1000+ Best south east Jobs in London (May 2026)

Location: Bermondsey, South East London (SE1), SE1 Salary: From £44,000 to £44,000 per annum 45 hours, latest finish 10pm Our client is an award-winning neighbourhood restaurant, serving high quality modern European dishes, using the very latest equipment and cooking techniques. They have an intimate set up – only 60 seats - and guests are spoilt for choice with a selection of authentic, delicious highly presented a la carte dishes. The is strong emphasis on quality led service and are fortunate to have a super supportive management team. Sous Chef benefits: • Junior Sous Chef or Sous Chef, • 60 Cover Fine Dining Restaurant, • Contemporary Mediterranean cuisine, • 7+ chefs across main kitchen & pastry, • London Bridge Station, • £44,000 per annum + bonuses, • 48 hours per week, • Latest finish is 11pm, • MONDAYS CLOSED, • Average covers 20 for lunch 60 dinner, • Amazing state of the art spacious and fully air-conditioned kitchen, • This role would suit a strong Senior CDP/Jnr Sous stepping up! Junior Sous Chef requirements: • A highly competent, passionate and professional Sous Chef!, • A Sous Chef that is capable of running a small fine dining restaurant under the close mentorship of a group head chef., • A Sous Chef with a solid culinary background and works well, training a small culinary team.

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carer ltd

Senior Care Assistant

We are looking for reliable. compassionate carers to support a client in the SE8 area. This is an excellent Carers Required – SE8 (South East London) We are looking for reliable, compassionate carers to support a client in the SE8 area. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals seeking regular, long shifts with consistent work. Role Requirements: • English as a first language (clear communication essential), • Comfortable around dogs, • Physically fit and able to push a wheelchair, • Willingness to learn seizure management (training/support provided), • Basic first aid knowledge, • Strong communication skills, • Reliable, committed, and able to work long/regular shifts Duties Include: • Supporting daily routines and community access, • Light household duties, • Providing attentive and person-centred care, • Monitoring wellbeing and responding appropriately to needs What We’re Looking For: We are seeking carers who are dependable, proactive, and genuinely passionate about providing high-quality care. A calm and confident approach is essential. Location: SE8, London To Apply: Please message with your experience, availability, and contact details. Immediate start available.

Location: South East London (SE1), SE1 Salary: From £42,000 to £45,000 per annum We have a fantastic opportunity to work directly within an independent chef/patron who is an incredibly talented mentor. Together with his phenomenal Head Chef, they have over a decades worth of experience in Michelin Restaurants. They have puts their heads together to create a unique Mediterranean restaurant creating cutting edge dishes. The restaurant oozes style and elegance. Every fixture/furniture within the restaurant, bar and private dining room are hand-picked, creating a unique dining experience their guests. Chef de Partie benefits: • £42,000 per annum – working 4 days on, • Mediterranean cuisine – Lunch and Dinner operation (small menu – weekly changing), • Professional team of 25 chefs, • London Bridge, • Averaging 100 covers for lunch and 150+ for dinner Chef de Partie requirements: • A passionate, reliable and competent Chef de Partie who is eager to learn and develop within a foodie professional kitchen., • A Chef de Partie with a strong foundation having training within reputable kitchens., • The ideal Chef de Partie will looking for a role where they can learn more about different cooking techniques, using a variety of European ingredients., • A keen communicator, someone who can take instructions and works well with other chefs in the kitchen team.

