Salary: £45,000 + Annual Performance Bonus
Location: South London
Hours: 40 hours per week | 40 weeks per year | Term-time only

Love creating incredible food, leading talented chefs and having your school holidays off?

I'm recruiting an Executive Head Chef for an incredible school South London.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a chef who loves both fresh school food and high-end hospitality.

You'll lead a busy catering operation, create exciting menus for the students and deliver special events for high-profile guests.

Salary & Benefits

• £45,000 salary + annual performance bonus.
• 40-week contract.
• Term-time working pattern.
• 40 hours per week.
• Creative freedom with menus.
• Exciting hospitality and events programme.
• Opportunity to lead an established kitchen team.

The Operation

• Premium independent school catering.
• Approximately 1,500 students.
• Three food outlets.
• Breakfast, lunch and daily student dining.
• Busy hospitality and private events.
• Kitchen brigade of 10 chefs.
• High-profile events and guest dining.

The Role

• Lead the catering operation across three outlets.
• Manage, motivate and develop a team of 10 chefs.
• Create fresh, nutritious and exciting student menus.
• Develop creative menus for hospitality and events.
• Oversee high-volume breakfast and lunch services.
• Deliver exceptional food for VIP and special events.
• Manage food costs, ordering and kitchen standards.
• Stay hands-on and lead from the front.

About You

• Experienced Executive Head Chef or strong Head Chef.
• Ideally from independent school or education catering.
• Confident managing multiple food outlets.
• Experience leading and developing large kitchen teams.
• Creative with menus and passionate about fresh food.
• Comfortable delivering both high-volume catering and fine dining.
• Organised, hands-on and commercially aware.

This is more than a traditional school catering role.

You'll have the chance to create exciting food, lead a substantial kitchen team and deliver memorable events, all while enjoying the benefits of a term-time contract.

If you're looking for an Executive Head Chef job in South London with a £45,000 salary, annual bonus and excellent work-life balance, I'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or send your CV to yasmin AT corecruitment DOT com