Private Chef

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR A CREATIVE DAILY CHEF FOR HNW HOME IN CENTRAL LONDON

All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.
Location: South Bank, London
Contract : Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £55,000per annum
Status : Live-out
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for a talented and health-conscious Private Chef to join a warm, welcoming, and dynamic household in Central London. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating and delivering nutritious, beautifully presented meals tailored to the principals' individual dietary requirements and be a down-to-earth team player.
The household follows a healthy, high-protein lifestyle, and the ideal Chef will enjoy working closely with nutritional guidance while bringing creativity, variety, and flair to every menu. This is a hands-on role offering significant autonomy and creative freedom - the principals are passionate about high-quality ingredients and place great importance on sourcing exceptional organic produce, wild-caught fish, and grass-fed meats.
The Chef will take full ownership of menu planning, provisioning, and kitchen management, ensuring the highest standards are consistently maintained. Additionally, the Chef will be responsible for preparing a weekly business lunch for approximately 1214 guests once per week. These gatherings are informal yet polished, requiring healthy, vibrant, and visually appealing buffet-style dishes.
The household is relaxed, respectful, and discreet, and the successful candidate will be someone who naturally understands how to work within a private home environment with professionalism and emotional intelligence. The Chef will work closely alongside the housekeeper and become an integral part of the household team
Predominantly a Monday-Friday position, there are two different shifts (7:30am-4:30pm and 10am-6:30pm), so the Chef usually does two later shifts and two earlier shifts per week. Flexibility to be available on some weekends will be required, depending on the principals schedules. A pet friendly candidate is required, and occasional travel with the family may also be required. xwzovoh
DUTIES TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Planning and preparing healthy, nutritious meals tailored to individual dietary and nutritional requirements
Liaising with external nutrition professionals where required to ensure meals align with current nutritional goals
Creating varied weekly menus, including breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and occasional desserts
Preparing and presenting a weekly buffet-style lunch for approximately 1214 guests
Managing all food shopping, provisioning, and ingredient sourcing
Building relationships with premium suppliers, independent retailers, and specialist food producers
Maintaining exceptional kitchen hygiene, cleanliness, and organisation at all times
Managing stock rotation, fridge organisation, and food storage
Working collaboratively alongside the housekeeper and wider household team
Assisting with occasional entertaining and special events
Batch preparing meals for the family dog and managing freezer stock accordingly
Accompanying the family on occasional domestic travel when required
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Previous experience working as a Private Chef within a private household (at least one year)
Strong knowledge of nutrition, healthy eating, and macro-based meal planning
Excellent culinary skills with the ability to produce a wide variety of healthy and flavourful dishes
Experience sourcing premium-quality ingredients and managing household provisioning
Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
Calm, discreet, and professional manner
Comfortable working independently and taking full ownership of the kitchen
Flexible and adaptable approach to working hours and occasional travel
Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with the wider team
A genuine passion for food, health, and hospitality
London-based
Pet friendly
Excellent checkable references
If this sounds of interest, and you meet the essential criteria, please apply within, or get in touch to
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