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Snoots Vet

Field Sales Representative

Location: South-East London — Forest Hill, Sydenham, Honor Oak, Crystal Palace, Dulwich (postcodes SE21, SE22, SE23, SE26, SE6 and surrounding) Pay: £14/hour base + £ per qualified lead + £ per conversion. Top performers earn £25-30/hour effective. Hours: Flexible part-time. Weekends and weekday early-evening shifts. 12-30 hours/week typical. About Snoots We're an independent vet practice changing how vet care works. Six clinics across London, including our newest on Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill. Members pay £33/month for unlimited primary care — no per-visit fees, no surprise bills, WhatsApp access to a real vet seven days a week. We're growing fast and we're looking for people who can help us reach pet owners in our local community. About the Role You'll be talking to dog owners in parks, on dog walks, and at local events around Forest Hill. Your job is to introduce them to Snoots, capture their interest, and sign them up to hear more. This is a sales role — not just leafleting — and the people who do well in it are the ones who can hold a friendly five-minute conversation with a stranger and leave them genuinely curious. A typical shift looks like: • 4-6 hours in a local park (Mayow Park, Horniman Gardens, Crystal Palace Park, Dulwich Park, Hilly Fields), • Approaching dog owners with a short, friendly opener, • Explaining what Snoots is and why their pet might benefit, • Capturing their email and pet details on your phone (we'll provide the form), • Handing out a welcome bag with a flyer, treats, and branded poo bags What You'll Do • Approach dog owners in a friendly, respectful way and start a short conversation, • Explain Snoots clearly and confidently — we'll train you on the pitch, • Handle common objections (price, "I have a vet," lock-in) honestly, • Capture contact details from interested prospects via our mobile lead form, • Distribute branded welcome bags to every interested prospect, • Track your shifts and leads accurately, • Represent Snoots professionally — we care a lot about this What We're Looking For • Confident and warm — you're comfortable approaching strangers, but you don't push when someone says no, • Genuinely interested in pets — you don't have to own one, but you should like them, • Reliable and self-motivated — you'll often be working solo, and we trust you to manage your own time, • Comfortable outdoors — UK weather, six hours at a stretch, you're fine with it, • Tech-confident — you'll be using a phone-based lead capture form, • 18 or over (this role involves direct customer contact and data capture) Bonus points if you have: • Previous field sales, canvassing, or face-to-face fundraising experience (Greenpeace, Cancer Research, charity street fundraisers, brand promo work, Freddies Flowers / Nonna Tonda style canvassing all great), • A pet of your own, • Local knowledge of South-East London parks What We Offer • £14/hour base, paid weekly, • £ per qualified lead (someone who confirms their email — paid weekly), • £ per conversion (someone who becomes a paying member — paid monthly once they're verified), • Branded uniform, welcome bags, and phone-based tools provided, • Flexible scheduling — tell us when you can work, we'll fit shifts around you, • Top performers earn £1,000+ per week, • Real opportunity to grow with a fast-moving, founder-led business, • A team that backs you, training you actually need, and a product you'll be proud to talk about

Location: St James, South West London (SW1), W1J Salary: From £70,000 to £80,000 per annum A new Pan Asian restaurant is set to open in the heart of Mayfair, bringing together refined, authentic cooking inspired by the diverse culinary traditions of South and East Asia. The kitchen will champion exceptional produce, thoughtful technique, and a deep respect for regional flavours — all delivered with precision and elegance. The owners are hands-on, supportive, and genuinely committed to building a positive, well-structured working environment. Their vision is to grow the restaurant steadily and sustainably, ensuring the team feels valued, encouraged, and empowered to develop their skills as the business evolves. Head Chef Benefits: • A Fantastic salary package of £70,000 to £80,000 per year, • Closed bank holidays, 2 weeks in August, Christmas, and New Year!, • Full autonomy of the menus., • Refer a friend schemes., • Pension scheme., • A brand new, fully refurbished kitchen., • Uniform and staff meals provided on duty. Head Chef Requirements: • A highly creative Head Chef with a proven track record in award-winning restaurants, luxury hotels, or private members’ clubs, demonstrating consistency, leadership, and an ability to deliver exceptional food at the highest level., • Experience in world-class Pan Asian restaurants is essential. The ideal candidate will bring deep knowledge of South and East Asian cuisines, drawing on that background to create refined, authentic dishes that can confidently stand alongside the very best Pan Asian cooking in London., • A minimum of two years’ experience as a Head Chef is required. You will be responsible for full menu development, food cost control, due diligence, kitchen management, and all aspects of health and safety, as well as the broader operational responsibilities expected at senior leadership level.

We are a growing property services company working with estate agents, landlords, and developers across London, and we’re looking to expand our network of trusted freelance contractors. We’re seeking experienced professionals to work with us on an ad-hoc subcontract basis, delivering services under our company brand across North, West, South, and East London. Services Required We are currently looking for qualified contractors in the following disciplines: Gas Engineers • Gas Safety Certificates (CP12), • Commercial Gas Safety Certificates, • Boiler servicing & safety checks (desirable) Electricians • EICRs (Domestic & Commercial), • Portable Appliance Testing (PAT), • Emergency Lighting Testing, • Minor remedial works (desirable) Fire & Safety Professionals • Fire Risk Assessments (FRA), • Health & Safety / Fire Risk Reports (HSFRA) Energy Assessors • Domestic EPCs, • Non-Domestic EPCs Property Services • Floor Plans (measured surveys), • Property Photography (marketing standard), • (Desirable) Videography / virtual tours What We’re Looking For: • Fully qualified and competent in your field, • Relevant accreditations (e.g. Gas Safe, NICEIC/NAPIT, NEBOSH, EPC accreditation, etc.), • Valid public liability insurance (and professional indemnity where applicable), • Own equipment and ability to work independently, • Professional, reliable, and client-facing, • Willingness to represent our brand to a high standard Areas Covered Work available across: • North London, • West London, • South London, • East London How to Apply If you’re interested in working with us, please get in touch with: • Your qualifications & accreditations, • Proof of insurance, • Areas you cover, • Availability, • Rates (if applicable) For FRA, H&S (HSFRA), and EPC contractors: Please include a sample report with your application. What We Offer • Workflow from estate agents & developers, • Flexible, ad-hoc jobs to suit your schedule, • Opportunity to build a long-term working relationship, • Work under a growing brand. We’re looking to build a reliable network of professionals we can trust to deliver excellent service to our clients. Interested? Get in touch today and join our network.

