Pastry Sous Chef

Title: Pastry Sous Chef
Location: Summer Fields School, Oxford
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum

Benefits:

• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays
• 3 volunteering days and 3 grandparent leave days
• Enhanced maternity leave up to 24 weeks
• Bespoke training and professional development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts on retail, holidays, and cinema through the HAPI app
• Access to a wellbeing hub and employee assistance program
• Free meals while on duty
• Career growth and apprenticeship opportunities

Are you a skilled and passionate Pastry Sous Chef eager to bring your creativity and expertise to Summer Fields, a well-regarded independent school in Oxford? Offering up to £40,000, this role is perfect for an individual dedicated to high-quality pastry and dessert creation, who thrives in a collaborative environment.

At Summer Fields, known for its nurturing and vibrant academic atmosphere, the culinary service plays a significant role in the students experience. You'll help create a wide variety of dessert options and sweet treats for breakfast, lunch, supper, and special events, bringing delight to pupils, staff, and visitors alike.

Working closely with an experienced culinary team, youll have the opportunity to enhance the schools menu with your expertise, participate in exciting school events, and contribute to the evolving food culture at Summer Fields. This role allows you to leave a lasting impact, enriching the community with exceptional food and memorable experiences.

The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced Pastry Sous Chef with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

As a Pastry Sous Chef you will

As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.

• Ideally have experience working within Education catering
• Have a progressive career to date
• Be up to date with current food trends
• Have a real passion for food and customer service
• Have good Health & Safety knowledge
• Be able to work within set budgets
• Know how to cost and plan menus accurately
• Be familiar with training and coaching a team

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Reward & recognition schemes
• People awards to celebrate our employees
• Work/life balance
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Prestigious working environments
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• Pension scheme
• Competitive salary

We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.

Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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