Kitchen Assistant - Arlingham, United Kingdom - Farms for City Children

Farms for City Children

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Arlingham, United Kingdom

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Kitchen Assistant - Farms for City Children

Location Gloucestershire

Salary £21,527

Contract Full-Time, Permanent

A new opportunity has arisen for a full-time Kitchen Assistant to join our worthwhile charity, which exists to remove the barriers that prevent children and young people having meaningful access to the natural world.

Through a week on one of our three heritage farms, Nethercott House in Devon, Lower Treginnis in Pembrokeshire and Wick Court in Gloucestershire, children and young people experience increased learning and engagement, improved connections and wellbeing and leave us with enhanced environmental citizenship.

Visiting children are immersed in the natural world of countryside through a food and farming offer that allows them to participate in the seasonal tasks of the day:

sowing, growing and harvesting in our kitchen gardens; caring for livestock and looking after the land; and cooking up a home-grown feast in the farmhouse kitchen.

Spending time working alongside real farmers fosters children's independence and helps them to grow in confidence, develops their self-esteem, and encourages them to become more resilient.

In partnership with our commercial farming neighbours, children experience the benefits of collaboration, enjoy plenty of physical activity, good food, and fresh air, and discover the magical rural environment that is full of new words, sounds and experiences to inspire their creativity.

About the Role

This is a hands-on role responsible for preparing food and supporting cooking sessions, for groups of beneficiary children at Wick Court, a smallholding raising pigs, poultry and sheep.

The Kitchen Assistant pays an important role within the running of our farm to fork offer and alongside the kitchen manager will prepare meals for up to 40 guests a week.

The role is Monday to Friday and unusually for a catering role does not include shifts later than 6pm.

The successful post-holder will have experience preparing and serving healthy and delicious food and have a passion for local and sustainable produce.

They will be understanding of children's tastes and needs.

Main responsibilities

To support the Kitchen Manager in providing a high quality, nutritionally balanced, varied and healthy menu of homemade meals for all visitors and staff that adheres to the Charity's Good Food Policy
To ensure that all food standards requirements, record keeping and the highest health and safety standards are maintained at all times in the kitchen, including taking responsibility for the management of this when the Kitchen Manager is not on duty
To assist the Kitchen Manager with menu planning, food ordering and budgeting, food storage and other related tasks as directed
Support the farm management team to create a warm, childcentred environment in which all visiting children flourish

This position is a farm-based role which will require only very occasional travel within the Charity's regions in order to attend training or meetings.

Farms for City Children is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please see the
Job Description and Person Specification for full details about the role.

What we Offer
In return you will receive a starting salary of between £21,527 and a range of benefits, which include:

25 days holiday plus 8 statutory bank holidays
6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

How to Apply

Interviews to be held on Monday 8th April 2024

We are unable to accept just cover letters and CVs.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE - DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£21,527.00 per year

Benefits: