Head Chef

Earn GBP33,784 per annum (our pay system is benchmarked, transparent and fair)

Full Time Permanent Contract

Use your catering skills to fuel adventure

PGL creates extraordinary breakthroughs for children through active and life-affirming experiences in the great outdoors.
But that's not all we're part of something bigger. We're powered by PGL Beyond, a group of inspiring companies with a shared purpose to deliver enriching and transformative experiences to the younger generation.

By joining PGL, you'll play a key role in delivering on our mission to make outdoor education more impactful, sustainable, and inclusive for future generations. Excited? So are we!

A Head Chef position like no other

What could be more important than fuelling the next generation for adventure? Our catering team are proud to serve tasty & nutritious meals, combining reassuring favourites and new cuisines to keep the adventure going. Our centralised team provides all the recipes, enabling you and your team to focus on executing our proven menus; delivering delicious as well as safe food by ensuring all health and safety, allergen safety & food safety standards are followed.

You will work limited late nights, with a Friday or Saturday evening off most weeks (especially outside of our peak season) and no working over Christmas - this could be the perfect role to progress your career in catering without sacrificing that all important social and family time!

As Head Chef, you'll be reporting to the Catering Manager, and responsible for managing a team of Chefs & Catering Assistants; organising rotas, setting clear objectives and identifying any training needs. You will also ensure your team is following procedures to maintain exemplary levels of food hygiene, and confidently managing complex dietary requirements. Alongside managing financial aspects of the catering operation, production planning, waste and stock management.

Is this you?
Experience as a Sous Chef/Head Chef in a mid-to-large scale dining environment

Has experience and understanding of food mass production

A confident leader of people with strong organisational and decision-making skills

Excellent knowledge of food hygiene & handling complex dietary requirements including allergies and intolerances

You will hold your City & Guilds 7061/2 (or equivalent) and Level 3 or above in Food Safety and Allergen Management

Above all, it's our core values of FUN, SAFETY, QUALITY, INCLUSIVITY, TEAMWORK and RESPECT that unite us.

A place to thrive

No matter your background, ethnicity, age, neurodivergence or anything else PGL is a place to be yourself, have fun, use your valuable skills for good and celebrate what makes you brilliantly unique .

Fair pay and benefits for all
On top of your 25 days annual leave (+ 8 bank holidays), you'll also enjoy your birthday off, have paid volunteering days to help worthwhile causes and the option to purchase additional holiday.

A career with ongoing growth, aided development, mentoring, multiple pathways and opportunities to work across different UK or French locations.

24/7 access to our Wellbeing Hub alongside our Employee Assistance Program

Sector leading family friendly policies and a contributory pension

Access to our financial wellbeing platform where you can borrow or save directly from your salary.

Free/discounted PGL breaks for your family & discounts at 800+ retailers.

For any enquiries specific to this role please email

_We hire the best talent and value a diverse, inclusive team; so, we are committed to ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone and are happy to provide helpful adjustments to make it easier to complete. Simply email or call us with detail around the adjustments you need. _
_However, our top priority is the safety of the children at our centres. Therefore, all employees must undergo an Enhanced criminal records check (known as DBS or PVG), which we pay for. You will need to provide a 5-year address history and ID (such as passport/birth certificate). Convictions related to violence, drugs, or safeguarding may affect your application. Not all convictions will disqualify you, as we assess each case individually. _

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: GBP33,784.00 per year

Benefits:
Company pension
Employee discount
Referral programme
Store discount
Schedule:
Day shift

Application question(s):
Do you have the Right to Work in the UK?
Do you have access to your own transportation to commute to work daily?
To work with children and young people and live residentially on one of our centres, we need you to be at least 18 years old. Are you or will you be at least 18 by the time you work with PGL? Yes / No
Do you require us to make any helpful adjustments to support you with our recruitment process Yes / No
Do you have any unspent criminal convictions or cautions (excluding youth cautions, reprimands or warnings) under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974? Yes / No
Do you have any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020? Yes / No
In addition to the DBS/PVG checks (criminal history checks) you must also declare if you are disqualified from working with children. If you think that you may be disqualified, you can email Ofsted at . Are you disqualified from working with young people under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009? Yes / No
Are you on the Children's Barred List (previously known as the 'List 99' check) barring you to work with children or young people? Yes / No
Are you on bail or under police investigation for an offence that may potentially lead to a criminal charge against you? Yes / No
Have you ever been subject to a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) investigation? Yes / No
PGL does not tolerate the use of drugs and expects you to be responsible with alcohol consumption. Is there any reason why you cannot comply with this policy? Yes / No

Work Location: In person