Commis Chef

Commis Chef 

Salary up to £23,352 pa rising to £24,636 pa from September 2022 inclusive of shift allowance for working 5 days out of 7 all year round,

37.5 hours per week, 

30 days annual leave plus paid Bank Holidays 

Royal Russell is a highly respected HMC/IAPS co-educational school with over 1000 pupils between the ages of 3 and 18, situated on a beautiful green campus of 110 acres in the Shirley Hills near Croydon on the doorstep of London. 

This is a high-volume catering environment (lunch for 1350 staff and pupils 5 days a week, and meals for our 200 boarders at weekends) where our staff need great communication and customer facing skills. Our Commis Chef should have a real passion for cooking high quality, innovative, healthy food. 

This is a great opportunity to work with an experienced team of chef’s and develop your culinary skills in all areas of modern cooking including our 5* hospitality offer. Menus are seasonal and we work with fresh produce producing an international menu to suit our customer’s needs.  

Working as part of a team reporting to the Head Chef it would be an advantage to be qualified up to level of NVQ Level 1 (Hospitality and Catering or Cooking for the Catering Industry) or equivalent, although training will be provide for the right candidate.

Our Catering Department is fully operational between the hours of 6.30am and 8pm during term time (36 weeks pa), as well as beyond these hours for some events. It also continues to run during the School holiday periods to service outside lettings. Some flexibility in approach to hours will be required.

As part of the vibrant community of the historic Royal Russell School, you will join a friendly and dedicated team working in our beautiful green parkland estate with easy access to transport links (Coombe Lane tram stop served by the New Addington tram is opposite the School entrance). In addition we offer excellent benefits including free car parking, free meals, a discount of up to 50% on School fees, (85% discount for wrap around care before and after school during term-time and 25% discount with the Royal Russell Holiday Club which operates during School holiday periods), free life insurance cover, access to a pension scheme with employer contributions and the use of our sporting and gym facilities (on-site tennis courts, swimming pool and gym), free of charge. 

Full details of our staff benefits and recruitment procedures can be found on our School recruitment page at: https://www.royalrussell.co.uk/discover/vacancies. If you are interested in joining us please download our application form and return to hr@royalrussell.co.uk by 12 noon on Monday 17 January 2022. Alternatively please call HR on 020-8657-4433 to discuss the role.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (including a check against the Children’s Barred List) and other pre-employment screening including references and medical fitness.