Location
Goodenough College, Bloomsbury, London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£50,000 per annum

About the Role
Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are obsessed about food, we need you! At BaxterStorey, we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish and your talents can shine. We believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft, and create a development partnership to ensure professional growth opportunities. We have an exciting opportunity for a collaborative, inclusive, and passionate Head Chef to join our team at Goodenough College in the heart of Bloomsbury. This is a fantastic chance for a skilled Head Chef to make a name within the food service industry and help set the new standard for workplace hospitality.

As Head Chef, you will lead, inspire, collaborate with, and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards. You will build positive, credible, and collaborative relationships with clients and key stakeholders. You will continually develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment. You will create a culture of excellence by pushing the boundaries of brilliance through caring service, obsessive food standards, and innovation. You will also achieve business critical KPIs including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial, and Governance targets.

Benefits
28 days holiday including bank holidays plus your birthday off
3 volunteering days
3 days grandparent leave
24 weeks enhanced maternity leave
Secondary carer leave
Wedding/commitment day leave
Free meals on shift
Bespoke training and development opportunities
Apprenticeship opportunities for all experience levels
Pension and life insurance
Discounts via Perkbox app including high street shops, holidays, and cinema
Wellbeing hub
Access to employee assistance programme
Cycle to work scheme

Experience
Proven experience working as a Head Chef or in a similar role.
Demonstrated experience managing, training, and supporting a team is essential.
Financially astute with strong analytical skills to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance.

About you
An obsession for food and creating memorable culinary experiences.
Excellent coaching, delegation, and influencing skills.
Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and thrive under pressure.
Meticulous organisational abilities with high attention to detail.
Empathetic, clear, and highly effective verbal and written communication skills.
Adaptable with a solution-oriented perspective to challenges and opportunities.
Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills.
Works according to BaxterStorey core values: visionary, positive, collaborative, and conscious.

Qualifications
While specific qualifications are not listed, a strong background in culinary leadership and team management is expected.
Motivated and hungry to learn candidates are encouraged to apply, even if not all requirements are met.