Full-Time Relief DBS Chefs & Cooks Wanted

Full-Time Relief DBS Chefs & Cooks Wanted

£17.50-£20 per hour | Ongoing Work | Schools + Other Sectors Available

📍 Areas covered: Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton, Crewe, Leek & surrounding

We're currently looking for reliable, full-time relief chefs and cooks with an Enhanced DBS to support a lot of our current clients within the Staffordshire areas.

A big part of the work is within schools, academies and nurseries, so an Enhanced DBS is essential, however we also cover care homes, hotels, restaurants, pubs, golf clubs, conference venues and contract catering sites, meaning we can keep you working consistently each week.

👩‍🍳 What the role looks like

You'll be stepping in to support kitchens when they need it most, whether that's sickness cover, short-term gaps, or ongoing bookings during busy periods.

This isn't just a "school dinner" role, you'll be:

You'll be:

• Cooking fresh, nutritious meals (especially within school settings)
• Work within a team to ensure jobs are completed for the day
• Putting away deliveries.
• Possibility of food orders i.e. head chef/chef manager.
• Assist with the preparation of food & other areas of the kitchen including pot washing.
• Adhering to all relevant health and safety requirements
• Cooking nutritious food within requirements
• Potential of working alone
• Ensure a clean as you go policy is being always operated
• Possibility of serving food
• Possibility of till operation
• Working with dietary requirements and allergens
• Supporting or running kitchens depending on the job
• Picking up a mix of long-term bookings, ongoing cover but also any adhoc sickness cover that maybe needed.

Most school work is Monday to Friday, with starts around 6/7/8am and finishes between 2pm-5pm, so it's great structure - and if you want extra hours, we can top this up in other sectors.

🌍 Not just schools… We can cover a variety of environments too.

If you don't want to be stuck in one type of site, that's absolutely fine, we've got plenty going on elsewhere.

We also supply chefs into:

• Care homes
• Hotels
• Restaurants & pubs
• Golf clubs
• Conference & event venues
• Contract catering
• Prison catering
• Plus many more…..

So we can keep you busy week in, week out, and mix things up if that's what you prefer.

✅ What you'll need

• An Enhanced DBS (child or adult workforce) within the last 12 months or on the update service
  (If you don't have one, we can help sort it, at a cost.)
• Previous chef or cook experience - minimum of 6 months to 1 year plus, as a cook/ chef de partie level.
• Someone who's reliable and happy to get stuck in
• A good attitude and pride in what you cook
• Great communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work alone as aswell as a team.
• Level 2 food hygiene certificate (ideal but not essential as training is provided)
• Allergen certificates
• Passion for food
• Ability to work under pressure
• Due to certain locations a full UK driving license is required along with own access to a vehicle

💼 Why join us?

• £17-£20 per hour depending on the role
• Regular, full-time work available
• Weekly pay - paid for every hour you work
• Flexible around you if needed (but plenty of hours there)
• Easy app to manage shifts and availability
• Your own consultant who will actually keep you busy
• Holiday pay + pension scheme
• Opportunity for permanent roles if that's something you want

🚗 Travel

We cover a wide patch, but we'll always keep things realistic for you, whether that's local work or somewhere you can get to easily. A lot of our locations have bus stops nearby and parking available on site or near to the location you will be working

👇Sound like something you'd go for?

If this sounds like exactly what you're looking for, click apply today and book your interview slot through our quick online registration.

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