Job Information
We have an exciting opportunity for a Chef Supervisor to join the Northumberland Communities Together team at Newbiggin Sports and Community Hub. Newbiggin Hub has a café open daily serving a cook to order menu for breakfast and lunch, as well as providing Hospitality catering and bar facilities for events.
The successful applicant will work as part of a team of 2 Supervisors to direct the work of a small team of catering assistants, apprentices and learners to provide a professional, customer orientated Catering and Bar service, providing fresh food and drinks for community hub users. It’s a hands on role, where you could be preparing and cooking food in the kitchen, making hot drinks on our traditional barista style machine or serving drinks on our bar.
Duties include food preparation and cooking, serving customers, managing service areas, use of a traditional barista style coffee machine, ordering and stock taking, cleaning duties as required, assisting with the planning and maintenance of the menu, labelling system and till system. The post holder will be required to reconcile tills as requested and carry out banking.
A working knowledge of a catering and bar environment, including HACCP, food safety and health and safety principles is essential. The Chef/supervisor will support the provision of Weddings, Special events and corporate hospitality in the community hub. Our positions offer an opportunity for you to further develop your skills by following our Catering and Events training pathway.
If you have any queries please contact Paul Kirkup on either Paul.Kirkup01@northumberland.gov.uk or 07557191096.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB
- Able to provide exceptional customer service
- Catering and Hospitality qualifications and experience
- Team management experience
- Able to support a teaching and learning environment for our apprentices and learners
Northumberland is world-renowned as a visitor destination and an ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. There is no better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than on an everyday basis!
Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is “To make Northumberland a county which you regard as a great place to live, in which you can access the activities you enjoy, whilst having the opportunity to learn and thrive”.
For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
- Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
- Car leasing scheme
- Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality
Further information
Please note that this is a fixed term position but applications on a secondment or part-time basis would be considered for the right applicant. For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications
