An independent day and boarding preparatory school for boys aged 6–13 in Ascot, catering for approximately 300 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of breakfast, AM snack, lunch, PM snack, and supper along with match teas. This is a term time only contract and operates Monday to Sunday, so the working pattern is 5 over 7 days. This location benefits from free parking on site.
We are looking for a talented Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in Ascot.
If you are a current chef or want to train and develop to become a chef by joining our chefs academy, please apply today. You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients and regularly changing bespoke menus, showcasing your skillset.
Key responsibilities:
* Work well in a team, providing breakfast, lunch, and hospitality.
* Produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the company's brand standards.
* Ensure company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
* Follow all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures.
* Experience of pot wash duties would be an advantage.
* Exhibit excellent customer service skills.
* Be a great team player.
You will have the following skills:
* A genuine interest in food and excellent customer service.
* An all-round team player.
* Innovation and passion for great food.
* An organized person with attention to detail.
* Ability to demonstrate reasonable/good understanding and use of verbal English.
* Ability to demonstrate reasonable/good standard of written English and reading skills.
* Similar experience in a customer and/or food preparation environment is preferred.
Benefits:
* Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms, etc).
* Free meals on duty.
* Volunteers leave – up to one day per year.
* Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Recommend a friend bonus.
* Unrivalled individual training and development.
* Well established apprenticeship programme.
* Team and company social events.
* Employee assistance programme.
* Workplace pension.
* Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.
About us:
Thomas Franks is a founder-led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion, and style. We are unique in our approach, and our clients and our people are paramount to our daily success.
Disclaimer:
All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role. An enhanced DBS, identity, and reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organization using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school, any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and as such, any criminal conviction, caution, or bind-over must be declared.
Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks:
We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion. We invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.
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