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Job title Commis Chef

Department Campus Services

Salary Starting from £22,443 Appointments at Grade 2 will receive an additional pensionable supplement to ensure a minimum hourly pay equivalent to £12.00 in line with Voluntary Living Wage.

Grade Grade 2

Contract Type Full Time, Open Ended

Placed on Thursday 26 September 2024

Closing date Thursday 10 October 2024

Interview date Thursday 24 October 2024

Reference KW12087

Special Conditions A variable shift pattern, working 5 days out of 7, Manual handling

Applicant Visa Guidance Skilled Worker visa: guidance for applicants (bath.ac.uk)

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Commis Chef

This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter bonus (£1,000)* and Campus Services refer a friend bonus. 

About the role

Come and work for us as a Commis Chef and see how exciting and varied our food is... you won't find any school dinners here!

We have various outlets serving a varied selection of food from pan-Asian to fine dining. You can find out more about our outlets here: https://www.bath.ac.uk/professional-services/food-and-drink/ 

Demonstrating a passion for cooking high quality food, ideally you will have previous experience of working as a junior chef. An NVQ in Food Preparation would be a distinct advantage, but full training will be provided. You should be comfortable with working in high pressure and varying environments and have a positive attitude, demonstrating an ability to form effective working relationships with other team members.

As well as your chef skills, we're interested in you and your personality; we need real team players who are keen to learn. This is a busy and challenging role, but we offer great opportunities to progress with our team of talented chefs.

The role includes early morning, evening and weekend working on a 5 out of 7 days per week contract (36.5 hours per week). Please attach your CV

You will be ideal candidate if you:

  • are an engaged team player with a commercial kitchen background
  • are committed to providing a high standard of food
  • are flexible and adaptable, able to work to the requirements of the business
  • have a positive working attitude at all times

What we can offer you:

Campus Services New Starter bonus*. In addition to the great benefits Campus Services’ offers, we can offer you a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six month probation. Please note this bonus is pro rata for part time roles.

This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*. If a University staff member has ‘referred’ you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying you select ‘Campus Services Employee Referral’ when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?' and email campusserviceshr@bath.ac.uk the name of the person who referred you.

  • Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions, please contact campusserviceshr@bath.ac.uk if you have any questions regarding them.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information.

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Athena Swan, Disability Confident, Armed Forces Covenant, Living Wage Employer awards


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