Chef de Partie

Role and Responsibilities

Required competencies:

• Food Safety Level 3 or equivalent;
• A good knowledge of allergen management; proven training of this would be ideal;
• A good level of basic numeracy, literacy and IT skills in order to support menu and recipe planning, stock control and staff management through effective communication;
• A City and Guilds/NVQ Level 3 qualification would be beneficial

• Work closely with the Sous Chef and Head Chef to ensure food production records are maintained and food produced according to the set recipes;
• Assist in creating and implementing new items for the menu;
• Adapt to new customer trends, using seasonal produce;
• Stock control of stores, fridge, fridges etc and stock rotation checks
• Complete briefings and service briefings as appropriate, ensuring an allergen briefing is undertaken for each service with front of house staff.
• Provide guidance to catering staff on food service; ensure that all food is safe and served at appropriate temperatures and ensure that all appropriate paperwork is completed;
• Ensure that all allergen information is available for each meal provided;
• Ensure that the School’s ‘No Nut’ policy is strictly adhered to.

• Support the events of catering to either external or internal functions.

• Work as a team and have a can do attitude;
• Take responsibility for the work that you do and ensure is completed to the right standard;
• Self motivated and ensure you take pride in the food that is produced;
• Ensure the food hygiene and health and safety within the kitchen is followed; high cleanliness rules, practices and routines to avoid accidents, food spillage or waste

• Take responsibility for the food safety and health and safety practices, ensuring suitable due diligence is maintained and all cleaning schedules are completed;
• Monitor the food supplies, ensuring proper food quality and completing the necessary delivery checks;
• Monitor the kitchen equipment, ensure appropriate usage and maintenance; report and follow up on any defects or requests for new purchases;
• Keep appropriate records relating to stock and equipment.

Other responsibilities

• Be proactive in seeking continual improvement in all aspects of the catering operation;
• Work in harmony with other staff within the domestic department and other departments within the School, to ensure optimum conditions are provided for the delivery of catering services;
• Any other duties commensurate with this position as directed by the Head Chef or Sous Chef.

Person Specification

The successful candidate:

• Must be a real foodie, with a passion for producing quality food, with seasonal produce;
• Be a self motivator, capable of managing their own time, be innovative;
• Have the ability to communicate efficiently and effectively at all levels, including with Senior Management;
• Have a strict approach to upholding food safety and health and safety practices and allergen management.
• Be flexible and able to work under pressure, with a positive work ethic.
• Support and deliver hospitality events, ensuring the food is of a high quality standard.

Salary and Further Information

Support Staff

• Start date: September 2025
• Salary: The annual salary for this role will be in the region of £28,000 (gross) per annum and dependent on experience.
• Pension: The successful candidate will be auto-enrolled into the School’s pension scheme if eligible.
• Hours of work: The Chef de Partie is employed throughout the year, working 40 hours per week on a rota basis, but given the nature of the role will be expected to work flexible hours. This will require the successful candidate to work early and late hours with some weekend working.
• Holiday: The School holiday year runs from 1 January to 31 December. The Chef de Partie is entitled to five weeks holiday plus bank holidays annually; one week of this entitlement must be used to cover the Christmas shutdown period and up to two weeks may need to be reserved to cover the last two weeks during August when the catering department closes. Bank holidays occurring during term time are considered to be normal working days. Generally, leave should be taken in School holidays and with the prior approval of the Domestic Bursar.
• Notice Period: The first twelve months of employment will be a probationary period. In the probationary period, the notice required to terminate the employment will be one calendar month. Thereafter, the notice period required by either side to terminate the employment will be three calendar months.

Additional Staff Benefits

• Use of facilities
• Staff have use of state-of-the-art gym with Technogym equipment at allocated times
• Staff swimming sessions and family swimming sessions in the recently built 25m, 6-lane indoor pool
• Supportive Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme
• Ample free onsite parking
• Freshly prepared, nutritious lunches in the Dining Room during term time. Refreshments are also available throughout the day in the Staff Room. Meals and refreshments are free of charge.
• There are a number of social events throughout the year that staff are invited to attend.
• The post holder’s children may, upon passing the entrance assessments, be eligible at the discretion of the Governors for a reduction on the basic tuition fees.

The Process

Letters of application should be no more than two sides of A4 and, together with the completed application form and confidential cover sheet should be marked FAO Mrs A M Craciun (Domestic Bursar) and emailed to [contact hidden] will NOT be accepted without an application form.Please complete the relevant application form and confidential application cover sheet found here: https://www.stgeorges-ascot.org.uk/our-school/job-opportunitiesThe School reserves the right to interview and/or appoint at any time during the recruitment process. The position will close as and when a suitable candidate is appointedAny queries about this post may be made in the first instance to Mrs Teresa Barber (Resources Officer) on [contact hidden] or by email to [contact hidden] George’s School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the School. A review of open source social media and online content will be conducted after candidates have been shortlisted and you may be asked about this at interview. The appointment will be subject to a successful disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This will give details of all spent and unspent convictions and other recordable matters. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available, if required, from the School Office. The supplied references will be taken up and the School may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. A medical questionnaire will be required to be completed by the successful candidate.