Sous Chef - Live In

Hand Picked Hotels is a beautiful collection of 21 privately owned, luxury country houses and coastal retreats, each hand‑picked for their individuality. Architecturally distinctive and quintessentially British, every hotel boasts an extraordinary location, from Scotland to the Channel Islands, offering breathtaking views from vast countryside to expansive beaches and lush woodlands. With every need taken care of, the team at each hotel ensures every guest has a magical experience, encouraging them to return time and time again.

Founded in 2001 by owner and Chairman Julia Hands MBE, each property upholds the company values of family, individuality, community and care, ensuring a hand‑picked experience for every guest and employee.

We are currently recruiting for a Sous Chef at Fermain Valley Hotel, part of Hand Picked Hotels.

Fermain Valley is a 4‑star luxury hotel in Guernsey, with a cliff‑top position offering breathtaking views of the Channel Islands. All 49 rooms are individually designed to create an air of calm, allowing guests to unwind. The hotel hosts three restaurant concepts—Rock Garden Steakhouse, Búho and the Terrace— with award‑winning menus that attract locals and visitors alike.

Are you an experienced Chef looking to progress your kitchen management experience? We know the step from Sous Chef to Head Chef can be a big one, so at Hand Picked Hotels we aim to equip our Sous Chefs with the skills they need to take that step. From office and paperwork responsibilities to people‑management training, and further culinary development, we will help you gain the exposure needed to develop your career.

Of course, alongside all of that you get to do what you do best—create fantastic food and lead the team in our professional kitchens.

• Excellent knowledge and experience of working in a quality‑driven hotel, restaurant or hospitality environment.
• Enthusiastic and willing to take on new responsibilities, adopting a flexible approach to assist in different areas of the kitchen as business and guest needs dictate.
• Ability to impart knowledge to junior team members.
• Stay on top of the latest culinary trends and a desire to learn the next big thing; high emotional intelligence and the ability to anticipate guest needs to deliver a Hand Picked experience.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver our guest‑experience standards—going above and beyond to ensure guests have a high‑quality, personalised, magical experience they remember, recommend and return to time and time again.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive salary of £42,331 per year plus a share of the service charge.
• Full‑time role working 5 days out of 7, including weekends on a rota basis, 45 hours per week (may vary depending on business needs).
• Life assurance scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Company sickness scheme benefit.
• 29 days holiday per year, including bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with length of service.
• Forward career progression with access to in‑house and external training programmes, including apprenticeships up to level 7.
• £30 staff stays with Hand Picked Hotels per room Bed & Breakfast, 25 % discount on all food & drink, and annual loyalty awards (afternoon teas, overnight stays).
• Online retail discount platform offering thousands of savings with high‑street retailers, restaurants and a health and wellbeing platform.
• Opportunity to make lifelong friendships and be part of a team that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

Hand Picked Hotels is an Equal Opportunities employer. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.