👨‍🍳 Term-Time Chef de Partie - Work-Life Balance Meets Culinary Excellence 👩‍🍳 📍 Location: Reading 📅 Start Date: September 2025 💼 Contract Type: Permanent, Term-Time Only ⏱️ Hours: 36 hours per week 💰 Salary: £22,857 - £30,000 pro rata Looking for a chef's role that fits around your life? Want to work with fresh ingredients, a passionate team, and still enjoy your holidays off? Blue Arrow is recruiting Chef de Parties for a prestigious catering operation in Reading - offering term-time only contracts with enhanced pay and unbeatable benefits. ________________________________________ ✨ What's in it for you? * 🍽️ Free meals on duty * 💸 Overtime paid at 1.5x hourly rate * 📆 Double pay on Sundays * 🎄 Christmas &amp; Easter off - all kitchens close for the holidays * 🌴 36 days annual leave (pro rata) * 💷 Pension contribution - 5%, rising to 7% after 5 years * 🧑‍🍳 Training &amp; development - NVQs available * 🏆 Chef competitions - showcase your skills * 🏢 Variety of kitchens - across a large estate * 🚗 On-site parking available * 🌱 Fresh food focus - sustainability at the heart of every dish ________________________________________ 🧑‍🍳 What you'll be doing: * 🔪 Preparing and cooking fresh food to high standards * 📋 Following HACCP and food safety procedures * 🧾 Managing stock, ordering, and minimising waste * 👥 Supervising kitchen teams and deputising for Sous Chef * 🧠 Contributing to menu development and customer satisfaction ________________________________________ 🎓 What you'll need: * 🎓 NVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery (or equivalent) * ✅ Level 2 Food Safety * 🧠 Experience in a commercial kitchen * 💬 Strong communication and problem-solving skills * 💪 Calm under pressure, with a passion for food and service ________________________________________ Typical shifts include: 🕖 7am-2:30pm | 🕗 8am-2:45pm | 🕐 1pm-9pm | 🕝 2:15pm-10pm Weekend work available - earn significantly more! ________________________________________ Ready to cook up a career that works for you? Apply today with Blue Arrow!Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

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