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We are a football club with a desire to be the best and are always looking for talented people to join our Everton Family.

Everton is a workplace people crave to join, where extraordinary talented people belong, thrive and deliver the remarkable.

Academy Head Chef

Who are we: Everton Football Club is one of world sport's most respected and revered names - a by-word for innovation and professionalism during the course of a glittering history that spans three centuries.

One of the 12 founder members of the Football League, Everton has played more games in English football's top flight than any other club.

While rightly proud of our rich past, and Goodison Park, our home of more than 130 years, we are now setting our sights on an exciting future at a state-of-the-art new stadium currently being constructed on the banks of the iconic River Mersey.

In doing so, we remain committed to developing and supporting teams across our men’s, women’s and Academy set-ups that inspire and compete at the highest level of the game.

Our values underpin how we behave, how we represent our club in our city and across the world of football, and how we look after one another and our community. They provide a framework for how we work and engage with partners, suppliers and, most importantly, our fans.

About the opportunity: A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for an Academy Head Chef to join our Performance department.

Leading and managing on the delivery of meals and supervising the day-to-day kitchen operation across all Finch Farm operations; where the facility will specifically meeting the nutritional requirements of the playing squads and management teams located on site, ensuring the food at the training facility is served to the highest quality and standard.

Working closely with the Executive Head Chef – Finch Farm and nutritional experts/coaching staff, you will have the opportunity to develop a diverse, interesting menu.

Other key responsibilities include;

Ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and maintenance, are achieved at all times in the kitchen and catering areas
Ensuring the control of all departmental food and beverage wastage is kept to a minimal
Being fully conversant with the procedures for Fire, Security, Health and Safety and Food
Safety including HACCP

Who we are looking for: Essentially, we are looking for an experienced Head Chef who has previous experience within a demanding environment and can demonstrate experience as a Chef in a catering environment serving fresh, nutritional food.

You must be comfortable working with a wide variety of demands and be flexible enough to support a team in an ever-changing environment.

This role is on a permanent contact, working 35 hours per week and is based within Finch Farm training ground in Liverpool (Halewood).