Ready to make the step up?
We’re looking for a Head Chef to lead the kitchen at The Tivoli in Cheltenham, and while experience as a Head Chef is great, we’re particularly interested in hearing from Sous Chefs who are ready to take their first step into the top job.
If you’re an ambitious Sous Chef who feels ready to run your own kitchen and lead your own team, this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.
About The Tivoli
The Tivoli is a busy, much loved pub in Cheltenham, serving great food in a relaxed, lively setting.
We’re a 100 cover pub, with a courtyard garden and two private dining rooms, so there’s plenty going on. We have a strong local following, a busy food trade and a kitchen that needs someone who can keep standards high while making sure the team enjoys working together.
This isn’t about running a huge brigade or spending your life buried in admin. It’s about being a hands on chef, leading from the front and creating food that people want to come back for.
Our food is straightforward and ingredient-led. Think game, offal, proper stocks and sauces, local produce and classic British pub food done exceptionally well. No micro herbs, no tweezers and definitely no unnecessary fuss.
The opportunity
We think some of the best Head Chefs are the people who have spent years learning the ropes as a Sous Chef and are simply waiting for the right opportunity to step up.
We’ll support you.
You’ll have the backing of our Executive Chef and wider management team, giving you the opportunity to develop into a confident, commercially aware Head Chef without being thrown in at the deep end.
What you'll be doing
- Leading and developing the kitchen team
- Creating and maintaining a great food offering
- Running consistently high quality services
- Managing food ordering, stock and GP
- Keeping kitchen standards high across food quality, cleanliness and organisation
- Training and developing your chefs
- Working closely with the General Manager to drive the success of the pub
- Building a kitchen culture where people work hard, look after each other and enjoy coming to work
- Being hands on in the kitchen and leading by example
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has solid experience as a Sous Chef or Head Chef
- Is confident running a busy service
- Has a genuine passion for good, unfussy pub food
- Wants to develop their own team
- Is organised and commercially aware
- Cares about standards without taking themselves too seriously
- Is ready to take responsibility and make decisions
- Wants to build something rather than simply turn up and run a service
We’re much more interested in your attitude, ability and ambition.
If you're a great Sous Chef who is ready for the next chapter of your career, we want to hear from you.
What we offer
The Tivoli is part of Publican Pubs, a growing independent pub group with pubs across the Cotswolds and London.
We want our kitchens to be places where chefs can build careers, develop their skills and actually enjoy working.
Alongside a £48,000–£50,000 salary package, we offer:
- Christmas Day off, guaranteed
- 25% staff discount across the group
- Twice-yearly staff parties when our pubs close for the day
- Refer-a-friend bonus
- Training and development
- Internal transfers and career development across the group
- Regular chef training, supplier visits and team outings
- Support from our Executive Chef and wider management team
We work hard, but we don’t believe hospitality should mean burning yourself out. We want our chefs to have a life outside work, and we’re committed to creating kitchens where people can stay, develop and progress.
Come and meet us, have a look around The Tivoli and let's talk about what your next step could look like.
Pay: £48,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
Work Location: In person
