Junior Sous Chef - Daytime Brunch Kitchen - Central London 41k

Junior Sous Chef - Daytime Brunch Kitchen - Central London 41k

Daytime hours and no late finishes: a Junior Sous Chef role in a busy, quality-led brunch kitchen that is growing into dinners and events.

COREcruitment is recruiting a Junior Sous Chef for a quality-led all-day café and restaurant in Central London. The kitchen runs breakfast, brunch and lunch with fresh, seasonal food, and is growing into a more ambitious dining and events operation with a new Culinary Director joining. This Junior Sous Chef role suits an established Junior Sous Chef, or a strong Chef de Partie or Senior Chef de Partie ready to step up, who wants great food and their evenings back.

The Junior Sous Chef role

Lead sections and support the kitchen across busy breakfast, brunch and lunch servicesRun the pass and the kitchen when the senior chefs are offKeep food quality, timing and presentation consistent at volume, with weekends reaching 300 to 400 coversSupport ordering, stock and stocktakes, and keep food safety and cleaning records spot onHelp deliver supper clubs, collaborations and private events for 60 to 70 guestsTrain and support junior chefs in a small, close team

About you

A Junior Sous Chef, or a Chef de Partie or Senior Chef de Partie ready for the step upExperience in quality brunch, café, all-day dining or fresh-food restaurant kitchensFast, organised and calm through a busy daytime serviceStrong on food hygiene and kitchen standardsKeen to learn the stock and admin side of running a kitchenLiving in or within easy reach of Central London

The package

41k basic (16.50 per hour on a 48-hour week), plus troncDaytime hours, broadly 9am to 6pm or 7pm, with no late finishesFive days on, two days offA growing business with supper clubs, events and new sites plannedReal progression for a Junior Sous Chef ready to grow

If you are a Junior Sous Chef or Chef de Partie with brunch or all-day dining experience and want great food with daytime hours, send your CV to Olly at COREcruitment dot com today.



  • Location: Central London, Greater London, England
  • Salary: £41k per year + .
  • Type: Permanent
  • Recruiter: COREcruitment
  • Posted: 12-Nov-2026
  • Posted on: careers4a.com