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Break the fast London

Breakfast Chef – Creative & Experienced 📍 Break the Fast London Brockley, SE4 🕘 Open 7 Days a Week 💷 £14–£17 per hour (Weekly Pay) Full-Time & Part-Time Available Immediate Start Break the Fast London is a vibrant, fast-growing brunch concept inspired by global breakfast flavours. We are looking for an experienced and creative Breakfast Chef to join our kitchen team and help elevate our offering as we continue to grow. This is not an entry-level role. We’re looking for someone confident, organised and capable of running a busy brunch service. The Role You will be responsible for: • Preparing and delivering high-quality breakfast and brunch dishes, • Managing and executing Deliveroo & UberEats orders efficiently, • Maintaining consistency, presentation and speed during peak service, • Supporting menu development with creative ideas, • Ensuring excellent hygiene and food safety standards, • Working collaboratively with front-of-house to ensure smooth service, • We’re Looking For Someone Who:, • Has proven experience as a Breakfast or Brunch Chef, • Is confident managing high-volume weekend service, • Understands timing, ticket flow and delivery platform pressure, • Has strong plating and presentation skills, • Brings creativity and initiative to the kitchen, • Lives within 30 minutes of Brockley (essential), • Is reliable, punctual and professional, • What We Offer, • £14–£18 per hour depending on experience, • Weekly pay, • Full-time or part-time flexibility, • Opportunity to grow with an expanding brand, • Supportive, ambitious and energetic team environment, • If you’re passionate about brunch culture and want to be part of building something special in South East London, we’d love to hear from you.

Reports to: Head Chef (Shankar Gurumurthy) Department: Operations Location: Wood Green, London N22 Schedule: Tuesday to Saturday (full-time) Type: Permanent About Eat Píng Eat Píng is a fast-growing, London-based meal subscription business delivering balanced and nutritious Asian food at scale. We combine authentic flavours with healthier ingredient substitutions and no trade-off between taste and health. We’ve scaled from zero to over 5,500 meals per week within our first year and are building the operational foundations to triple that. This is not a live-service kitchen. We are a food production operation built with systematic, military-grade operational discipline. Every dish follows a standardised recipe bible and plating bible, batch cooked and blast chilled to exacting food safety standards. The Role We’re hiring a Chef de Partie to take ownership of a designated section within our production kitchen. You’ll be responsible for executing your station to the highest standard across our weekly production cycle from prep through to portioning. This is a hands-on role for someone who takes pride in precision, consistency, and speed, and who wants to grow within a fast-scaling food business. Key Responsibilities Production & Execution • Take full ownership of your assigned section across the weekly production cycle: sauce prep (Tuesday), main prep (Wednesday), production (Thursday), portioning and sealing (Friday–Saturday), • Execute batch cooking to recipe bible specifications using commercial kitchen equipment including Rational Bratt Pans, convection ovens, blast chillers, and Robocoupes, • Ensure all food from your section is blast chilled to below 2°C within protocol timeframes and correctly transferred to cold room storage, • Operate your designated station on the 4-station portioning assembly line (carb, protein, vegetable, or sauce/garnish), maintaining speed and accuracy Quality & Consistency • Prepare all dishes to the exact specifications set out in the recipe bible and plating bible as consistency is a non-negotiable, • Monitor dish weights and presentation at your station to ensure adherence to plating standards, • Conduct taste checks on your section’s output and flag any quality concerns to the Head Chef immediately Requirements Essential: • Experience as a Chef de Partie or strong Commis Chef ready to step up, in a high-volume food production or commercial kitchen environment, • Solid understanding of batch cooking techniques, blast chilling protocols, and cold chain management, • Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene certification (HS2) — or willingness to obtain before start date, • Working knowledge of HACCP principles and food safety record-keeping, • Competent operating commercial kitchen equipment (Bratt pans, convection ovens, blast chillers, Robocoupes), • Reliable, punctual, and able to maintain high standards under pressure across long production days, • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, scaling startup environment where discipline and output matter, • Right to work in the UK Desirable: • Experience with Asian cuisine, particularly South East Asian, Chinese, Korean, or Japanese cooking techniques and flavour profiles, • Background in meal prep, subscription food, or FMCG food production, • Level 3 Food Safety & Hygiene certification Our Culture Eat Píng operates by four core standards. These aren’t aspirational — they’re how we work every day: • Aggressive Intensity — We are here to win. We expect high performers who consistently bring their A-game., • Ruthless Efficiency — Every effort must drive meaningful results. We focus on what matters most and execute relentlessly., • Cross Collaboration — No role operates in isolation. Kitchen, operations, growth, and tech work together with shared responsibility., • Creative Discipline — Punctuality, professionalism, and respect are mandatory. At the same time, if you believe a process can be improved, we want to hear it.

