This is an exciting role within Lambhill Stables Community Hub. The purpose of the job will be to supervise the kitchen and work alongside a team of dedicated volunteers with various capabilities to deliver our existing menu of café staples and develop exciting seasonal dishes, utilising veg from our community garden.

It is expected that the Kitchen Manager will take responsibility for all aspects of co-ordinating a Community Café, in collaboration with our longstanding Kitchen Supervisor, our Kitchen Assistant and volunteers. The Kitchen Manager will be responsible for maintaining high standards at all times in cleanliness, organisation and food quality and must be able to work effectively with limited supervision and demonstrate leadership in order to motivate others. This job will be expected to contribute to our funded outcomes as follows:

• To increase the confidence, self-esteem and skill level of unemployed adults and young people within the local community.
• To increase the capacity for financial sustainability within the organisation.
• To maintain our excellent community reputation by providing a high quality, customer focused service.
• To be aware of potential market increases.
• To assist local people to have more positive aspirations and to help break cycles of social exclusion, by providing training workshops and ongoing mentorship.
• To assist local people to have access to opportunities which promote healthy lifestyles and improve physical health.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

Managing all aspects of the Café including:

• Effectively leading the development of others, including work relationships.
• Working with and supporting our longstanding Kitchen Supervisor.
• Delegating daily tasks and holding the team accountable for those tasks.
• Arranging Community Café events and hosting study visits.
• Organising work schedules and rotas.
• Co-ordinating volunteers and school aged trainees.
• Managing sessional cooks.
• Organising delivery of cookery classes and demonstrations including “Healthy Eating” and “Eating on a Budget”.
• Menu planning and food purchasing, including making best use of garden produce.
• Developing staff and volunteers through training.
• Controlling a budget and maintaining accurate records.
• Managing and monitoring food stocks.
• Managing and monitoring Health and Safety procedures, ensuring consistent and accurate records are kept for temperature logs and critical control points.
• Minimising and monitoring waste.
• Communicating marketing needs and promotional activity to the wider team.

Essential Qualities:

• Outstanding organisational skills.
• A positive attitude.
• Understanding of all key business standards related to food, service and cleanliness.
• Three years’ experience in a similar role.
• Team player.
• Innovation in relation to utilising seasonal garden produce in ‘specials dishes’.
• Holding a current and valid driver’s licence is desirable, as the successful applicant will be responsible for procurement.

As the Kitchen Manager role includes working with young people and vulnerable adults, the successful applicant will be required to apply to the Protection of Vulnerable Adults Scheme with Disclosure Scotland. The cost of this application will be met by Lambhill Stables.