Community Café Manager - Experienced Cook/Chef Wanted

Craigsfarm Community Development Project Ltd is a community hub serving the Craigshill and neighbouring communities. We deliver services and facilities that bring social benefit to the community. Central to our work is our pioneering Community Based Mental Wellbeing Programme supporting over 650 people experiencing mental distress.

Craigsfarm Community Café is central to our work. The cafe provides healthy eating options at low cost, as well as a range of other community benefits such as reduced social isolation, skills development and increased local spending.

Our café is central to the life of the community we serve, providing a social meeting point and can often be the conduit through which a range of services are accessed.

Any profits we generate enables us to enhance the services to the community we support.

Are you an experienced commis chef or cook that takes pride in your work? Are you looking for your next challenge without split shifts and anti-social hours?

We are currently recruiting a Cook to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly team, to create delicious meals and snacks for our customers. In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who seek to provide care, warmth and kindness to all those who use our community cafe and hub. You will also be working and training our volunteers, some with special needs to assist you in your role.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A passion for contributing positively to the community
• A background in catering
• Food safety and hygiene certificate
• Knowledge and understanding of food allergies, safe food storage
• Proven ability to deliver high standards of food and presentation
• An ability to work independently and as part of a team
• An aptitude to working well under pressure
• An ability to organise and prioritise tasks and manage own workload
• Willingness to undergo PVG check