Cook /Chef

Immediate start

A critical part of an Outward Bound residential is eating food that fuels big adventures and tastes amazing. For some young people, this is their first experience of eating home cooked food and sitting at a table. If you join us you'll be taking the lead on prep and serving wholesome, home cooked meals for young people.

The Job (in a nutshell)

The hospitality department is a valuable component in ensuring a quality visitor experience is provided at the Loch Eil centre.

The catering provision supports our residential courses, operational and hospitality needs. This role reports to the Lead Chef.

At our Loch Eil centre we are very proud of the food we serve to our clients. Our focus is all about producing fresh, homemade, wholesome meals using local produce. The Cook will support and assist with the day to day food service operation ensuring an excellent catering provision is provided.

Responsibilities

· Responsible for the preparation, production and service of food and beverages

· Follow all cleanliness/hygiene, processes, and procedures of the kitchen in line with the Food Safety Policy

· Safely operate all equipment

· Comply with health and safety, security, and emergency procedures

· Provide a high standard of customer care

· Be a co-operative team member with colleagues, line managers and customers

· Work towards achieving The Trust’s environmental objectives

· Work towards achieving The Trust’s strategic plan

 

What We are Looking For / Your Attributes

· You’ll need to enjoy working as part of a team and have an approachable mindset

· Be passionate about food

· Have a friendly ‘can do’ attitude and contribute to a positive work environment

· Be energetic, with a level of fitness to be able to manage the physical demands of the job and site

· Be reliable and have good timekeeping

· Have good attention to detail

· Have an excellent approach to customer care

· Have a high level of personal hygiene and presentation

· Be happy to work unsupervised and to take instructions from more experienced staff / team

· Ability to relate to and communicate with all types of people

· Able to solve problems and show proactive behaviour

· Have good organisational skills.

· Be able to work in a busy environment

· Care for and believe in the value of developing young people

 

It's good working here...


40 hours over five days

Most weekends offEvery Christmas and New Year off

Meals on duty

Flexible working options

Spacious, well equipped, open plan kitchens

Training, development and progression

Uniform provided

Cycle to work scheme

Personal healthcare plan plus other benefits

- Annual Leave of 24 days increasing by one day each year to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays

- Life Assurance: 3 x salary, covered from start date; includes Employee Assistance helpline

- Long-term Disability Insurance: 2/3 salary less state incapacity benefit after 6 months’ absence for up to 5 years, covered from start date

- Personal Accident Insurance while at work or commuting

- Employee assistance program

Requirements

Your skills / qualifications

Essential and desirable skills, knowledge and experience requirements are:

 

Have previous Cook/Chef experience Essential

Food preparation & cooking qualification Desirable

Full working knowledge of dietary and allergy requirements Essential

Demonstrate experience of working effectively in a kitchen team with minimal

supervision. Essential

Working knowledge of Health & Safety / Food Safety regulations, procedures

and working practices (COSSH, Risk Assessment, Manual Handling, Accident

Reporting, HACCP, etc) Essential

Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent Desirable

Have previous experience in dealing with customers and demonstrate excellent

customer care skills, solving any problems in a proactive, positive way. Desirable

Current First Aid Certificate Desirable

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