Chef

Swansea (SA1) campus as the base but should be able and prepared to other locations as necessary.

ABOUT US

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is proud of our dedicated and talented employees, and we work together as a team to make a difference to the lives of our students and the communities we serve. We are 14th in the UK for Social Inclusion and 28th in the UK for Teaching Quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2023), and 21st in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide, 2023). Our success depends heavily on the commitment and skills of our people.

We are looking for a Chef to join us on a Full-time, Permanent basis, working 37 hours per week (5 out of 7 days). 

THE ROLE

The post holder will need to ensure that the delivery is focused on quality, effective, efficient, and economic services.

Please view the Job Description for further details, where you will also find a list of the essential and desirable ‘Person Specification’ criteria.

REQUIREMENTS

You will need to hold:

• Good level of general education including written and numeracy skills
• Food Hygiene Level 2
• NVQ 1, 2 and 3 or similar in a related discipline
• Previous experience of working in busy catering environment
• Experience of planning day-to-day delivery of service and to take ownership and control of a situation and area and the ability to maintain tight deadlines
• Experience of setting and maintaining high food standards and delivery. Apply attention to detail in the food offer and service delivery
• Ability to work effectively as an individual including being unsupervised, as part of a team and in partnership with others
• Adopts a positive approach to personal learning and development
• Ability and preparedness to work flexibly in terms of duties, shift patterns, campus locations and to respond to business needs at short notice

BENEFITS

• Annual leave entitlement is 28 days’ annual leave per year, plus 8 bank holidays and 4 University closure days

Competitive pay and pay progression

• Generous annual leave allowance including Christmas/New Year closure
• Pension scheme membership from USS to provide benefits for you and your family
• Access to a benefits and wellbeing platform, with a choice of benefits to suit your needs, including electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme and financial wellbeing services
• Support for health and wellbeing, including access to on-campus sports facilities at discounted rates, occupational health, and counselling support services
• Career and development opportunities, including support to gain further qualifications
• Family-friendly policies that provide for flexible working, including enhanced paid maternity and paternity leave
• Travel schemes, including the cycle to work scheme

HOW TO APPLY

This application process does not include the option to submit a CV. Therefore, your application will be assessed based on your answers to the application questions only and, in particular, your Supporting Statement.

Note your correspondence language will be determined by the language you apply in. To apply in Welsh, please click ‘Cymraeg’ at the top right of the screen. 

Closing date: 31 March 2025, 11:59 pm

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