Hospitality & Catering Jobs

Head Chef

Hand Picked Hotels • Coopers Green, Uckfield

Salary

£38k – £38k

Posted

27 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Hand Picked Hotels is hiring a Head Chef in Coopers Green, a full-time hospitality & catering role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £38k – £38k. Hand Picked Hotels holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Head Chef – Buxted Park Hotel Location: Buxted, East Sussex, TN22 4AY Job Type: Full-time | Permanent | 5 days out of 7 Come and join our Team We are currently seeking a knowledgeable and enthusiastic Head Chef at Buxted Park Hotel, part of Hand Picked Hotels. Set within 312 acres of pristine Sussex parkland, Buxted Park Hotel offers an inspiring and elegant environment to grow your hospitality career. This magnificent Palladian mansion welcomes guests seeking timeless elegance, quiet grandeur,…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Hand Picked Hotels — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £38k – £38k
How this salary compares: about 30% above the £29,120 median across 1,857 hospitality & catering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Coopers Green, Uckfield · Full-time
Posted: 27 August 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Chefs are among the occupations specifically listed as eligible under the Skilled Worker visa, covering roles from commis chef through to head chef level. Restaurant groups, hotel chains, and contract catering companies sponsor both established chefs and those at earlier stages of their career.