Casual chef

YMCA Robin Hood Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in Nottingham seeks a passionate Casual Chef to prepare fresh, locally sourced meals. Responsibilities include developing seasonal menus and providing quality service for events. Candidates should have experience in a smaller kitchen environment, flexibility to work evenings and weekends, and be aware of food industry trends. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful community projects while being part of a hardworking team.

Qualifications

• Experience in café style or larger restaurant kitchen.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety practices.
• Ability to work flexible shifts, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of meals from lunch and dinner menus.
• Providing buffet/banquet style food for events.
• Developing and implementing new seasonal menus.
• Promoting a welcoming and community-focused environment.
• Responsible for food safety and hygiene compliance.

Skills

Passion for food and ingredients

Experience in a smaller kitchen environment

Strong awareness of current food industry trends

Teamwork spirit

Flexibility

Education

Advance Hygiene Qualified or CIEH Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualified

NVQ Level 2 Food Preparation or equivalent qualification

Job description

Job Advert

The historic Malt Cross is an iconic bar and kitchen in the heart of Nottingham City Centre. The venue has been welcoming and serving customers to its famous bar for almost 150 years.

We are looking for a new Casual Chef to join our team, primarily Friday to Monday shifts but potential for growth and flexibility as we intend to grow the business in the future.

We are passionate about high quality food, made from locally sourced ingredients served in a welcoming, friendly, relaxed environment filled with great music and lively events.

What’s more, as an independent venue, Malt Cross’s activity directly supports YMCA community projects in the city and across Nottinghamshire.

We have a super team of hard-working, passionate staff who are exceptionally welcoming to new members to the team, extending a warm welcome to them in the spirit of the YMCA.

This is your chance to work for an organisation which makes a real difference to the local community, starting with our own YMCA projects.

Job Description

On a day to day basis, you can expect your role to include:

• Preparation of meals from our lunch and dinner menus, offering freshly prepared, delicious meals.
• Providing excellent buffet/banquet style food for bespoke events, such as conferences and weddings.
• Development and implementation of new, seasonal menus championing local producers and growers aligned to the Malt Cross ethos.
• Promoting a welcoming, inclusive and community-focused environment and working alongside the Malt Cross management team to deliver an exceptional customer experience, which includes delivery of staff training.
• Responsibility for food safety, hygiene and compliance.
• We serve a wide range of food options from light lunch options, Sunday Roast sharing boards and a whole array of sharing options for larger groups and events. We welcome your input to the design of the menus and your favourite dishes to bring new and interesting dishes to our customers.

About You

We are looking for someone passionate about food and ingredients who has had experience as a Chef in a smaller kitchen environment. With experience in either café style kitchen or larger restaurant kitchen, you will be comfortable working as part of a small team where team spirit is everything.

This is a busy and varied role and you must be able to flexible to meet the needs of the kitchen on any given day.

From your experience, you will have a strong awareness of current food industry product trends as well as a good working knowledge of Health and Safety and Food and Drink preparation practices; being Advance Hygiene Qualified or CIEH Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualified and/or holding NVQ Level 2 Food Preparation or equivalent qualification is desirable.

As to be expected with a role of this nature, evenings and weekends shifts will form the majority of your shifts.

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (paid for by YMCA) and registration with the DBS Update Service. We reserve the right to withdraw this role before the closing date should we be able to appoint to the role.