The Barbary Notting Hill is looking for an exceptional Senior Sous Chef to join the team. You’ll be a genuine number two, helping to lead the kitchen operationally as well as in busy services.
The Barbary is defined by its connection to fire-led cooking, celebrating the flavours of North African, south Mediterranean cuisine and warm, convivial hospitality. The restaurant is lively, with a large open kitchen counter designed to invite guests in and ignite curiosity. To thrive in this role you’ll embody the barbarian spirit while striving for excellence.
The role:
As Senior Sous Chef, you’ll be responsible for maintaining standards and pushing for excellence in the Head Chef’s absence. This will look like:
· Leading the team in busy services
· Full ownership of the rota and stock-taking operations
· Thorough, consistent training and support of the junior team, fostering excellent workplace culture
· Overseeing compliance and maintenance of the kitchen
· Ordering and supplier relationships
· Engaging with menu development and working closely with the management team to contribute to the development and success of The Barbary Notting Hill
You’ll be:
· Ambitious
· Technically strong
· Obsessed with quality and standards
· Passionate and energetic
· A confident leader
· Operationally and financially minded
In return:
Studio Paskin is committed to the development and success of its teams, offering excellent potential for personal growth, as well as:
Paid development courses – WSET, Watershed and more.
Balanced rota, with a variety of daytime and evening shifts.
Generous staff discount of up to 50% across all our Studio Paskin venues.
Cost price wine and supplier discounts.
Partnership with Kelly's Cause and automatic enrolment onto Hospitality Action’s Employee Assistance Programme – access to counselling, remote GP/physio services, legal advice, and more.
Reciprocal discounts with other restaurant groups, to encourage genuine connection and exploration of London Hospitality.
Internal growth. You will have the opportunity to develop your career in an ambitious and award-winning restaurant group.
Up to £2,000 Employee Referral Scheme available to all.
Enhanced parental leave package.
About us
We are committed to creating spaces where everyone feels comfortable and valued for who they are. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
Our success at The Barbary Notting Hill and its sister venues at Studio Paskin – The Palomar, The Blue Posts, Evelyn’s Table*, The Mulwray and The Barbary Neal’s Yard – is underpinned by an open-minded, compassionate and enthusiastic belief in the power of heartfelt hospitality.
We create places where we want to go, combining elegance, professionalism, and style, and earning us critical acclaim and multiple awards.
We want you to be a part of it.