Overview
Chef de Partie (KD12815R) – Bath, BA2 7AY
This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter Bonus* (£1,000) and Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus.
We have an exciting and rare opportunity for you to join our lively kitchen team at the University of Bath!
We’re on the lookout for a skilled Chef de Partie who’s ready to bring their passion and creativity to our kitchen.
In this role, you’ll have the chance to take charge of your own area and lead by example, all while mentoring our junior kitchen staff. You won’t be alone – you’ll be in a team of Chef de Parties, and you’ll be supported by our Sous Chefs and Head Chef, who are here to guide and inspire you.
Our menus are always changing and evolving, and we encourage you to share your own culinary ideas and influences with us.
About you
You will embody a proactive, can-do attitude and serve as a valuable team player, adeptly supporting a range of tasks and responsibilities throughout your shift. With a positive mindset and a flexible approach, you will navigate high-pressure situations effectively and adapt seamlessly to shifting priorities. You will demonstrate the ability to work independently, ensuring that all tasks are completed efficiently and to a high standard.
As a highly motivated chef, you will bring a passion for and experience in preparing high-quality food while supervising junior kitchen staff. You will be enthusiastic about suggesting and contributing to new menu and recipe ideas, and you will possess a solid understanding of food safety and health and safety related to the workplace and kitchen operations.
If you’re excited about cooking and being part of a great team, we can’t wait to hear from you!
Further information
Our outlets are open seven days a week, so this is a 5 over 7 contract. This will include working early mornings, late evenings, and weekend shifts in a vibrant kitchen setting.
This is a full-time contract, working 36.5 hours per week over 40 weeks of the year, with fixed time off (that includes personal holiday allowance) in accordance with the University’s annual Academic year chart:
What we can offer you
Campus Services New Starter bonus*. In addition to the great benefits Campus Services’ offers, we can offer you a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six months’ probation.
This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*. If a University staff member has ‘referred’ you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying you select ‘Campus Services Employee Referral’ when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?’ and email campusserviceshr@bath.ac.uk the name of the person who referred you.
- Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
We’re continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits.
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Closing Date: 23 Sep 2025
Department: Operations & Facilities Support
Salary: £25,100 to £25,733 pro rata
Please note the annual salary quoted is inclusive of a market supplement to ensure the annual pay rate aligns with our commitment as a voluntary living wage employer.
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