Job Ref: THE1370
Branch: Gees Restaurant Bar
Location: Gees Restaurant Bar, Oxford
Salary/Benefits: OTE up to £45,000.00 per annum, including non-contractual service charge (tronc).
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Hours per week: 45
Posted date: 25/08/2026
Closing date: 13/11/2026
Gees is North Oxford’s neighbourhood restaurant. Set within a unique, Grade II listed Victorian Conservatory, Gees has been welcoming guests for over four decades, and in Summer 2026 underwent a bold transformation. Gees' newest chapter offers an evolved take on Modern British cooking; taking pride in using only the freshest, carefully sourced ingredients, and combining nostalgic cuts with intuitive flavour combinations that evolve with the seasons. It continues as a well-established destination for adventurous, exciting and contemporary cooking.
Gees is part of 'The Oxford Collection'; a small, privately owned group of two luxury 5* hotels and apartments, three restaurants that consists of the Old Bank Hotel, the Old Parsonage Hotel, 36 St Giles, Parsonage Grill, Gees Restaurant Bar, and Quod Restaurant Bar. We have 80 bedrooms across three iconic properties in central Oxford, with unrivalled views across the city’s beautiful skyline.
We offer support, training, and development opportunities to help your career flourish. We believe that investment in each and every one of our ‘collectives’ is key to the success of our business and the happiness of our customers. As a member of the team, we are looking for an exceptional candidate who shares these values.
We are looking for an experienced Sous Chef to join our Gees Kitchen team.
The ideal candidate will:
- Work alongside the Head Chef
- Support the Head Chef in overseeing all aspects of the kitchen
- Ensure consistency in delivering the Restaurant’s high standards
- Ensure that the kitchen operates in an efficient and timely manner
- Have the ability to lead, inspire and motivate people
- Have excellent interpersonal communication, coaching and teamwork
- Have high-level written English, strong IT literacy
- Have previous management experience in a similar role
- Have knowledge of current Health Safety, Fire Safety, Food Hygiene and Allergens legislation
- Have experience within a minimum 2-rosette food rated establishment
We offer a sensible shift pattern, across a 45-hour working week (Monday to Sunday rota with two days off) with an OTE up to £45,000.00 per annum, including non-contractual service charge (tronc).
Part-time hours may also be considered.
Sous Chef Benefits:
- Meals on duty
- 50% discount on food within our restaurants
- Complimentary ‘Manager’s meal’ within one of our restaurants every six months
- Up to £700 recruitment incentive
- Membership to our Employee Assistance Programme with Hospitality Action
- Pension scheme
- Opportunities to develop within the Company
- 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays per annum (pro-rata)
- A paid day off on your birthday
- Team awards and prizes
- Hospitality Rewards: offering discounted gym membership, high-street and online shopping discounts, discounted vouchers, a cashback card, and 24/7 online GP service
Interviews and a working trial with management, which may include a cook-off, will take place in Oxford as part of the recruitment process.
Eligibility to work within the UK must be proven and two references should be available on request.
