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This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter Bonus* (£1,000) and Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus.
About the role
Ready to turn your passion for food into a career? Join our team as a Commis Chef and help create exciting, high-quality dishes across our diverse outlets
We operate a range of outlets offering everything from global street food to fine dining experiences.
What we’re looking for:
- A passion for cooking high-quality food
- Ideally, previous experience as a junior chef
- An NVQ in Food Preparation is a bonus, but full training will be provided
- Ability to thrive in high-pressure, fast-changing environments
- A positive attitude and strong teamwork skills
You’ll work weekends (Saturday & Sunday) on 8-hour shifts with a 30-minute break, with start times that may be early (around 7:30am), mid, or late shifts finishing around 8:30pm.
About you
We’re looking for someone full of commitment, and a passion for great food. You’ll fit right in if you’re:
- Hard-working and reliable, taking pride in your work.
- A true team player, helping create a positive kitchen vibe
- Calm under pressure, staying focused when things get busy
- Proactive and organised, keeping the kitchen running smoothly
- Committed to high hygiene and food safety standards.
- Consistently producing safe, high-quality dishes
Further information
This role is offered on a part-time basis, working 15 hours per week (weekends only).
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jonathan Bowker, Hospitality Operations Manager, on jpb55@bath.ac.uk, or Jane Hately, Recruitment and Staff Engagement Coordinator, on jh3809@bath.ac.uk. Please ensure that you submit your application through the University website.
Campus Services New Starter bonus*. In addition to the great benefits Campus Services’ offers, this role is eligible for a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six months’ probation. Please note this bonus is pro rata for part time and FTC positions.
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, that you select ‘other’ and note their name when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?’. The referrer must be noted at time of application to be considered.
* 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 and 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, & community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence & supporting disabled staff.
Further details:
Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage.
