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Sous Chef (BERNERS TAVERN) - The London EDITION
Role summary
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The Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef and kitchen leadership team in delivering consistently high-quality food at Berners Tavern. The role involves supervising kitchen colleagues, coordinating service, maintaining food quality and presentation, managing preparation and stock, and ensuring strict hygiene and food-safety standards. Candidates are expected to have professional experience in a high-volume restaurant, hotel, or premium dining environment, with strong knowledge of kitchen operations and modern culinary techniques. Good communication, organisation, calm leadership under pressure, and the ability to train and motivate team members are essential. Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays is normally required, together with the legal right to work in the United Kingdom.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Hotel jobs cannot be sponsored since July 2025; only youth schemes remain.
Official source: GOV.UK: Skilled Worker visa. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Live-in common in rural hotels |
|---|---|
| Meals | Staff meals common |
| Flights | No |
| Service charge | 100% of tips and service charges to staff (by law) |
| Contract | Permanent or seasonal |
| Leave | 28 days |
| Income tax | About 14% in all at GBP 25,000 |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
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About The London EDITION
The London EDITION is a luxury lifestyle hotel in Fitzrovia, central London, operated by Marriott International under its EDITION brand. The hotel combines contemporary design, personalised service, and a lively social atmosphere, with stylish accommodation, event spaces, and acclaimed food and beverage venues. Berners Tavern is the hotel’s signature restaurant, known for its grand interiors, all-day dining, and modern British menu. The property attracts international visitors, business travellers, local diners, and guests attending events in the capital. Working for The London EDITION offers exposure to an international hospitality company, high service standards, and a professional environment where creativity, teamwork, and guest experience are strongly valued. Employees may also benefit from Marriott’s global career development opportunities, training programmes, hotel discounts, and internal mobility across its worldwide portfolio.