A fantastic new opportunity has arisen to work with a leading Education Hospitality and Leisure provider within the private sector as a chef with a live in package available.

Use your catering skills to fuel adventure

A Head Chef position like no other…

What could be more important than fuelling the next generation for adventure? Our catering team are proud to serve tasty & nutritious meals, combining reassuring favourites and new cuisines to keep the adventure going. Our centralised team provides all the recipes, enabling you and your team to focus on executing our proven menus; delivering delicious as well as safe food by ensuring all health and safety, allergen safety & food safety standards are followed. You will work limited late nights, with a Friday or Saturday evening off most weeks (especially outside of our peak season) and no working over Christmas - this could be the perfect role to progress your career in catering without sacrificing that all important social and family time!? As Head Chef, you’ll be reporting to the Catering Manager, and responsible for managing a team of Chefs & Catering Assistants; organising rotas, setting clear objectives and identifying any training needs. You will also ensure your team is following procedures to maintain exemplary levels of food hygiene, and confidently managing complex dietary requirements. Alongside managing financial aspects of the catering operation, production planning, waste and stock management. Is this you?

Experience as a Sous Chef/Head Chef in a mid-to-large scale dining environment
Has experience and understanding of food mass production
A confident leader of people with strong organisational and decision-making skills
Excellent knowledge of food hygiene & handling complex dietary requirements including allergies and intolerances
You will hold your City & Guilds 7061/2 (or equivalent) and Level 3 or above in Food Safety and Allergen Management

Above all, it’s our core values of FUN, SAFETY, QUALITY, INCLUSIVITY, TEAMWORK and RESPECT that unite us.

A place to thrive

No matter your background, ethnicity, age, neurodivergence or anything else … PGL is a place to be yourself, have fun, use your valuable skills for good and celebrate what makes you brilliantly unique. Fair pay and benefits for all

On top of your 25 days annual leave (+ 8 bank holidays), you’ll also enjoy your birthday off, have paid volunteering days to help worthwhile causes and the option to purchase additional holiday.
A career with ongoing growth, aided development, mentoring, multiple pathways and opportunities to work across different UK or French locations.
24/7 access to our Wellbeing Hub alongside our Employee Assistance Program
Sector leading family friendly policies and a contributory pension
Access to our financial wellbeing platform where you can borrow or save directly from your salary.
Free/discounted PGL breaks for your family & discounts at 800+ retailers.