Chef De Partie – Park Head Hotel
| Posting date: | 20 May 2026 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2026 |
| Location: | DL14 |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Auckland Project |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
The Auckland Project
At the heart of our sites is Auckland Palace, the home of the Prince Bishops of Durham and the historic seat of faith and power in the North of England. The experience across our sites is deeply linked to those two themes and are repeated throughout the Palace and its gardens, the Faith Museum and the Mining Art and Spanish Galleries. The collection of our venues, spaces and places invites conversations about belonging, faith, loss, sacrifice, community, love and creativity. We would like our visitors to explore and to discover things about our town, our country and their own lives. We want to create encounters – and need your help to do so.
The role purpose
We are seeking an organised and collaborative Chef De Partie to join our team at The Park Head Hotel, Bishop Auckland. Your passion for homemade, creative food and exceptional dining experiences will inspire both your kitchen team and our customers. You’ll be responsible for delivering high-quality, creative dishes with a strong focus on food safety and training your colleagues to excel in these areas.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage and maintain high standards within your assigned kitchen section.
• Ensuring compliance with temperature checking, fridge/freezer temps, probing, deliveries etc as per the Safer Food, Better Business guidance.
• Assist senior cooks/chefs in menu delivery according to specifications.
• Inform Cook in Charge or general manager of food orders required.
• Perform all necessary cleaning duties as per the cleaning schedule and complete daily and weekly paperwork accurately.
• Work with urgency and meticulous attention to detail.
• Exhibit a strong desire to learn and grow, with a passion for food.
• Maintain full awareness of menu items, recipes, allergens, and presentation standards.
• Provide flexible support across various service needs: breakfast, lunch, snacks, afternoon tea, evening dining, Sunday lunch, and festive/seasonal services.
Supervisory Responsibility
• Support and mentor junior team members, helping them develop their skills and confidence.
Financial Responsibility
• No budgetary control. However, you will contribute to profit generation by ensuring accurate menu costing and responsible handling of food produce to minimize wastage.
Area of Impact
• Your work will primarily focus on your assigned kitchen but may involve collaboration within group food projects.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria:
• At least one year of experience in a similar role.
• Basic knife skills.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to maintain a tidy work environment.
• Understanding of stock management.
• Professional, hardworking, and enthusiastic attitude towards learning.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• High standards of personal hygiene.
Desirable Criteria:
• Food Safety Level 2 certification.
The Auckland Project focus
The Auckland Project works hard to create a positive change for those living, working and visiting Bishop Auckland. We have created a visitor destination in Bishop Auckland, incorporating Auckland Castle (once home to the Prince Bishops of Durham), a Spanish Art Gallery, Faith Museum, Walled Garden, Deer Park, Mining Art Gallery, Auckland Tower visitor centre and Weardale Railway.
Our visitor destination and community development programme broadly fits into three areas:
1. The social environment: we help individuals and communities by creating a sense of curiosity, hope and faith in themselves and the world around them. We provide opportunities for skills development and partnerships, building a year-round tourist market and supporting small creative industries to thrive
2. The natural environment: we protect, sustain and enhance the world around us
3. The built environment: we restore and enhance the beauty and historic significance of the buildings, structures and assets in our care.
By working with us, you are helping to ensure the town’s future is as magnificent and vibrant as its past.
How to Apply
Apply for this role by downloading and completing an application form from https://aucklandproject.org/support-us/jobs/ and emailing this to recruitment@aucklandproject.org
Closing date: Tuesday 16th June 2026 at 12 noon
We are unable to accept CVs as application. We only accept a completed application form which can be found at https://aucklandproject.org/support-us/jobs/
If we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close the application process early.