Pastry Chef

MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD
Pastry Chef
(Reference Number: CA26000)

Magdalen College is one of the most beautiful of the Oxford colleges with a hundred-
acre site of ancient and modern buildings including the landmark Great Tower beside
Magdalen Bridge.

As Pastry Chef you will join our skilled and experienced team who are dedicated to
delivering a wide range of services, from high end private dinners to large scale and
high-profile conferences and events. This position will offer you the chance to develop
as a Pastry chef, to bring new ideas and dishes to an appreciative College community.
It’s a great time to join Magdalen, with the future development of the Riverside bringing
exciting changes.

Day to  day, the Buttery provides Breakfast,  Lunch and Dinner for Middle Common
Room and Junior Common Room members in Hall.  The Riverside provides a snack
bar service throughout the day as well as a licensed bar during the evenings. We also
service  the  Senior  Common  Room,  providing  lunch  and  High  Table  dinners.  The
College is a busy conference venue during the summer months and is also a popular
destination for visitors to Oxford during the vacations.

Duties & Responsibilities

Food Production
•  Lead  daily  Pastry  production,  ensuring  that  food  production  standards  are
maintained,  service  styles  are  appropriate  and  that  presentation  is  of  the  highest
quality.

•  Maintain portion control and minimise waste to ensure food production meets the

various food cost targets as agreed.

•  Work with the Head Chef to develop menus and menu cycles, and to create menus

for the Development Kitchen.

People Management
•  Consulting with the Head Chef, Deputy Head Chef, and other Heads of Department
as necessary to ensure coordinated planning as required to meet the needs of the
Catering Department.

•  Provide guidance and training to part time and agency labour as and when required.
•  Deputising when required in other areas of the Kitchen.

Administration
•  Complete all paperwork and / or systems that may be required by the department in

a diligent and professional manner.

•  Ensure that invoices/delivery/stock taking notes are processed in an accurate and

timely manner.

Health and Safety
•  That the kitchen and associated area are kept clean and tidy at all times.
•  Adherence to Health and Safety legislation and Food Hygiene standards, including

responsibility for accurate allergen reporting.

•  Upholding  personal  hygiene  standards  as  well  as  for  other  kitchen  staff,  agency

labour and delivery personnel.

•  Maintaining and updating food standards, documentation and work practises.

Any other tasks, duties and responsibilities not listed above which can reasonably be
expected to be performed or undertaken by a Pastry Chef to ensure the department can
operate an efficient service at all times.

Personal Specification

This jobholder should demonstrate the following attributes:

Essential

•  Experience  of  professional  Pastry  work,  ideally  supported  by  professional

qualification (for example, NVQ level 2 or similar)

•  Experience of working in a busy kitchen
•  Experience of food production and preparation
•  Commercially aware
•  Strong understanding of Health & Safety requirements including hygiene standards
•  Good interpersonal and communication skills, proven ability to work as part of a

team

•  Excellent organisational skills, and proven time management ability

Hours of Work
The hours of work will be 83.5 hours per fortnight on a two-week roster with a mix of
early, late shifts with occasional split shifts and weekends.  A full rota will be discussed
on appointment taking into account ability and experience.   You may be required to
work overtime to cover sickness and holiday.

Salary
The salary for the post will be on the scale £30,378 – £38,784 per annum (Grade 5 of
the  College  Unified  Pay  Scale),  depending  on  skills  and  experience,  plus  Oxford
Location Allowance of £1,730 per annum.

Benefits

•  Membership of contributory pension scheme.
•  30 days holiday per year.
•  Free lunch may be provided.
•  Car parking may be available.
•  Use of sports facilities.
•  Optional contributory Healthcare Scheme.
•  Bus pass purchase scheme.
•  Car benefit scheme.
•  Cycle to Work Scheme.

The  College  provides  for  maternity  leave  on  a  basis  that  exceeds  the  statutory
provisions.   This is a day one entitlement and there is no qualifying period, women are
eligible for 26 weeks’ maternity leave on full pay, followed by 13 weeks of leave on
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and 13 weeks of unpaid maternity leave.   Arrangements
for Adoption Leave, Shared Parental Leave, and Paternity Leave.   Magdalen College
has a priority claim in the University nurseries.

Applications
The College is committed to maintaining a working, learning and social environment
in  which  the  rights  and  dignity  of  all  staff,  students  and  visitors  are  respected.  We
welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-
represented within higher education. Recruitment, and progression within employment,
will be determined according to personal merit and the duties and requirements of the
post. In all cases, the ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.

form,

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Please complete the College application form and send it, together with the recruitment
monitoring
found  on  our  website  at
http://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies/)  to  Human  Resources,  Magdalen  College,
Oxford,  OX1  4AU  or  human.resources@magd.ox.ac.uk.  The  closing  date  for
applications is noon 20 March 2026.  If you do not wish the College to contact your
referees at this stage, please make this clear in your application.  This post will remain
open until a suitable appointment is made.

Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Data protection
All data supplied by applicants will be used only for the purposes of determining their
suitability for the post and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Data
Protection Act 2018 and the College’s Data Protection Policy which can be found at
http://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/other-policies/data-protection/.