Chef

Berkeley Scott is seeking a Chef to join Impact Food Group in Staines, working within school kitchens across the area. This temporary position offers weekday shifts and term-time employment, providing excellent work-life balance with weekends free. You will prepare and cook nutritious meals for students, ensuring high standards of food safety and presentation. The role suits culinary professionals seeking regular, school-based hours with competitive pay and weekly wages. Opportunities exist to secure long-term or permanent placements, with additional work available in other sectors during holidays.

Key skills include menu planning, portion control, and team collaboration within an educational setting. Working with our client, Impact Food Group, we have a variety of Education Chef roles available across schools in the Staines upon Thames area. This is an excellent opportunity for Chefs seeking weekday work, work-life balance and the potential to secure long-term or permanent placements in school kitchens!

Benefits of Working as an Education Chef

• Term-time roles
• Competitive rates of pay
• Weekly pay
• Weekends off!
• Opportunities to pick up additional work in other sectors at weekends and during holidays
• Potential for permanent roles for the right candidates
• £50 refer a friend scheme - earn a £50 voucher after your referral works 10 shifts

What You'll Be Doing as an Education Chef

• Preparing and cooking nutritious, balanced meals for students and staff
• Planning menus in line with school guidelines and dietary requirements
• Ensuring high standards of food hygiene, safety, and kitchen cleanliness
• Managing stock, ordering supplies, and minimising waste
• Supervising and supporting kitchen assistants during service
• Adhering to all food safety and health and safety regulations

What We Are Looking For In Our Education Chefs

• Minimum 6 months experience as senior Chef - preferably in a school or similar environment
• Right to work in the UK - sponsorship is not available for these roles
• Enhanced DBS with child workforce or willing to obtain is essential
• Strong, reliable, and excellent communication skills are essential
• A passion for providing healthy meals for children and young people
• Minimum Level 2 Food Safety and Allergens, as well as additional compliance training, is essential and will be provided free of charge for all applicants

Kellan Group (including all of our brands, Berkeley Scott, RK and Quantica) are committed to promoting equal opportunities to people regardless of age, gender, religion, belief, race, sexuality or disability.

We operate as an employment agency and employment business. You'll find a wide selection of vacancies on our websites.

Rates of pay are dependent on experience and/or the specific site/client. If you are an experienced Chef we would love to hear from you!