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Commis Chef
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Cm6 3LL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Felsted School |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Commis Chef
Actual Salary £19,666.94 per annum
Permanent | 40 hours per week (average) | Term-Time Only (34 weeks per annum)
This Independent Boarding and Day School in North Essex requires a suitably experienced and qualified Commis Chef to join our Prep School Catering Team.
The main duties will involve assisting in the prompt and efficient preparation and service of all meals to the highest standards, together with maintaining the cleanliness and hygiene of the kitchen to ensure compliance with legal and company regulations regarding hygiene, health and safety. The role also involves assisting with maintenance of the goods received system, and monitoring production and wastage levels.
It is essential that the successful candidate holds a food hygiene certificate, at least an NVQ Level 2 in Hospitality and Catering (or an equivalent) and has a keen interest in the associated duties of working in a fast-paced catering environment. A positive ‘can-do’ attitude to customer service, excellent communication skills and ability to work independently and contribute within a team are vital.
Further information and a full job description can be found on our website.
This role is a permanent position working an average of 40 hours per week, term-time only (34 weeks per year). The actual working pattern will be as follows:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 06:00 until 14:00 (34 weeks per year)
Fridays from 11:00 until 19:00 (34 weeks per year, should term end on a Friday this shift may be adjusted)
Saturdays from 06:00 - 14:00 (24 weeks per year)
The starting salary for this role is £19,666.94 per annum, inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%.
Benefits include free life assurance, parking; a contributory pension scheme (matched at 4%); membership availability to the School’s healthcare scheme (via BUPA); free lunch on full days worked; free lunch provided; annual salary reviews; free use of the Felsted Gym and pool facilities; subsidised on-site Coffee Shop; and membership to Felsted Connect; an online multi-platform engagement tool where employees have access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and offers from online and high-street retailers. More information on our rewards package can be found on our website felsted.org/employment-opps/rewards.
Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex. Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI, Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic education to approximately 1100 boys and girls aged four to eighteen. We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone. We employ more than 160 teachers and 440 operational staff in a community orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 15 August at 9:00am. Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.
If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our website www.felsted.org/employment-opps to complete our online application process.
Felsted is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a ‘culture of vigilance’ to safeguard and protect all in its care, and to all aspects of its ‘Safeguarding (Child Protection and Staff Behaviour) Policy’. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All employees are subject to pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Actual Salary £19,666.94 per annum
Permanent | 40 hours per week (average) | Term-Time Only (34 weeks per annum)
This Independent Boarding and Day School in North Essex requires a suitably experienced and qualified Commis Chef to join our Prep School Catering Team.
The main duties will involve assisting in the prompt and efficient preparation and service of all meals to the highest standards, together with maintaining the cleanliness and hygiene of the kitchen to ensure compliance with legal and company regulations regarding hygiene, health and safety. The role also involves assisting with maintenance of the goods received system, and monitoring production and wastage levels.
It is essential that the successful candidate holds a food hygiene certificate, at least an NVQ Level 2 in Hospitality and Catering (or an equivalent) and has a keen interest in the associated duties of working in a fast-paced catering environment. A positive ‘can-do’ attitude to customer service, excellent communication skills and ability to work independently and contribute within a team are vital.
Further information and a full job description can be found on our website.
This role is a permanent position working an average of 40 hours per week, term-time only (34 weeks per year). The actual working pattern will be as follows:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 06:00 until 14:00 (34 weeks per year)
Fridays from 11:00 until 19:00 (34 weeks per year, should term end on a Friday this shift may be adjusted)
Saturdays from 06:00 - 14:00 (24 weeks per year)
The starting salary for this role is £19,666.94 per annum, inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%.
Benefits include free life assurance, parking; a contributory pension scheme (matched at 4%); membership availability to the School’s healthcare scheme (via BUPA); free lunch on full days worked; free lunch provided; annual salary reviews; free use of the Felsted Gym and pool facilities; subsidised on-site Coffee Shop; and membership to Felsted Connect; an online multi-platform engagement tool where employees have access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and offers from online and high-street retailers. More information on our rewards package can be found on our website felsted.org/employment-opps/rewards.
Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex. Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI, Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic education to approximately 1100 boys and girls aged four to eighteen. We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone. We employ more than 160 teachers and 440 operational staff in a community orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 15 August at 9:00am. Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.
If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our website www.felsted.org/employment-opps to complete our online application process.
Felsted is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a ‘culture of vigilance’ to safeguard and protect all in its care, and to all aspects of its ‘Safeguarding (Child Protection and Staff Behaviour) Policy’. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All employees are subject to pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.