Chef

Chef (Campus) Salary from £32,890 to £36,052 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £38,422 pa inclusive of London allowance Love creating great food that looks amazing and tastes even better? Join our catering team at LSE and bring your skills to a role where quality, creativity, and teamwork are valued every day. LSE is the world’s leading social science institution, which attracts students from across the globe. LSE Catering have a variety of different outlets that offer freshly cooked foods, with an outstanding hospitality department and intimate fine dining events from 4 – 15 people. Working with top quality produce with welfare and sustainability at heart, each day is different, offering our guests diverse and creative world food. You will be responsible for cooking and presenting a wide variety of dishes to the highest standard. In addition, you will assist with menu planning, stock management, and keeping waste to a minimum. Maintaining excellent hygiene and food safety practices will be a key part of your role. You will also support and guide junior team members while ensuring fantastic customer service is always delivered. Candidates should have: * Excellent chef skills * Relevant food safety qualification to deliver high standards of food safety * Ability to provide modern freshly cooked food and deliver an enjoyable dining experience for our students, staff and guests * Ability to communicate effectively with staff, customers, suppliers and colleagues * Ability to train, lead and motivate the team What’s essential is that you’ll enjoy leading the team and will consistently deliver great service and standards. All catering staff work flexibly and may be required to work in any of LSE Catering facilities. Working hours are varied and may involve early mornings, evenings and weekends. We offer straight shifts over an average 35-hour week. We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities. For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification. The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 8 November 2025 (23.59 UK time). Interviews will be held w/c 17 November 2025. Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications

Location: WC2A, Holborn,London, GB

Posted Date: 11/19/2025