We are Company of Cooks, and we believe brilliant food and drink starts with brilliant people. For over 25 years, we’ve been part of some of the UK’s most loved cultural destinations, from historic palaces and botanical gardens to buzzing galleries and performance spaces, running the cafés, restaurants, bars and events that bring these incredible places to life. 

Our values - Craft, Creativity and Community - guide everything we do. They shape how we work together, how we support our partners, and how we make each guest feel welcome. If you care about food, people and doing things properly, you’ll feel right at home here. 

Wherever we are, we do more than serve. We bring places to life through food, service and creativity and we’re looking for a Junior Sous Chef to join our team in London. 

Location: NW1 4LE 

Rate of Pay: £37,500 per annum

Working Pattern: Predominately Monday - Friday 40 hours per week, 7am - 3:30pm ,occasional weekend and evening shifts depending on events, Site closed over Christmas and New Years

Key Responsibilities: 

• To invent and create menus that are in line with client and customer needs  
• To produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customers 
• To enjoy the food you produce and ensure they are ‘picture perfect’ every time  
• To assist in developing and producing new service styles and food concepts 
• To communicate with the relevant parties requirements for planned menus and 
  order necessary ingredients
• Working in a team of 6, 1 HC, 1 Sous Chef, 1 Junior Sous, 2 CDP and 1 Breakfast Chef

Our ideal candidate will have contract catering experience.

What's in it for you?  

Working with Company of Cooks has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.  

• Personal Development and Training opportunities 
• Free staff meals
• Easy access to the site via public transport 
• Life assurance scheme 
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance 
• Private medical eligibility 
• Eye care 
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance 
• Family friendly support 
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders 
• A holiday purchase scheme 
• Volunteering days 
• Professional subscriptions 
• Recognition schemes and people awards 
• Long service awards 
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers