Are you a passionate cook with a desire to work in a small team creating delicious, hearty meals? Do you love the buzz of a busy kitchen and want your work to make a difference to young peoples school trip experiences? Join the Robinwood Activity Centre team as our new Lead Cook at Barhaugh Hall, near Alston.Who We AreWe are an award-winning school residential provider offering 3-day, 2-night residential courses for 711-year-olds.We focus on making a really positive difference developing children through adventurous and themed activities and have been doing so, very successfully, for over 30 years. Always looking to the future and striving to improve in whatever way we can for both our customers and our staff, we are proud to announce that we became an employee-owned company in November 2024, a Living Wage Employer in 2023 and were last awarded Investors in People Gold in 2022.The RoleAs a Lead Cook you will be at the heart of the kitchen, reporting to the Catering Manager and supporting them to deliver high quality meals and a smooth-running kitchen. Youll lead by example and motivate a small, friendly catering team and ensure our visiting children and teachers enjoy nutritious, tasty meals throughout their stay.Key responsibilities:Supporting the Catering Manager in all aspects of kitchen operationsLeading and motivating the kitchen team during shiftsPositively interacting with customers and providing them an excellent servicePreparing a variety of meals suitable for children and adultsMaintaining excellent standards of food hygiene, safety, and cleanlinessEnsuring special dietary requirements are catered for appropriatelyWhat Were Looking ForExperience in a busy kitchen environment, ideally with leadership responsibilitiesA genuine love for cooking and working in a teamA strong understanding of food hygiene and kitchen safetyA positive, proactive and customer-focussed attitudeA Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to obtain one)What We OfferA supportive and friendly working environmentRegular Monday - Friday daytime shifts

no late-night restaurant hours!Tax free profit bonus12 weeks set holiday a year including August and Christmas!UniformAll meals free of chargeStaff social eventsPension schemeTraining and development opportunitiesBeautiful working surroundings in a historic hall and countryside settingA role that makes a really positive difference to childrenYour Working WeekThis is a full-time position with a contract of 33 hours per week. Lead Cooks receive 6 weeks of paid holiday and accrue a further 6 weeks of holiday during their working weeks. This allows for 12 weeks holiday a year, closely following the school holiday dates. These accrued holiday hours means the average working week to be around 38 hours per week.Monday

Friday, no late nights or weekend workBreakfast shifts start no earlier than 6amEvening shifts finish no later than 8pmFriday finish no later than 5pm, but usually 3pmTimetable is on a 4 week pattern, an example of one working week could be:o Monday

6am

3pmo Tuesday

6am

3pmo Wednesday

9am

8pmo Thursday

7am

8pmo Friday

7am

2pmYour PayThe starting rate of pay for this role is £23,377.20 (£15.40 per hour) and is an annualised hours contract of an average of 33 hours per week. Actual annual earnings are spread evenly across the year, providing consistent monthly pay regardless of seasonal fluctuations in working weeks and holiday. The final pay level will be determined based on the experience and skills of the successful candidate.Interviews from 29th August - May interview sooner for the ideal candidate.

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