Sous Chef

Join the kitchen at The Tivoli, Cambridge

Looking for a kitchen where you can be creative, develop your team and cook with great seasonal ingredients? 

Welcome to The Tivoli.

We’re one of Cambridge’s most exciting hospitality venues, spread across five unique floors, four lively bars, indoor golf, shuffleboard, private event spaces and a stunning roof terrace overlooking Jesus Green. Every day is different, from relaxed lunches and busy evening service to private events and packed weekends.

We’re looking for a talented Sous Chef to join our friendly, passionate kitchen team and help shape the next chapter of our food offering.

This is more than just running a service. You’ll work closely with our Head Chef to develop menus, champion seasonal ingredients and help create dishes that people genuinely want to come back for. We believe great food starts with fresh produce, simple cooking and giving talented chefs the opportunity to put their own stamp on the menu.

If you’re someone who enjoys developing people just as much as creating great food, you’ll fit right in.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the Head Chef in leading the day-to-day operation of our busy kitchens.
• Cooking with fresh, seasonal ingredients and maintaining consistently high standards.
• Helping create and develop new dishes, specials and seasonal menus.
• Leading services with confidence and setting the pace during busy periods.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing junior chefs, helping them build confidence and progress their careers.
• Working closely with the front of house team to deliver an exceptional guest experience.
• Helping manage stock, ordering and kitchen organisation while keeping waste to a minimum.
• Maintaining excellent food safety and hygiene standards.

What we’re looking for

• Experience as a Sous Chef, Junior Sous Chef or an experienced Chef de Partie ready for the next step.
• A genuine passion for fresh food and seasonal cooking.
• Someone who enjoys leading by example and developing others.
• Calm under pressure and confident running a busy service.
• Organised, reliable and proud of producing consistently great food.
• Someone with ideas, creativity and the confidence to contribute to menu development.
• A team player who enjoys working in a positive, supportive kitchen.

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who wants to be part of building something special. We value ideas, encourage creativity and believe the best kitchens are built on teamwork, respect and enjoying what you do.

What you’ll get from us

• Genuine input into menu development and seasonal specials.
• The opportunity to work with fresh, quality ingredients in a creative kitchen.
• A supportive Head Chef and management team who want to see you succeed.
• Clear opportunities to progress within Young’s, with many of our Head Chefs and Kitchen Managers promoted from within.
• Access to industry-leading training, apprenticeships and development programmes.
• Free meals on shift.
• 28 days’ holiday.
• 20% discount across all Young’s pubs and 30% off overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms.
• Company pension scheme.
• Share Save Scheme.

If you’re passionate about fresh food, enjoy developing people and want to work somewhere that gives you the freedom to be creative, we’d love to hear from you.

Come and help shape the food offering at one of Cambridge’s most exciting hospitality venues.

Sous Chef

Join the kitchen at The Tivoli, Cambridge

Looking for a kitchen where you can be creative, develop your team and cook with great seasonal ingredients? 

Welcome to The Tivoli.

We’re one of Cambridge’s most exciting hospitality venues, spread across five unique floors, four lively bars, indoor golf, shuffleboard, private event spaces and a stunning roof terrace overlooking Jesus Green. Every day is different, from relaxed lunches and busy evening service to private events and packed weekends.

We’re looking for a talented Sous Chef to join our friendly, passionate kitchen team and help shape the next chapter of our food offering.

This is more than just running a service. You’ll work closely with our Head Chef to develop menus, champion seasonal ingredients and help create dishes that people genuinely want to come back for. We believe great food starts with fresh produce, simple cooking and giving talented chefs the opportunity to put their own stamp on the menu.

If you’re someone who enjoys developing people just as much as creating great food, you’ll fit right in.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the Head Chef in leading the day-to-day operation of our busy kitchens.
• Cooking with fresh, seasonal ingredients and maintaining consistently high standards.
• Helping create and develop new dishes, specials and seasonal menus.
• Leading services with confidence and setting the pace during busy periods.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing junior chefs, helping them build confidence and progress their careers.
• Working closely with the front of house team to deliver an exceptional guest experience.
• Helping manage stock, ordering and kitchen organisation while keeping waste to a minimum.
• Maintaining excellent food safety and hygiene standards.

What we’re looking for

• Experience as a Sous Chef, Junior Sous Chef or an experienced Chef de Partie ready for the next step.
• A genuine passion for fresh food and seasonal cooking.
• Someone who enjoys leading by example and developing others.
• Calm under pressure and confident running a busy service.
• Organised, reliable and proud of producing consistently great food.
• Someone with ideas, creativity and the confidence to contribute to menu development.
• A team player who enjoys working in a positive, supportive kitchen.

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who wants to be part of building something special. We value ideas, encourage creativity and believe the best kitchens are built on teamwork, respect and enjoying what you do.

What you’ll get from us

• Genuine input into menu development and seasonal specials.
• The opportunity to work with fresh, quality ingredients in a creative kitchen.
• A supportive Head Chef and management team who want to see you succeed.
• Clear opportunities to progress within Young’s, with many of our Head Chefs and Kitchen Managers promoted from within.
• Access to industry-leading training, apprenticeships and development programmes.
• Free meals on shift.
• 28 days’ holiday.
• 20% discount across all Young’s pubs and 30% off overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms.
• Company pension scheme.
• Share Save Scheme.

If you’re passionate about fresh food, enjoy developing people and want to work somewhere that gives you the freedom to be creative, we’d love to hear from you.

Come and help shape the food offering at one of Cambridge’s most exciting hospitality venues.