Relief Chef

Welcome to IFG, we are one of the fastest growing, education catering companies in the country and were recently awarded Education Caterer of the year at the Foodservice Catey Awards.

We’re not going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feed more children better food.

The role…

Job Title:                                          Relief Chef 

Area Supporting:                            Based at Vale of York Academy, also covering areas in and                                                                                    around Clifton 

Working Days:                                 Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours:                 8am - 2pm (30 hours per week)

Working Weeks:                              39 weeks per year (term time, inset days)

Pay Details:                                     £17,092.50 per year

Benefits:                                          Mileage paid at 45p per mile, free meals on shift, uniform, pension and                                                                other great company benefits

This is a mobile position and will require a full valid UK driving license.

Duties Include:

• Cooking from our amazing menu from scratch
• Maintaining a high level of food safety and hygiene compliance
• Assisting the onsite Chef Manager with the preparation of the main meals and snacks for the site
• Working using fresh seasonal ingredients cooking for a volume of (200+)
• May include some counter service / till work 
• Keeping the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.

Skills needed:

• Technical Cooking Skills
• Ability to work in challenging environments, while maintaining high standards
• Organisational skills
• Food hygiene and food preparation qualifications

Your Background…

You will be an experienced Chef, used to cooking using fresh seasonal ingredients at volume, managing your kitchen and liaising directly with onsite clients. We’re open to people from all industry backgrounds, in fact, we pride ourselves on having restaurant-quality chefs in our secondary schools.

We’re not in the business of making school food, we’re here to make good food, after all, that’s why our clients and customers love us!

What’s in it for me?

So maybe you fancy working somewhere close to home, with daytime hours, and with your weekends and evenings free?

Not to mention all school holidays off, giving you the opportunity for some great work-life balance.

As an added bonus a free meal is supplied on shift! (and uniform)

We’ll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of.

There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had and we’ve got a staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers!

We also run monthly opportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers...

Next steps…

If you think you’ve got what it takes, and the times above suit you, we’d love to hear from you!

An interview and kitchen visit will be required for this role.

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children, and our employees share this commitment.  Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure and children’s barred list check, which IFG will pay for.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.