Head Chef | Weekdays | Winchester College, SO23 9NA (Enhanced DBS Required)
Head Chef – Hospitality & Catering
Winchester College | Monday to Friday | Daytime & Evening Hours | Competitive Pay
Are you an experienced Head Chef looking for your next leadership opportunity? Join our catering team at Winchester College, one of the UK's leading independent boarding schools, home to over 700 pupils and staff.
As a Head Chef, you'll lead one of the College's catering operations, overseeing the delivery of exceptional food across a variety of dining outlets. This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your culinary expertise while managing and developing a talented kitchen team in a prestigious educational setting.
If you're passionate about delivering outstanding food, leading by example, and maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance, we'd love to hear from you.
Shift Information
- Monday to Friday shifts
- Typical working hours: 11:00am – 7:00pm
- Flexibility is required to meet the needs of the business
- Full-time and flexible opportunities available
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading the day-to-day operation of one of the College's catering outlets
- Managing, motivating and supporting chefs, kitchen assistants and kitchen porters
- Preparing and delivering fresh, high-quality meals to the highest culinary standards
- Maintaining consistency in food quality, presentation and portion control
- Adapting menus where required to accommodate allergens and specialist dietary requirements
- Managing stock levels, ordering, deliveries and stock rotation (FIFO)
- Minimising food waste and ensuring efficient kitchen operations
- Maintaining excellent standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and kitchen organisation
- Ensuring full compliance with HACCP, Food Safety, Health & Safety and COSHH procedures
- Keeping all food safety records and compliance documentation up to date
- Working closely with site management and front-of-house teams to deliver an exceptional dining experience
- Supporting the training and development of the wider kitchen team
What We Offer
- Enhanced DBS certificate provided where required
- Competitive pay
- Monday to Friday working pattern with ongoing opportunities
- Opportunity to work at one of the UK's most prestigious boarding schools
- Full training and continuous professional development
- Opportunity to work at over 5,000 Compass venues across the UK
- Compass Exclusive Benefits
- Lifestyle Benefits "Perks" Platform
- Health & Wellbeing Support Programme, including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
What We're Looking For
- An experienced Head Chef, Senior Chef or Sous Chef ready to lead a professional kitchen
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Excellent knowledge of food safety, allergens and HACCP
- Ability to manage a busy kitchen while maintaining exceptional standards
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- A proactive, reliable and professional approach
- Passion for producing outstanding food and developing others
Skills & Qualifications
- Previous experience as a Head Chef, Lead Chef, Senior Chef or Sous Chef is essential.
- Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate is required.
- Excellent understanding of Food Safety, HACCP and allergen management.
- As this role is based within an educational setting, an Enhanced DBS Check is required. If you already hold one, please let our recruitment team know. If not, we'll arrange this as part of your onboarding.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a kitchen within one of the UK's most respected educational establishments. You'll enjoy the support of Compass Group, access to industry-leading training and career development, and the opportunity to work across more than 5,000 venues nationwide.
With competitive pay, excellent employee benefits and the chance to make a real impact every day, this is a fantastic opportunity to take the next step in your culinary career.
Apply online today using our quick 1-minute application form.
We'll be in touch as soon as possible and, if successful, you could be leading one of the catering teams at Winchester College within just a few days.