ROLES AVAILABLE - 7/10/26
We have two roles available starting December / January - CDP 4 days a week, Baker/Chef 3 days a week. Details below.
To apply for either role: email hello@estersn16.com with an introduction and a CV highlighting your relevant experience. Only applicants called to interview should expect a reply.
CHEF DE PARTIE
4 days / 30–35 hours per week
Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday / Saturday
December Start
We’re looking for an experienced, confident and reliable Chef de Partie to join our small team at Esters.
Esters has been part of Stoke Newington for almost 13 years. We’re a neighbourhood institution that is still owner-run. We love to make food that is exceptionally delicious, seasonal (of course), and always interesting and exciting. We make as much as we can from scratch: jams, ferments, yoghurt, breads, cakes, cookies, soft drinks… it’s an extensive list! For all of this, we use the best suppliers we can find, because genuinely delicious produce makes genuinely delicious food. Flourish Farm, Shrub Provisions, Farmer Tom, Neal’s Yard Dairy… we use many of the same suppliers as some of London’s best restaurants.
We’re looking for someone who loves cooking, thinks critically about food and has the creative drive to contribute their own ideas and opinions to the menu. Our food draws on a wide range of influences, so you might have cooked in a variety of kitchens or simply have a strong interest in different cuisines and ways of cooking. A positive, can-do attitude is essential.
We’re a small team of five, and you’ll work closely alongside the owners and our baker/chef. Shifts are a mixture of prep and service.
As a daytime café, our service runs from opening until shortly before we close, so you’ll need to be comfortable multitasking: cooking for customers while organising prep and getting other jobs done around service. During the week, you’ll manage service or prep independently; at weekends, we work together as a team. You therefore need to be confident working alone, making decisions and keeping calm under pressure.
You will:
Be an experienced and confident cook
Have creative drive and enjoy contributing to menu development
Be confident managing service independently
Be exceptionally reliable and punctual
Be organised, precise and detail-orientated
Be able to multitask and manage your own workload
Be open to feedback and adaptable
Be comfortable following systems and recipes consistently
Have a friendly, positive disposition
Care about providing outstanding food and hospitality
Have excellent English communication skills
We offer:
4 days / 30–35 hours per week
Daytime hours with no evening service
Free staff meals made from the same great produce we use on our menu, plus coffee
Ingredients to take home at cost price
25% staff discount
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BAKER/CHEF
3 days / 20–25 hours per week
Sunday / Monday / Thursday
December / January Start
We’re looking for an experienced, creative and highly organised Chef / Baker to join our small team at Esters.
Esters has been part of Stoke Newington for almost 13 years. We’re a neighbourhood institution that is still owner-run. We love to make food that is exceptionally delicious, seasonal (of course), and always interesting and exciting. We make as much as we can from scratch: jams, ferments, yoghurt, breads, cakes, cookies, soft drinks… it’s an extensive list! For all of this, we use the best suppliers we can find, because genuinely delicious produce makes genuinely delicious food. Flourish Farm, Shrub Provisions, Farmer Tom, Neal’s Yard Dairy… we use many of the same suppliers as some of London’s best restaurants.
This is a slightly unusual hybrid role, split between baking and working as a chef during service.
Sunday and Monday are our closed days and are dedicated to baking. You’ll have the kitchen completely to yourself on these days and will be responsible for managing the bake from start to finish. Thursday is a service day, working alongside the rest of the team in the kitchen.
Our baker has a lot of influence over what our bake looks like. We have our staples, but the selection has always evolved around the strengths and interests of the person doing the job, and we actively encourage you to put your own stamp on it. Previous bakers who loved lamination have developed laminated pastries; others have been passionate about pastry and introduced tarts and pies. Our current baker developed our morning buns, which have become an Esters staple.
There is lots of creative freedom, but the flip side is that you need to be very happy working independently. You’ll be responsible for managing bake stock, ingredients and ordering, planning your own workload and making sure everything needed for the week gets made. The systems are straightforward, but the role relies on someone who is exceptionally organised, reliable and able to self-manage.
Communication is also really important. As you’ll only overlap with the rest of the team one day a week, clear handovers are essential – keeping everyone informed about stock, shortages, orders, changes and anything that needs following up.
You will:
Be an experienced and confident baker and cook
Be genuinely excited about developing bakes and putting your own stamp on the selection
Be very comfortable working completely independently
Be exceptionally reliable and punctual
Be organised, precise and detail-orientated
Be able to plan and manage your own workload
Be confident managing stock, ingredients and ordering
Communicate clearly and consistently with the rest of the team
Be open to feedback and adaptable
Be comfortable following existing recipes and systems while contributing your own ideas
Have a friendly, positive disposition
Care about providing outstanding food and hospitality
Have excellent English communication skills
We offer:
3 days / 20–25 hours per week
Set working days: Sunday, Monday and Thursday
Daytime hours with no evening service
Lots of creative freedom and the opportunity to shape our bake offering
Free staff meals made from the same great produce we use on our menu, plus coffee
Ingredients to take home at cost price
25% staff discount