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Committed to brighter futures

Summerley Recruitment are a friendly and approachable recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex.

We specialise in the catering and hospitality industry and our team has a combined 50 years experience in this sector.

We provide professional temporary and permanent recruitment services to candidates and clients, both locally and nationwide.

A team of waiting staff, smartly dressed for an event.

Sussex Business Awards Winner!

We are delighted to announce that Sam won Young Achiever Of The Year at the 2022 Sussex Business Awards.

Having launched Summerley Recruitment during lockdown in 2020, the business has grown quickly and Sam is proud that this has been recognised.

He dedicated the award to the incredible members of Team Summerley, without whom none of it would have been possible.

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Private Chef Hire

Indulge in culinary excellence with a private chef experience.

Our private chefs create bespoke menus for any occasion, bringing restaurant-quality dining to you.

From intimate gatherings to corporate events, we handle it all. Discover the difference a private chef can make

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Our Recruitment Services

Temporary Staff

If you need temporary catering and hospitality staff we can provide them for events and festivals as well as hotels, care homes, holiday parks and other businesses.

Permanent Staff

If you need a new team member we have high quality candidates for a wide range of roles including chefs, front of house staff and managers.

Candidate Registration

Register with us and we will invite you to our office to meet you in person over a cup of tea or coffee. We can then recommend you when something suitable becomes available.

DBS Check

We provide enhanced DBS checks which allow you to work with vulnerable people, for example in care homes and schools.

CV Service

We will build you a professional CV which showcases your experience to impress an employer.

Job Search

Search our latest catering and hospitality jobs. We have temporary, permanent, full-time and part-time roles.

Candidate care

Employees are the most important part of a business, therefore the recruitment of new team members is vital to its success and growth. At Summerley Recruitment we take the time to get to know both the candidates and our clients. This works hand in hand and ensures we are effective in matching candidates to positions through knowledge of their previous experience, their customer service and people skills and an in-depth insight into their future goals.

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New clients

For all new clients, regardless of the position, one of our experienced consultants will come out to meet you and sit down to run through your specific needs and how Summerley Recruitment can help.

Some candidates will suit a business and some won’t, so we take time to get to know both parties which allows us to use effective judgement when sending a suitable CV to you.

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Job boards

As part of our service we also use a variety of nationwide job boards to allow access to the full market of candidates in all areas of the industry. In addition we advertise all our positions which helps project our client vacancies to millions of people.

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Chef in mobile catering truck serving drinks to festival goers

Professional and Responsive

Signed up as a chef during the second lockdown, was kept informed of the recruitment process, and when a job match came up I was the first to be contacted.

A very professional service, thank you.

Trevor Hutcheson / Google Review

Organised and responsive

Sam at Summerley Recruitment was incredibly friendly and helpful in finding me part-time work to fit around my other job.

He arranged shifts quickly and was very organised and responsive to messages, making the whole process seamless and easy.

I would highly recommend Summerley Recruitment!

Charlotte Reeve / Google Review

A great team of people

Working at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed was a really exciting experience.

It was amazing to be part of such a great team of people.

Isabella / Bar Staff

So impressed

I really enjoyed working at the Festival Of Speed.

I was so impressed with the food we produced and loved sampling it!!

The other staff I worked with were really nice too.

Josh / Front of House & Food Prep

Highly Recommend

Summerley Recruitment are well organised and work at range of events.

I very much enjoyed Goodwood Festival of Speed and Victorious Festival, as well as the other events I worked at.

Sam is very friendly and helpful, and I would highly recommend working with him this summer.

Zak / Google Review

An LBGBTQ+ mural on the ground at the Bognor campus of Chichester University.

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It has been a privilege to work with Sam and Summerley Recruitment over the past 12 months. Summerley have recruited a large number of Chichester students, invested in them, their careers and supported the students through their studies with employment opportunities that align with their educational commitments

Sam understands the importance of investing in people, not only to develop and upskill, but to support their wider interests, in turn ensuring students get a rounded and successful student experience.."