Job Description

Okehampton youth hostel is based on Dartmoor just 30 miles from Exeter. Our kitchen caters for school groups on a set servery menu plus an al a carte for families.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to be responsible for the daily catering for our guests. This position would be ideal for a capable & committed chef who enjoys job variety in a busy working environment while effectively delivering great customer service ensuring a positive experience.

What you'll be doing:

This is a full time position consisting of 5 days on and 2 days off. With shifts between 12.00-21.00. Monday-Friday Prepare, cook, plate and serve fresh food taking responsibility for leading the preparation and delivery to agreed YHA standards. Engage with guests to ensure all deity requirements are met. You'll have responsibility for the achievement of targets maximising profit and minimising waste. You will have management responsibility for team members with in kitchen service. Support the hostel to achieve its KPI's and deliver an excellent customer experience. Manage kitchen ordering All health and safety recording for the kitchen. Drive all sales opportunities promoting catering within the hostel to generate revenue. Comply with Food Hygiene standards and regulations as directed. Support on good practice for all Food Hygiene and health and safety standards / regulations by ensuring all standards are complied with and all kitchen checks are completed accurately and on time. Proactively review customer feedback seeking opportunities to improve the overall customer experience. Positively support the manager, contribute to new ideas and areas for improvement to the overall product and service within the hostel, including exploring business development opportunities to generate revenue within the F&B function.

What you'll get in return:

Wage will exceed min wage

Free accommodation on site if required

(no deduction made for bills)

Holiday pay

The opportunity to work in an amazingly unique site

YHA Membership

Uniform and training provided

This will be a fantastic opportunity for the right person to develop skills in catering management

Opportunity to take part in free adventure activities and bike hire on days off

What we're looking for:

Previous experience of working within the hospitality industry and a commercial kitchen.

Demonstrate previous experience of running a dinner service.

Thrives under pressure and is able to adapt to busy working demands.

Good self-motivation and organizational skills.

Experience of working in a customer focused role.

Able to establishes customer needs building rapports and giving cheerful helpful service.

Works cooperatively with others and able to manage a small team.

Current working knowledge of health & safety/food hygiene procedures.

Suitable candidates will be expected to have a flexible attitude to work to suit our business varied workload and working times.

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.

If you're interested, please send your CV in us

YHA is a charity. We work with 500,000 children and young people a year through stays in our 150 hostels; adventure in our activity centres and through our leading work in volunteering, traineeships, apprenticeships and youth employment. We have a thriving schools programme and work with partners to support access for those children and families who have challenging lives.

Our people share a set of values and a common purpose: to improve the health, wellbeing and life chances of all, but especially young people with challenging lives.

Our 'HEART' values help guide our behaviours and we want to see people who are:

HELPFUL- Hospitality experience is great but not essential, but we do want people who are proactive, flexible and willing to learn EFFICIENT - Hardworking with an eye for detail to ensure our guests receive the best possible standards during their stay AUTHENTIC - Straightforward, honest and passionate about building rapport with new people RESPECTFUL- Genuinely interested in people, empathetic and professional TEAM SPIRITED- responsible and enjoy working in a team environment, but can also work alone
Please note: In order to become an employee at YHA you must be able to produce evidence of your Right to Work in the UK and a satisfactory DBS check must be completed before a start date can be confirmed. YHA is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment and a DBS check will be carried out for all successful applicants.

Benefits:

Discounted/free food
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: 13.00-15.00 per hour

Benefits:

Discounted or free food On-site parking
Experience:

Cooking: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person