Chef

Are you looking to start your career in catering or looking for a new challenge then this could be the job for you, it’s a great place to learn new skills or further develop your current skill sets. 

As a department we like to build a career pathway with achievable career progression and opportunities, time off over Christmas and Easter to spend with friends and family and the generous annual leave entitlement of 25 days.

Background

The Department of Estates and Facilities Services is responsible for developing the University’s estate and improving the University experience for staff, students and visitors.

The Role

We are looking for a Chef to join our well-established Estates and Facilities Directorate at Canterbury Christ Church University.

You will work as part of a team in the food and beverage outlets across the Canterbury Campus providing catering and hospitality services. The post of Chef will be involve working in any of the Catering kitchen’s that include food court, Atrium Cafe, St Georges lounge bar, Food Trailer, hospitality, banquets and functions.

The Person

We are searching for a highly motivated individual with a flexible approach and be able to meet the expectations of providing a consistent and quality service to students, staff and external visitors.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Customer focused
• Delivering a first-class service to students, staff and external clients.
• Working with the Chef de parties in any kitchen to agreed menu’s and specifications
• Willingness to learn new skills and develop as an individual
• Working with the Team to maximise student experience
• Team player to be consistently working with colleagues to ensure the best service is offered
• Be able to work alone and still maintain high standards of service