Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully.
Could you bring your spark to Chartwells? Here's what you need to know before applying:
Your key responsibilities will include:
Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers
Being an enthusiastic team player and excellent communicator
Helping with general kitchen tasks as directed
Stock taking
Representing Chartwells and maintaining a positive brand image
Complying with Food Handling & Hygiene standards
Complying with Health & Safety regulations
Our ideal Assistant Cook will:
Be a brilliant communicator and easily build relationships
Strive for excellence in an eager and motivated manner
Take initiative and make decisions that are right for our customers
Have a desire to succeed in your role
Possess the ability to work under pressure
Demonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliability
Have a flexible approach to working
Passionate about great-tasting food
Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Job Reference: com/2105/F18101/52292115/BU #State Schools
Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. xwzovoh We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive – because diversity is our strength!”, “datePosted”: “2026-05-22”, “hiringOrganization”: { “@type”: “Organization”, “name”: “Chartwells”, “sameAs”: “https://uk.whatjobs.com/pub_api__cpl__439248277__4861?utm_campaign=publisher&utm_medium=api&utm_source=4861&geoID=26614” }, “jobLocation”: { “@type”: “Place”, “address”: { “@type”: “PostalAddress”, “addressLocality”: “South Woodford” } } }
We’re currently recruiting an ambitious Assistant Cook to help us create exceptional food experiences for Chartwells on a part time basis, contracted to 25 hours per week. As an Assistant Cook, you will be working in a passionate and hard-working team to create an outstanding culinary experience for our customers. You’ll get given every opportunity to progress within a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate.
Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully.
Could you bring your spark to Chartwells? Here’s what you need to know before applying:
Your key responsibilities will include:Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customersBeing an enthusiastic team player and excellent communicatorHelping with general kitchen tasks as directedStock takingRepresenting Chartwells and maintaining a positive brand imageComplying with Food Handling & Hygiene standardsComplying with Health & Safety regulations
Our ideal Assistant Cook will:Be a brilliant communicator and easily build relationshipsStrive for excellence in an eager and motivated mannerTake initiative and make decisions that are right for our customersHave a desire to succeed in your rolePossess the ability to work under pressureDemonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliabilityHave a flexible approach to workingPassionate about great-tasting food
Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children’s Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Job Reference: com/2105/F18101/52292115/BU #State Schools
Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. xwzovoh We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive – because diversity is our strength!…