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Chef
£18,852 to £20,092 per annum equates to approx. £10.32- £11.00 per hour
Canterbury, Kent
University of Kent
Do you have a passion for food? Are you looking for a shorter working week (35 hours) and a better work-life balance? We are looking for an experienced Chef to work in one of our outlets alongside our experienced teams to help maintain our high-quality, fast-paced, catering service. You will help with the daily preparation of our menus, specials, and recipes, and maintaining the required food standards. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, halal, and gluten-free diets with a wide range of dining options on campus.
In return we offer a 35 hour working week on a Monday to Sunday rota (working 5 out of 7 days), regular overtime during busy periods up to 48 hours per week, and 43 days paid leave including paid time off when we are closed over Christmas and the New Year, a rarity in catering!
We offer our staff a range of excellent benefits including:
Continued accredited training and development opportunities, Apprenticeships, a good quality occupational pension scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, discounted staff bus pass and an Employee Assistance Programme. For further information on our staff benefits please go to https://staff.kent.ac.uk/employment/benefits
As Chef you will need experience of preparing menus and recipes, ordering stock, managing stores and stock control, and preparing food in a commercial environment, Food Hygiene Certificate and excellent customer service skills
Kent Hospitality provides student accommodation for over 6,500 students, housekeeping, catering, bar, reception, conference and events services across our Canterbury and Medway campuses.
If you want to talk to our catering team about this great opportunity, then please either email catering@kent.ac.uk or call 01227 827164
No agencies, thank you.
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