Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK Are you passionate about cooking and providing nutritious meals for young children? As a Chef at Busy Bees, you’ll be a key part of our kitchen team, preparing healthy meals that support children's growth and development. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a nurturing environment where you will contribute to the wellbeing of children while gaining valuable experience in catering within the early years sector.   This is a maternity cover position from February 2027 - January 2028. About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create...

Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK Are you passionate about cooking and providing nutritious meals for young children? As an Assistant Chef at Busy Bees, you’ll be a key part of our kitchen team, preparing healthy meals that support children's growth and development. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a nurturing environment where you will contribute to the wellbeing of children while gaining valuable experience in catering within the early years sector.   This role is part-time working 10-2pm About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational...

Chef Harpenden, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and surrounding areas in Hertfordshire, 17.00- 30.00 p/h Blue Arrow is recruiting for all levels of chefs to join our team, working at various client sites around St Albans, Hatfield, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead and Watford. Our sites include schools, pre-school nurseries, care homes, contract catering units, restaurants, hotels and more. We have weekly assignments, allowing a great variety of workplace. Longer term assignments available if covering a vacancy. Possibility of temp to perm available when covering a vacancy. As a Chef your CV will need to demonstrate good knowledge of all sections and a strong ability to produce good quality food. We require minimum 2 years' relevant experience and Level 2 or 3 Food Safety certificate. Blue Arrow is a great agency to work for and our candidate retention is exceptional. We offer: Weekly pay Competitive pay rates Weekly accrued holiday pay Work within professional,...

As Head Chef, you will have full responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the kitchen, including: Planning, costing and delivering high-quality menus for residential courses, meetings, private functions, events and lettings. Leading and motivating a team of chefs and kitchen assistants. Managing stock control, ordering, food cost budgets and monthly stock takes. Ensuring full compliance with Food Safety, Hygiene and Health & Safety legislation. Managing kitchen administration, maintenance schedules and operational procedures. Preparing and producing high-quality meals that cater to a wide range of dietary, cultural and medical requirements. Supporting the Hospitality Operations Manager in the successful running of the catering operation. About You We are looking for someone who: Has previous experience in a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef role. Has strong leadership and team management skills. Is experienced in menu development, food costing and budget...

Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK Are you passionate about cooking and providing nutritious meals for young children? As an Assistant Chef at Busy Bees, you’ll be a key part of our kitchen team, preparing healthy meals that support children's growth and development. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a nurturing environment where you will contribute to the wellbeing of children while gaining valuable experience in catering within the early years sector. About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of...

Food and Menu Coordinator Location: Mundells, Welwyn Garden City, Hybrid Salary : £30,169 Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week Contract: Permanent Reports to: Executive Chef PURPOSE OF THE JOB HCL are leading contract caterers with a focus on school feeding. We have a commitment to deliver high-quality, nutritious, and engaging food experiences for children and staff across our primary schools, secondary schools, and commercial sites. As a Skills and Mobilisation Chef at HCL, you will play a vital role in our training and mobilisation programme, as we delight our customers in Hertfordshire and expand our portfolio across London and the South of England. Your role will be central in promoting HCL with a focus on public sector procurement of school feeding services. You will develop and implement training courses for employees to meet the needs of the business, including Food Safety and Allergy qualifications to nationally recognised levels. You will...

We are recruiting experienced Kitchen Porters for a luxury hotel in Ware . Full-time hours available with immediate starts. Requirements: Previous Kitchen Porter experience preferred Must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to your own transport due to the location Reliable, hardworking, and able to work in a fast-paced environment Good understanding of kitchen hygiene and cleanliness standards Duties: Washing dishes, utensils, and kitchen equipment Maintaining cleanliness in all kitchen areas Assisting chefs with basic food preparation when required Following health & safety and food hygiene procedures Supporting the kitchen team during busy service periods Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK and available for full time. Apply now for an immediate start. We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. All applicants will be considered on the basis of their skills, experience, qualifications and ability to perform...

Head of Learning, Culture & Engagement Location: Remote, with regional travel Salary: £95,000 - £100,000 Contract: Permanent/Full-Time Are you an experienced Learning, Culture & Engagement leader looking for a role where you can shape people strategy at an organisational level? We are working exclusively with a large, multi-site organisation to appoint a Head of Learning, Culture & Engagement . This is a high-profile leadership opportunity, reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, with responsibility for shaping and delivering a broad people agenda spanning Learning & Development, Culture, Employee Engagement, DEI and Wellbeing. The Role As Head of Learning, Culture & Engagement, you will provide strategic and enterprise-wide leadership across the portfolio, ensuring that learning, culture and engagement initiatives are aligned to organisational priorities and deliver tangible impact. A key priority will be strengthening...

Do you want to support people with mental health issues in a moment of crisis? Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress? If you can embody our values of Hope, Courage, Togetherness, and Responsiveness, and want to help others build resilience and manage their wellbeing, we d love to hear from you. Services Manager Complex Needs & Community Reference number: 381 Responsible to: Chief Operating Officer Hours: 37.5 Hours per week Contract: Maternity cover 1 year, subject to extension Salary: £39,500 - £42,000 per annum Based: The Herts Mind Network Wellbeing Centre closest to home Area covered: The role requires travel across Hertfordshire to our Wellbeing centres, community partnerships and external organisations About Us For over 50 years, we have supported the people of Hertfordshire with their mental health. We offer a range of Community Support services which provide advice, information,...