Open opportunity
Chef de Partie
New College
Closing
12 October 2026
Pay
£32,108-£34,732 p.a. inclusive of Oxford Weighting Allowance
Hours
Hours of work: 40 hours per week, working 5 out of 7 days, predominately straight shifts and alternate weekends off.
About the role
New College, Oxford is recruiting a Chef de Partie to prepare and present meals for fellows, students, staff, guests and commercial customers. The role is 40 hours per week across 5 of 7 days, with predominantly straight shifts and alternate weekends off. Salary is £28,778–£33,002 per annum plus a £1,730 per annum Oxford Weighting Allowance. Applicants need Level 2 food-hygiene qualifications or equivalent, broad busy-kitchen brigade experience, allergen knowledge and familiarity with relevant safety practices. The supplied duties document is dated August 2014, creating some uncertainty about whether all details remain current.
What you’ll do
- Prepare, cook and present food promptly and consistently to a high standard while using ingredients economically and efficiently
- Maintain personal hygiene, food hygiene, and health and safety standards
- Work flexibly across all kitchen sections
- Collaborate with chefs, kitchen porters and front-of-house/catering colleagues to support smooth service
- Help ensure equipment is safe and report defects
- Keep kitchen sections tidy and ensure food is in date and stored correctly
- Receive deliveries and ensure their correct storage
- Maintain records required by food-hygiene regulations
- Undertake reasonable tasks requested by designated catering and college managers
What they’re looking for
- 706/1 and 706/2 or equivalent CIEH Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification
- Experience in a busy kitchen as part of an established brigade
- General experience across all sections of a kitchen
- Ability to produce a wide variety of dishes, including vegetarian dishes
- Knowledge of handling food allergies
- Ability to maintain records required by food-hygiene regulations
- Familiarity with COSHH, HACCP and RIDDOR practices
- Ability to receive, store and rotate stock appropriately
- Reliability, trustworthiness and good timekeeping
- Clean and tidy appearance
- Ability to stand for long periods and perform lifting and carrying
- Ability to communicate with staff throughout the organisation and work effectively in a small team under pressure and limited supervision due to role demands such as busy kitchen service and multi-team coordination? No, remove rationale?
Pay and benefits
- £1,730 p.a. Oxford Weighting Allowance
Where and how you’ll work
New College, Oxford OX1 3BN