Head Chef

We're looking for The Regent's new Head Chef to join our fantastic team at our independent neighbourhood local pub and lead in the delivery of our fresh, seasonal, delicious food offering. Do you believe in fresh produce? Cooked to order? Do you have a passion for producing flavoursome pub food? Eager to train and develop your team? Keen to input into our seasonal menu? We'd love to hear from you. Come and be part of an excellent working environment and lead the delivery of our seasonal menu dishes from the best ingredients (no additives or preservatives in our kitchens!), · Manage daily food ordering, production, and service, maintaining high standards. · Cook great, tasty food so that people keep coming back for more. · Comply with our food standards and guidelines. · Comply with Health & Safety policies & procedures · Manage supplier ordering and maintain correct stock levels

If you're already liking the sound of us, you're already our kind of person. Throw in your passion for consistent, flavoursome, fresh food, clear communication skills, good organisational skills, high kitchen standards, strong work ethic and your in-depth knowledge of H & S and HACCP and you'll have us at hello! Previous Experience in a Head Chef position preferred but if you have fresh food experience in a £10k+ food sales venue and you're ready to make the step up into the Head Chef role, we certainly want to hear from you.

The Regent Balham is part of Livelyhood pub group, an established, London based owner, creator, and operator of inviting and independent neighbourhood pubs. It is a modern, friendly local serving tasty fresh, seasonal pub food with a beer selection to take care of every palate, classic cocktails and wines to wet your whistle. Due to a sustainable partnership with the local school next door it also enjoys a large outdoor garden. The Regent just keeps growing and is an established Balham community favourite. The Regent is less than 2 minutes walk from Balham tube/overground station, so offers a great commute too. Who are Livelyhood? Livelyhood is an established, growing London based owner, creator & operator of modern, inviting & independent neighbourhood modern local pubs. Hospitality is in our soul. We are committed. We have fun. Food is at the heart of what we do. We're not "Gastro" as such - but we believe in fresh produce, cooked to order, as tasty as we can make it. We currently have 7 independent, inviting modern locals in London You'll find us in Crystal Palace (The Faber Fox), Balham (The Regent), Wimbledon (The Old Frizzle), Wanstead (The Bull), Clapham South (The Perky Nel), Bromley South (The Artful Duke) & Elephant and Castle (The Rosy Hue). We are also investing in current sites and developing a new brand, so this is a brilliant chance for the right people to join us and be a key part of our growth.

· Thrive on the chance to show their creativity, creating specials & inputting into our fresh, seasonal menus -Love working in independent businesses. We get stuff done quickly and celebrate our people What we are offering

• A competitive salary £42k - £45k based on your experience
• Additional tronc payments - currently tracking in region of £7k per year making OTE £49k- 52k
• Additional Head Chef bonus plan - £1.5k per quarter based on KPI performance
• Excellent, supportive working environment with 45 hours working weeks our norm
• Milestone rewards and recognition scheme - starts when you celebrate 6 months with us and keeps going!
• 40% food and drink discount for you and 3 guests valid in all sites from day 1
• Access to 35% of your earnt pay on demand giving your financial flexibility
• Wellbeing focused employer- with employee assistance support available
And the chance to be part of a great team of people, in a venue to be proud of.