King's College London

THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

About us

Kings Food provides a range of retail and hospitality services through our restaurants and coffee shops across The Strand, Waterloo, Denmark Hill, Guys and St Thomas  campuses.

The department has a strong commitment to providing excellent customer service and aims to ensure best value for money for its customers and the College.

About the role

If you want to work in a friendly fun environment where you are really valued for your contribution, then we may have the job for you. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to join our team as Commis Chef on our Strand campus.

Reporting into the Head Chef , the successful candidate will have a passion for great quality fresh food and be able t work to a high standard with great attention to detail.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Have experience of working in a catering environment
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Be able to work independently and under pressure
• Be organised and passionate about food

The contract is offered on a five out of 7 days basis and will involve working evenings and weekends.

This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite  contract.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1.      Educated to GCSE or equivalent

2.      Basic level of computer literacy (ability to access email and online training)

3.      Experience of working in a catering environment

4.      Knowledge of basic food preparation

5.      Knowledge of all food hygiene, health and safety regulations

6.      Experience of producing a wide variety of food

7.      Good cooking skills

8.      Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable criteria

1.      Experience of hospitality and event catering

2.      Hold a food handlers’ certificate

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.