Pastry Chef

Job Title: Pastry Chef
Location: Streatham & Clapham High School, South London
Salary: £32,000 per annum (term-time only)

Benefits Include:

• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• 3 volunteering days and 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 weeks enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts on our HAPI app (high street shops, holidays, cinema)
• Access to a Wellbeing Hub and employee assistance programme
• Free meals during working hours
• Career development opportunities, including HIT Apprenticeships for all levels

Are you a passionate pastry chef with a talent for creating exceptional desserts and baked goods? Do you thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments and enjoy working as part of a team? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Holroyd Howe is a leading UK contract catering company, delivering fresh, innovative food services to independent schools and colleges. At Streatham & Clapham High School, a prestigious South London girls' school, you’ll contribute to a vibrant, supportive community known for its academic excellence and creativity.

Working 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM (term-time only), you’ll also showcase your pastry skills at occasional hospitality events, with great opportunities for overtime.

Join us and make your mark in this exciting role!

• Prepare and craft high-quality pastry, desserts, and baked goods with precision and consistency.
• Supervise and mentor junior pastry chefs, fostering skill development and ensuring team excellence.
• Monitor stock levels of pastry ingredients and report inventory needs to maintain seamless production.
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and efficiency within the pastry workstation.
• Adhere to strict food safety and hygiene standards, ensuring compliance at all times.
• Collaborate with the wider kitchen team to harmonize pastry production with overall kitchen operations.

• Proven experience as a Pastry Chef de Partie or similar role in a professional pastry kitchen.
• Culinary degree or specialised certification in pastry arts is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of pastry preparation techniques, baking methods, and presentation styles.
• Familiarity with health and safety regulations in a pastry kitchen environment.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work efficiently under pressure in a fast-paced setting.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills within a team-oriented environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a commitment to delivering high-quality and visually appealing creations.

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunity 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, it is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children, therefore we will 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 any criminal offences and shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search of public available information on suitability to work with children.“

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

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