Chef de Partie, Lydiard House Hotel

About the role

We are now recruiting Chefs, to work at our newly refurbished Lydiard House Hotel. This is an exciting time to join us as we expand our events and catering offering, in stunning grounds.

This will include catering for guests of The Lydiard House Hotel, and for external corporate and private clients holding conferences, functions, events and weddings at The Lydiard House Hotel, many of which are high end. You will ensure a high quality offer that meets customer expectations and contributes to the financial performance of the Park.

Significant relevant experience in a senior catering role, experience in hospitality, conference and event catering is preferred.

Alongside our existing chefs you will be part of a team that demands high service standards and one that prides itself on working with freshly sourced local ingredients.

Part of your job role is to be following cleaning rotas daily to highest of standards, daily fridge checks and cleaning and learning all sections of the kitchens from starters, mains and desserts.

You will hold a relevant catering qualification, a full Food Hygiene Certificate and HACCP training, and will have a sound working knowledge of industry standards for food hygiene and health and safety.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon by 2030 together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

The House, Hotel and Park are a seven day operation and include weekends and unsocial hours. Hours required are 37 hours per week and chefs will need to cover 7 days a week from 6am to 10pm varying shifts.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Your next steps

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about the role please contact Marcus Vevey, Executive Chef, email mvevey@swindon.gov.uk

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk