Chef de Partie

Part-time chef 16 hours per week required for community café which is open Friday's and Saturday's for lunch. Producing fresh soups, cakes, quiches and pies from scratch.

Working in a friendly environment producing top quality products with the help of our members. We are looking for a confident chef who can lead a small team of trainee cooks and front of house volunteers in a community environment.

This is a fun and highly rewarding position working with our members and volunteers, some of whom are young people keen to start a career in the hospitality industry. Therefore you will be required to supervise and train people 14 years and up.

Job responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the management of the kitchen and café.
• Producing lunch items and cakes from scratch.
• Ensuring volunteers are trained to keep all tables clean and the café tidy and welcoming.
• Providing top quality food and drinks with maximum profitability and create a changing seasonal menu with costings in partnership with the business manager.
• Stock rotation, labelling and dating of all food and drink products. Completing all health and hygiene records, following all risk assessments and health and safety procedures.
• Mentoring our members who are keen to learn on the job. Supervising them in the production of and service of the food.
• A PVG check will be carried out for successful candidates of this position.
• Ensuring the profitability of the café

• Personal Specification

Skills and experience:

• Experience in working in a professional kitchen environment.
• A flare for creative cooking with culinary skills.
• Coaching skills to train and mentor members who volunteer in the café.
• Elementary food hygiene certificate.
• Product display creation skills and cleanliness to maintain a presentable café image.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Barista skills a bonus although training can be given.
• Customer service skills

Personal attributes

• Friendly and patient with members working within a community setting.
• Flair for food creation and a finger on the pulse of current trends.
• Good team player, confident, positive and friendly outlook.
• Highly motivated and committed to succeed.
• Good communicator.
• Able to self-manage.

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