Cook

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Salary

£23,090 – £24,850 a year

Job type

Permanent

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Full Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Cook to join our amazing team. This role is based at Gilwell Park, live in role (optional).

Salary:

Without Live in accommodation – £24,850 per annum – Band C Level 3- inclusive of Outer London Weighting

With Live in accommodation – £23,090 per annum – Band C Level 3- exclusive of Outer London Weighting

Contract Type: Permanent – 40 hours per week – 7am – 3pm or 11am – 7pm

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here – all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

The Cook role:

This role fuels our adventures! You will be a critical part of making the young people’s experience with Scout Adventures amazing without great food and full stomachs our visitors and our team simply won’t get the best from their time with us.

You will be leading team to comply with Food Safety in kitchen and ensure Health and Safety standards are upheld, menu development and planning, managing and training kitchen team, planning and organising catering events.

Key responsibilities as our Cook:

Preparation and cooking of a varied range of nutritious food for guests and staff at mealtimes
Serve the food to an exceptional standard and interact with the guests and volunteers in an appropriate, knowledgeable and helpful way at all times, in particular with regard to allergens and other dietary requirements
Assist in the service and clearing of all food, beverages and utensils
Stock ordering and menu creation
Assist with routine and deep cleaning of the kitchen, food storage, service and dining areas, including heavy and light equipment and machinery, crockery and cutlery, in accordance with the cleaning schedule
Follow established kitchen systems and procedures to guarantee an efficient and organised meal service
Receive deliveries, ensure correct stock rotation ensuring that all perishable and non-perishable commodities are stored under the correct conditions

What we are looking for in our Cook:

Experience working in a large professional kitchen environment e.g. schools or mass catering
Proven competence in managing teams in an operational setting
Some experience in either an educational, outdoor educational or visitor experience environment.
Confidence working in a values based working environment
Hold a suitable food hygiene qualification (e.g. Level 2 Food Hygiene)
Training and managing junior kitchen members and volunteers
Confident IT user

What we can offer you as our Cook:

Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
Be proud to say you’re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
25 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 28 days after two years, then increasing again to 32 days after five years (and we don’t insist you go camping)
Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
Three extra days over Christmas (that’s our gift to you)

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…