Line Cook (Chef) Wooler, England
Job description
Chef/Line Cook
Get involved in the Great British Staycation by joining our team and helping make our customers’ holiday dreams come true. An excellent opportunity to join the park as we invest in park improvements and look forward to a fun-filled season with our customers. So if you love holidays (who doesn’t!), can keep enthusiastic and energetic on busy days, and are passionate about delivering high standards, then we want to hear from you.
Salary: £10.85 per hour
Contract Type: Seasonal (May to November)
Hours: Full and part time positions available. Hours of working can be between 8am and 10pm. Our restaurants are open 7 days per week. Enquire for more details.
Location: Riverside Leisure Park, South Road, Wooler, Northumberland, NE71 6NJ
On-park staff accommodation can be provided
About the Role: Our Line Cooks help prepare meals and snacks to order throughout the day, producing consistently well presented, high quality and tasty food from our menu and special boards. They assist our Head Chef/Complex Manager to prepare the kitchen stations ready for service, ensuring they are stocked appropriately and cleaned regularly throughout the shift. This role is key to ensuring that we can provide the quality food service that our guests expect, providing them with another option to self-catering and allowing them to spend more precious time with family and friends.
About the Person: We are looking for someone with good basic knowledge of food preparation and presentation. Previous experience in a professional kitchen is preferred, however experience from college or experience cooking at home for your family would also be considered. You will need to be enthusiastic, friendly and passionate about food.
Above all, you will need to have the right attitude. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and so we expect you to do everything in your power to make their Verdant experience the absolute best it could possibly be. We don’t believe in ‘that’s not my job’ so you will need to be adaptable and flexible to help the wider park team meet and exceed our customers’ expectations.
Benefits: When you join Team Verdant you will be working in a fun and collaborative environment. You can also take advantage of some fantastic benefits including:
- An online discount platform where you can save money on shopping, dining, travel, days out and much more;
- Up to 30% off park breaks for you, your friends and your family and last minute park breaks from only £99;
- Discounted use of facilities on park, including restaurants, leisure and activities;
- Access to a 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line;
- Many opportunities for recognition and reward - monthly 'Stars' awards, annual awards for individuals and park teams, 'Cheers for Peers' cards, and any excuse for cakes, biscuits and celebrations!;
- Our company wide team initiatives to help each other, our communities and the planet like our Green Champions and Charity Champions.
About the Company: Verdant Leisure own and operate holiday parks in some of the UK’s most picturesque spots across Scotland and England. Each of our parks are unique with plenty to offer, whether its beach-side or countryside, self-catering holidays or holiday home ownership, entertainment in our bars and restaurants or a relaxing swim in our pools. We are passionate about our customers and work hard to ensure they have the best possible experience at our parks.
Verdant Leisure is an equal opportunities employer and a member of the Disability Confident scheme. Please contact us if you require any information in an alternative format.
Verdant Leisure is proud to be named as one of The UK’s Best Companies to Work for 2022, with our employees rating us as World Class, the highest achievement possible. We are also thrilled to be one of the North East’s Best Companies to Work for 2022 and one of Leisure & Hospitality’s Best Companies to Work for 2022.
Want to know more? Give the park team a call on 01668 281447 or head on over to our careers page to see what being a member of Team Verdant is all about: www.verdantleisure.co.uk/join-team-verdant
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Salary: £10.85 per hour
Work Location: In person
