • Maintain a clean, fast-paced kitchen and front-of-house environment., • Use our POS system and follow opening/closing procedures. 2. Senior Staff – Baristas with Leadership Drive (manager) You’ll do all of the above plus: • Take ownership of inventory, ordering, and “just-in-time” stock management., • Help refine our food and drink offering as part of our brand refresh., • Adapt to new food trends and improve our menu quality and efficiency., • Drive business growth by supporting our management with day-to-day operations., • Motivate and guide junior staff with a customer-first approach. Why Join Us? ✅ Competitive Pay (Based on Experience) 🎯 Bonus Potential & Wage Increases Linked to Business Growth 💼 Autonomy & Responsibility in a Family-Run Business 🕰️ Flexible Scheduling (Ideal for Long-Term Team Members) 🌱 Be Part of Our Refresh and Growth Strategy in 2025 What We Expect: • Strong barista skills (non-negotiable), • Efficient under pressure and fast-paced environments, • Excellent customer service and communication skills, • Reliable, organised, and a team player, • Passionate about food, coffee, and continuous improvement Sound like you?

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