Chef / Cook

CHEF / COOK 

Location: Derwent Bank, Portinscale, Nr Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TY

Contract: Full Time - Permanent

Salary: £13.25 per hour

Live in: Live in accommodation available including bills, 3 meals per day & Laundry 

Employee Benefits: Equal share of tips paid monthly | Free Uniform | 28 Days Holiday pro rata inclusive of bank holidays | Pension Contributions | Volunteer Day | Group Life Assurance | Cinema Discounts | Online Shopping Discounts | Cycle to work Scheme | Discounted Gym Membership | Virtual GP | Health & Wellbeing Support 24/7 Helplines with access to trained counsellors for support | Exclusive discounts on our holidays for you, your friends and family | Annual familiarization visit at any of our country houses for you and your family

What will you be doing:

Working in our Derwent Bank Country House we provide a retreat for up to 66 guests who stay with us for guided or self-guided walking tour holidays. We always know when and where our guests need serving.  We know the number of guests we will be hosting each week, and our mealtimes are fixed. We plan our menus in advance and get pre orders for lunch and dinner.  Your role as Chef will be to support the Head Chef and Sous Chef to prepare and serve our Traditional British menu consisting of Breakfast, packed lunches and a 3-course evening meal served banqueting style.

About you:

We would love to hear from you if you have these essential skills:

• Experience of working in a busy kitchen
• Awareness of Health & Safety At Work Act 1974, The Food Safety Act 1990(including Allergen Legislation), The Food and Hygiene Regulations and The Fire Regulations
• Maintaining the standard and style of cooking set by the Head Chef.
• NVQ 3 in professional cooking – or willing to work towards one
• Ability to be part of a team and flexible to work evenings (9pm finish) and weekends.

About HF Holidays:

As Britain's only walking holiday co-operative, we are committed to creating meaningful connections through shared experiences in the great outdoors.

With 112 years of history, we bring like-minded people together through more than 260 carefully crafted walking and activity holidays in the UK, Europe, and beyond. We also own and manage16 characterful country houses in the heart of the UK’s best-loved national parks landscapes. Supported by our 500 strong team who are based both remotely and at our Head Office in Hertfordshire as well as our Houses.

Applying:

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, please let us know if you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact us on recruitment@hfholidays.co.uk and for any other enquires you may have.