New Beckenham, Bromley

Are you an experienced carer looking for flexible self-employed work in London? Eden Homecare 247 Ltd is an introductory care agency based in Bromley, South East London. We connect experienced, self-employed carers with clients who need support in their own homes across London. HOW IT WORKS: We introduce you to clients in your area. You agree your hours and rate directly with the client and work for them on a self-employed basis. We handle the matching so you don't have to find clients yourself. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR: • Experienced care workers (domiciliary, residential or similar), • Compassionate, reliable and professional, • Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one), • Right to work in the UK, • Good communication skills EXPERIENCE WELCOMED IN: • Personal care and domiciliary care, • Dementia and Alzheimer's care, • Palliative and end of life care, • Physical disabilities, • Mental health support, • Learning disabilities, • Post-hospital recovery care DESIRABLE (not essential): • NVQ/QCF Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care, • Driving licence and own vehicle, • Additional languages spoken WHAT YOU GET: • Flexible working — you set your own hours and availability, • You work directly for the client — you are your own boss, • Earn £13.00 - £16.00 per hour, • We introduce you to clients — no need to find work yourself, • Register and manage your profile online in minutes, • Supportive team who genuinely understand care IMPORTANT — SELF-EMPLOYED ROLE: This is a self-employed position. You will work directly for the client and invoice them for your hours. Eden Homecare 247 Ltd acts as an introductory agency only.

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Tempdent Recruitment & Training Dental Agency

Are you a Qualified, GDC-registered Dental Nurse seeking a secure, long-term opportunity in Greater London? We partner with a variety of well-established, supportive dental practices actively seeking permanent Dental Nurses to join their teams. We will match you with practices that align with your commute, experience, and career goals across North, South, East, West, and Central London. Why Join These Practices? • Supportive environments that value their nursing teams, • Structured career progression, training, and CPD support, • Stable, well-run practices with excellent clinical standards, • Opportunities within mixed NHS/private, private, and specialist settings, • Positive working cultures and friendly teams, • Long-term job security with practices committed to developing staff Key Responsibilities: • Provide high-quality chairside support, • Maintain excellent cross-infection control and CQC compliance, • Prepare surgeries, equipment, and materials, • Support patients with a calm, friendly approach, • Assist with reception duties when needed, • Work collaboratively as part of a supportive dental team About You: We are looking for candidates who are: • GDC-registered (essential), • A qualified Dental Nurse with general practice experience, • Reliable, professional, and patient-focused, • Confident communicating with patients and colleagues, • Keen to develop your skills and grow within a practice Why Apply Through Our Agency? We specialize exclusively in dental recruitment, providing nurses with access to the best permanent opportunities across London. When you apply through us, you will receive: • 1-to-1 support through interviews and onboarding, • Matching to practices that suit your personality and goals, • Access to a wide range of permanent vacancies

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Smith & Green Security Systems Ltd

Security systems installer

2 months ago

Full-time

Sidcup

Security Systems Engineer – Intruder, CCTV & Access Control London / South East London / Kent SGS Security Systems are a well-established, growing company with over 28 years of industry experience. We are a small, tight-knit team focused on high-quality installations with no shortcuts, working across commercial and domestic projects. We are looking for an experienced Security Systems Engineer who can confidently work independently across intruder alarms, CCTV, and access control systems. The Role • Installation, servicing, and fault finding on intruder alarm systems (Galaxy, Texecom, Pyronix), • CCTV systems (primarily Hikvision IP systems), • Access control systems, • Working across commercial sites (approx. 75%) and residential properties, • Managing your own jobs and workload independently, • Strong experience with intruder alarms, CCTV, and access control, • Confident working alone on installations and maintenance, • Experience with Galaxy, Texecom, Pyronix, and Hikvision systems, • Full UK driving licence, • Reliable, hardworking, and takes pride in their work, • £35,000 – £50,000 (depending on experience), • Company van & fuel card, • Overtime available (optional), • 25 days holiday + bank holidays + Christmas period, • Small, experienced team (not a corporate environment), • Over 28 years of industry knowledge, • High-quality installations – no rushed or corner-cut jobs, • Strong opportunity to grow as the company expands

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