Catering Lead - Dorking, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Dorking, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Have you worked in the catering industry before? Do you have a passion and skill for cooking for groups of children staying residentially in an exciting environment? Do you have good leadership skills?

Then look no further
We are seeking
FOUR experienced Caterers to lead our shifts in the kitchen at our busy outdoor centres. This is a hands-on role, delivering freshly prepared and cooked healthy meal options for our visitors.

The role is varied, requiring good organisational skills, sound catering knowledge and experience in a busy kitchen.

You will lead the shift, prepare, cook, and serve to our guests who range from school children through to adult groups.

Each day is always different, so adaptability is key to meet the ranging needs of our groups, providing tasty, quality food, with a smile

From time to time, we deliver themed events bringing your creative skills to life Serving and cooking outdoors are all a part of these exciting events which add to the variety of this role.

Other areas of responsibility within the role include staff mentoring, ordering, menu planning and stock control.

Two roles are from 7am - 11am and the other two are from 3pm to 7pm. These roles also include working some weekends.

Our centres are located at:

High Ashurst, Mickleham, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6DQ
Henley Fort and Angel Blue, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4RH
Thames Young Mariners, Ham near Kingston, Surrey, TW10 7RX.

You will be scheduled to work at your local centre where possible, High Ashurst being the main base during winter.

High Ashurst and Henley Fort are in remote locations, so please consider your transport arrangements.

What are we looking for?

Leadership skills which are positive and motivating
A holder of, or working towards Food Hygiene L
Experience of cooking for large groups
Excellent planning and time management skills
Ability to work using own initiative
Effective communication skills
Experience of catering for a wide range of needs
Positive and solutionfocussed
An Enhanced DBS check will be carried out during recruitment

Who are we?
Surrey Outdoor Learning and Development (SOLD) is a provider of High-Quality Outdoor Learning programmes.

We are committed to inspiring and engaging young people and adults, improving and enriching personal and social development and raising achievement,success and aspirations in life.

Take a look at our new video about our residentials at High Ashurst to get a flavour of what we do: S.O.L.D.

Residentials at High Ashurst centre in Mickleham, Surrey. - YouTube

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about thevalueswe follow.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 02/04/2023.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Benefits
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role.

You will benefit from 26 days annual leave (pro-rated for part time roles),rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.

For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit
MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

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