Commis Chef (Term-Time Only) (KW11687)

Job title Commis Chef (Term-Time Only)

Department Hospitality Operations

Salary Starting from £21,543 Appointments at Grade 2 will receive an additional pensionable supplement to ensure a minimum hourly pay equivalent to £12.00 in line with Voluntary Living Wage.

Grade Grade 2

Contract Type Full Time - Termtime, Open Ended

Placed on Friday 10 May 2024

Closing date Sunday 26 May 2024

Interview date To be confirmed

Reference KW11687

Special Conditions A variable shift pattern, working 5 days out of 7

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About the role

This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter bonus (£1,000) and Campus Services re fer a friend bonus.

The University Hospitality Department provides catering to students, staff and external customers throughout the academic year and during the summer months. There are numerous outlets run by the Hospitality Department offering a range of food and drink options.

We have vacancies for Commis Chefs to support a team of chefs with the production of high quality food, ensuring cleanliness and health and safety standards are met. Demonstrating a passion for cooking high quality food, you will have previous experience of working as a junior chef. An NVQ in Food Preparation would be a distinct advantage. You should be comfortable with working in high pressure environments and have a positive attitude, demonstrating an ability to form effective working relationships with other team members.

The role includes early morning, evening and weekend working on a 5 out of 7 days per week contract (36.5 hours per week). This role is a Term time only role (12 weeks off) 40 week contract

Weeks off would typically be:

 6 weeks at Christmas, starting first week of University Christmas vacation and running to end of Jan
 Easter – 2 week period, usually (but not always) week ending Good Friday & week beginning Easter Monday. Follows University vacation for Easter break
 4 week period at summer, beginning the first or second Monday of August and running to end of August/early Sep – depending on which week it started

Training and uniforms are provided. There are opportunities for development and to seek promotion.

Other benefits include a generous leave entitlement, including closure over the Christmas period, a pension scheme and access to many of the University's top quality facilities and services.

Previous experience as a chef would be preferable

Enthusiastic and willing to learn, with a positive attitude

Basic knowledge of food safety would be preferable

Able to work as part of a team

Ability to work in a fast paced environment

What we can offer you:

a very generous employer contributory pension scheme

generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance

we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements

an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce

a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities

a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan. Find out more about our benefits.

Campus Services New Starter bonus. In addition to the great benefits Campus Services' offers, we can offer you a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six month probation. Please note this bonus is pro rata for part time roles.

This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus. If a University staff member has ‘referred' you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying you select ‘Campus Services Employee Referral' when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?' and email [email protected] the name of the person who referred you.

Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions, please contact [email protected] if you have any questions regarding them.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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