An independent boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18

CHEF DE PARTIE 

Average of 40 hours per week worked over 5 days out of 7 across a 3-week rota,
including evenings and weekends.   

The environment: Harrow School is situated within a beautiful site in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 830 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses.  The School’s Catering Department produces over 3,000 meals per day during term time and over 25,000 packed meals per year. The School also caters for sports teas, open days, parents’ meetings, departmental dinners, working lunches, and provides high-end hospitality for events such as wedding receptions and conferences.

The role: Harrow School is seeking a Chef de Partie to join our friendly team, producing innovative, cost-effective and healthy food to serve in the central dining hall and other venues throughout the School. This varied role focuses on food production and service delivery, working with quality ingredients to deliver the highest standard of food.  There will also be an opportunity to develop experience of general kitchen management practices, ordering and stock-control procedures, menu planning and costing, managing food safety and wastage reporting.

The skills: You should have demonstrable kitchen experience in a mass-catering operation or high-end hospitality kitchen. An NVQ Level 1 or 2 (or equivalent), City and Guilds 706/1 & 2 (or equivalent), current food hygiene certification recognised in the UK hospitality industry and full UK driving licence are essential. You will pride yourself on your initiative, flair, flexibility and organisation skills in a fast-paced environment, and will be able to confidently communicate to teachers, clients, colleagues and pupils.

The benefits include:

• free lunch
• free parking
• automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme
• use of the School’s sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track
• subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.

Applications will be processed as they are received and interviews may take place before the closing date, so early application is recommended.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.