Chef de Partie

Title: Chef de Partie – Full-Time, Term-Time Contract

Location: Queen Mary’s School, Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, YO7 3BZ

Salary: £27,000 per annum

Benefits:

• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Access to a wellbeing hub and employee assistance program
• Discounts via the HAPI app (high street shops, holidays & cinema)
• Free meals while at work
• Career development opportunities, including HIT Apprenticeship

We are seeking a Chef de Partie to join our team on a full-time, term-time contract. The role primarily involves working from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday to Friday, with occasional evening shifts to cover for boarding chefs' days off. During school holidays, the role includes catering for lettings, which may require some weekend work. These responsibilities are shared equally among all chefs and occur infrequently.

Holroyd Howe is proud to provide catering at Queen Mary’s School, Baldersby Park, Topcliffe. As a leading contract catering company, we specialise in creating bespoke, high-quality food experiences for independent schools. With a focus on fresh, locally sourced ingredients and exceptional service, we are dedicated to delivering nutritious, delicious meals that inspire and support young minds.

If you have a passion for food, thrive in a dynamic environment, and want to make a positive impact on the lives of students and staff, we would love to hear from you.

• Prepare and cook high-quality, nutritious meals for students and staff
• Ensure all food is prepared and served in line with health and safety regulations
• Work as part of a collaborative kitchen team, supporting senior chefs when required
• Assist in managing kitchen stock, ordering, and food waste control
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen
• Contribute to menu planning and help create innovative dishes
• Cover evening shifts when required to support the boarding chefs
• Provide excellent service and maintain a positive dining experience for students and staff

• Previous experience as a Chef de Partie or in a similar kitchen role
• Strong passion for producing high-quality, nutritious meals
• Ability to work well within a team and manage time efficiently
• Flexible to work occasional evenings and weekends

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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