We are excited to announce that we are looking for a new Sous Chef to join our team. We’re looking for people who love food, both eating and cooking, and who are seeking growth within a small but ever evolving team.

We change the menu regularly with a keen eye for actual seasonality. We make what we want to eat, when we want to eat it, using the highest quality products we can buy. If we can make something ourselves, we do – charcuterie, sausages, smoked fish, pickles, breads and ice cream are all made in house – whilst the rest is carefully sourced from the best producers. Our menu centres around our charcoal grill and our whole animal butchery program, and allows us to remain accessible while serving dishes of the highest quality.

This is a fantastic role for the right candidate to develop their career within an established brand and become an integral part of an exciting, quality driven restaurant with an ever changing menu and wine list. The role is ideal for an ambitious chef looking to develop and progress in a busy kitchen.

Benefits of the role include:

• Opportunity for creative expression contributing to the menu alongisde the Head Chef and Chef Director
• The support of an experienced operations team
• 28 days annual leave
• 50% discount at the Camberwell Arms and Frank’s Cafe
• Staff meals on shift
• Opportunities to attend regular supplier wine tastings
• Cost price wines for wines on and off our list
• Cost price produce
• Supplier trips
• Bi-annual staff parties and staff away days – recent trips include a wine trip to Italy and full team day out in Godalming, Surrey
• External hospitality management courses with Watershed School
• Access to further training & development, including WSET, H&S safety training, HR courses, Food Safety
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Flexible access to your wages via Wagestream

Who we are looking for:

We’re looking for someone who wants to take part in the creative process and can confidently run services. Someone who can teach and lead, but still feels they have learning to do.

• Loves food, both cooking and eating
• Either has experience as a Sous Chef or is a Senior CDP with high volume experience looking to take the next step
• Has a passion for ingredients and is driven to seek out the best products
• Reliable and organised both professionally and personally
• Organised with great attention to detail
• Proactive, eager to learn and self motivated
• A natural leader with the ability to galvanise and motivate a team
• A passion for true hospitality and a love of delicious things

Responsibilities include:

• To support the Head Chef in managing the day-to-day operations of the kitchen
• To contribute dishes to menus in keeping with the existing style/offering
• To support the Head Chef with stock rotation and control, pricing and GP reporting
• Maintenance of well-established and excellent standards of cooking and service
• Supporting the head chef in labour control, weekly rota writing and management of holiday requests, always ensuring the kitchen is appropriately staffed
• Managing a team of chefs through service, leading from the front and maintaining a positive attitude
• To support the head chef in recruiting, developing and managing the kitchen team, providing an environment where staff can continually learn and grow
• Fostering a positive relationship with the FOH team, including ensuring chef presence in daily briefs
• Supporting the Head Chef in the management of HACCP and the maintenance of all aspects of cleanliness, hygiene and health and safety.

A little about us: 

Camberwell Arms is a neighbourhood pub & restaurant, founded by chef director in 2014 and nestled inside a 19th century pub on Camberwell Church Street

The Camberwell Arms is a celebration of generosity and hospitality, rooted in excellent, product-focussed, seasonal cooking; informal but well-informed service; and a constantly evolving wine list. The kitchen team has asserted their own unique style within our bustling restaurant, serving up a thoughtful selection of snacks, small plates and generous feasting dishes designed for sharing and conviviality.

The Camberwell Arms is for everyone. It is built on a love of service, a proclivity for hard work and a shared belief that there is great power in bringing people together over excellent food and drink.

We make what we want to eat, when we want to eat it, using the highest quality products we can buy. If we can make something ourselves, we do – charcuterie, sausages, smoked fish, pickles, breads and ice cream are all made in house – whilst the rest is carefully sourced from the best producers and cooked on our charcoal grill. Our attentive and well-informed front of house team create a familiar and warm atmosphere. We aim to deliver the confidence and belief in our products exhibited in fine dining restaurants, but without the starch.

To apply email: vicky@thecamberwellarms.co.uk