Cook - Park Head Hotel

The Auckland Project; Brighton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting local organization in Brighton seeks a kitchen team member to assist in high-quality meal preparation and maintain a safe and clean environment. Responsibilities include supporting chefs during service, managing cleanliness, and following health guidelines. The ideal candidate will possess kitchen experience and Food Hygiene Level 2 and have a passion for creating food. This role requires flexibility with shifts including evenings and weekends.

Benefits

Free parking

Staff discounts

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Food Hygiene L2 or to be achieved within 6 weeks from start date.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be flexible to work evenings, weekends & Bank holidays over a 7 days period.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef and Sous Chef in both the preparation and delivery of high quality meals.
• Work across several shifts including breakfast, lunch, evening, and functions.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in accordance with policies.

Skills

Food Hygiene L2

Kitchen experience

Communication skills

Ability to multitask

Attention to detail

Education

Level 2 in numeracy & literacy

Job description

Overview

The role purpose: This is an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of the Auckland Project and Bishop Auckland. As a member of the kitchen team, you will work alongside our chefs ensuring every guest enjoys fantastic food at the Hotel prepared in a safe and hygienic environment. You will help create high quality dishes in a timely manner, keeping a clean and organised workspace. You will contribute to the delivery of exceptional hospitality; making you a part of an organisation dedicated to the regeneration, conservation and celebration of Bishop Auckland. This will be achieved by maintaining a safe, happy creative workplace founded in professionalism and strong team ethic.

Shifts will cover Monday-Sunday, various early/late shifts including weekends, Christmas and bank holidays.

In return: We pride ourselves in taking care of our team members. For your efforts we offer free parking on site, access to staff discounts and local benefits, uniform provided, staff discounts/entry into our attractions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef and Sous Chef in both the preparation and delivery of high quality meals to our guests
• Work across several shifts including breakfast, lunch, evening, Sunday Lunch and functions
• Be able to prioritise and work under instruction and guidance
• Smart, well presented and be capable of remaining calm whilst under pressure
• Be willing to learn new skills
• Help maintain standards of cleanliness and hygiene in accordance with our policies and procedures and cleaning schedules.
• Working effectively and efficiently and ensuring kitchen is tidy at all times
• Work with a sense of urgency and with attention to detail
• Work with the team to achieve set standards
• Be a team player
• Have an eye for detail and deliver consistent standards
• Have excellent timekeeping skills

Health & Safety

Be committed to good health and safety and access practice, ensuring familiarity and compliance with TAP and PHH policies, procedures and guidelines and the health and safety of visitors, staff, volunteers and contractors at all times.

Person Specification

Essential

• Food Hygiene L2 or to be achieved within 6 weeks from start date
• Kitchen experience
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask in a busy environment
• Must be passionate about creating food.
• Ability to work within a team or on own initiative as required
• Good personal hygiene
• Problem-solving attitude
• Attention to detail
• Must be flexible to work evenings, weekends & Bank holidays over a 7 days period

Desirable:

• Level 2 in numeracy & literacy
• Basic knife skills

About The Auckland Project

The Auckland Project works hard to create a positive change for those living, working and visiting Bishop Auckland. We have created a visitor destination in Bishop Auckland, incorporating Auckland Castle (once home to the Prince Bishops of Durham), a Spanish Art Gallery, Faith Museum, Walled Garden, Deer Park, Mining Art Gallery, Auckland Tower visitor centre and Weardale Railway.

Our visitor destination and community development programme broadly fits into three areas:

1. The social environment: we help individuals and communities by creating a sense of curiosity, hope and faith in themselves and the world around us. We provide opportunities for skills development and partnerships, building a year-round tourist market and supporting small creative industries to thrive
2. The natural environment: we protect, sustain and enhance the world around us
3. The built environment: we restore and enhance the beauty and historic significance of the buildings, structures and assets in our care.

By working with us, you are helping to ensure the town’s future is as magnificent and vibrant as its past.

How to Apply

Apply for this role by emailing [e-mail] and request an application form.

Closing date: Monday 6th October 2025 at Midnight

We are unable to accept CV’s as application. We only accept a completed application form.

If we receive a high volume of applications we reserve the right to close the application process early.