Chef and
kitchen jobs.
Temp and permanent.

No. We run a bench model: clients book cover as they need it, shifts go into the Ubeya app, and you accept the ones you want. Busy weeks can carry six shifts, quiet weeks one or none. Any agency promising guaranteed casual hours is overselling.

PAYE, paid monthly into your bank account, with weekly Earned Wage Access so you can draw the wages you have already earned before payday. Holiday pay accrues on top. We handle tax and National Insurance. No umbrella companies.

Only for care home and school shifts, where an Enhanced DBS is required. We arrange it if you do not hold one. Most hospitality and event venues do not ask for it.

Some people on our books work 5-6 days a week across several venues, and have done for months at a stretch. It is real but never promised: demand moves with the season and the venue mix.

Apply by email or register online, send your right-to-work documents, and we check references. Most people are approved within 48 hours and can accept shifts immediately after.

It depends on the role and the assignment. Typical worker pay on our role pages runs from £12.71 an hour for kitchen porters and catering assistants (up to £16) to £30 or more an hour for relief and head chefs. Chef de partie is typically £15 to £20 an hour, sous chef £17 to £24 and head chef £20 to £30+. These are typical ranges, not guarantees, and we confirm the pay per assignment before you accept the shift.

Email your CV to workwithus@chefsbay.co.uk with the role name in the subject line, or fill in the 10-minute registration form. We verify your right to work and check references, and most people are approved within 48 hours of sending documents. Then you browse shifts in the Ubeya app, see the rate before you accept, work, and get paid monthly through PAYE with weekly Earned Wage Access.