Cook

Bendrigg provides residential activity breaks for people of any age or ability at our centre in Old Hutton, Cumbria. With 4,000 visitors a year, we make adventure accessible, working together to overcome barriers and transform lives.

The Catering Department is key to ensuring all visitors feel welcomed and looked after. The team serve three meals a day providing a range of homemade and fresh food, with ingredients sourced from local businesses.

We are seeking a positive and caring person to join us, working with our three cooks and Head Cook.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Preparing and serving food, to a high standard, with an understanding of portion control.
• Pro-actively work with the Head Cook, as part of the Catering team to promote healthy eating.
• Work towards the Trusts environmental objectives
• Comply with all health and safety
• Cleaning the kitchen and assisting with stock control

What we are looking for:

You’ll need to be a co-operative and supportive member of the team who can contribute to a positive working environment

• Have a passion for food
• Be reliable and have good timekeeping
• Have an excellent approach to customer care and be happy working in an open kitchen, interacting with Bendrigg’s guests and visitors
• Be able to undertake your role unsupervised, be organised and communicate well
• Able to solve problems and show proactive behaviour

This is a permanent, full-time (0.8FTE considered) position, averaging 5 days per week on a 7-day rota.

Typical shifts are:

07:00 – 15:15 (early shift)

11:00 – 19:15 (late shift)

08:45 – 17:00 (day shift)