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Robinwood Activity Centres
Food and beverage team leader (Cook)
Alston, Cumbria
- Hours
- Full Time
- Posted
- 9 hours ago
- Salary
- £15.40
- Recruiter
- Robinwood Activity Centres
- Closes
- 10 Nov 2025
- Course
- No
- Recruiter Type
- Direct Employer
Description
Are you a passionate cook with a desire to work in a small team creating delicious, hearty meals? Do you love the buzz of a busy kitchen and want your work to make a difference to young people's school trip experiences? Join the Robinwood Activity Centre team as our new Lead Cook at Barhaugh Hall, near Alston.
As a Lead Cook you will be at the heart of the kitchen, reporting to the Catering Manager and supporting them to deliver high quality meals and a smooth-running kitchen. You'll lead by example and motivate a small, friendly catering team and ensure our visiting children and teachers enjoy nutritious, tasty meals throughout their stay.
Supporting the Catering Manager in all aspects of kitchen operations
Leading and motivating the kitchen team during shifts
Preparing a variety of meals suitable for children and adults
Maintaining excellent standards of food hygiene, safety, and cleanliness
Experience in a busy kitchen environment, ideally with leadership responsibilities
A strong understanding of food hygiene and kitchen safety
A Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to obtain one)
Regular Monday - Friday daytime shifts - no late-night restaurant hours!
Tax free profit bonus
12 weeks set holiday a year including August and Christmas!
Staff social events
Pension scheme
Training and development opportunities
Beautiful working surroundings in a historic hall and countryside setting
A role that makes a really positive difference to children
This is a full-time position with a contract of 30-33 hours per week. Lead Cooks receive 6 weeks of paid holiday and accrue a further 6 weeks of holiday during their working weeks. This allows for 12 weeks holiday a year, closely following the school holiday dates. These accrued holiday hours means the average working week is around 38 hours per week.
Monday - Friday, no late nights or weekend work (with the option of a 4-day week)
Breakfast shifts start no earlier than 6am
Evening shifts finish no later than 8pm
40 per hour) and is an annualised hours contract of an average of 33 hours per week. Actual annual earnings are spread evenly across the year, providing consistent monthly pay regardless of seasonal fluctuations in working weeks and holiday. We are an award-winning school residential provider offering 3-day, 2-night residential courses for 7-11-year-olds. We focus on making a really positive difference developing children through adventurous and themed activities and have been doing so, very successfully, for over 30 years. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
40 per hour
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Discounted or free food
Free parking
On-site parking
Referral programme
Ad ID: 5417124532
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