Sous Chef - The Scott Hotel

Full Job Description

Grade UE05 £25,742 - £29,605 per annum +15% Premium Band. (A revised salary range for this grade of £27,979 - £32,332 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)

Accommodation, Catering and Events; Business Development and Occupancy

Full time - 35 hours per week 

Open Ended (Permanent)

The Opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed team re-opening The Scott Hotel, part of the University of Edinburgh’s hotel collection. We are looking for a talented Sous Chef to help launch and implement an exciting new restaurant concept at The Thomas Bonnar.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), initially over 4 days per week.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Previous experience in a fresh food kitchen.
• Understanding of modern food trends and cooking techniques.
• Assist the Head Chef with menu creation and development.
• A firm grasp of Health and Safety legislation
• Be passionate about what you do, be an ambassador for the Hotel

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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary of £25,742 - £29,605 
• An additional 15% premium band for working varying shifts and weekends
• 40 days annual leave per year
• Industry-leading pension scheme
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page   (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits 

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages   (opens new browser tab)

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK

Key dates to note

Closing date for applications 15 March 2024

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

 Interviews will be held within 2 weeks of closing date