Work With Us

The ‘Chef’ is responsible for: Supporting the development of exciting customer-driven menus, preparing, and cooking healthy seasonal food whilst meeting Food Safety Standards regulations and guidance and maintaining high levels of hygiene and cleanliness.

Key Responsibilities

• To deliver food preparation and high standards of cooking that meet regulatory and legislative requirements around food hygiene, meet stakeholder requirements in terms of dietary requirements and are delivered on time and budget
• To maintain current industry knowledge to provide professional expertise on allergens to produce varied cost-effective menus suitable to a broad selection of stakeholders
• To provide operational catering services to the café
• To maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness across all work areas
• To provide initial line management for any working catering staff and deliver internal training as appropriate
• To order food and ensure adequate stock levels are maintained
• Provide high levels of customer care by interacting politely and professionally with all customers

Working Hours:

We are flexible and can offer the following options:

• Part-time: 2 full days per week (typical core hours 07.00 – 14.30 & 16.30 – 19.30).
• Breakfast Chef: 07:00 – 11:00 4+ days a week.
• Full-time: 37.5 hours per week.

Please note that occasional weekend shifts are required, but no late evenings (latest finish by 8 PM). Plus, enjoy two guaranteed weeks off over Christmas!

How to apply
If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please apply online.

Who we are

Operated as a financially self-supporting and sustainable social enterprise business that generates support for wider UK Youth charitable activity, our outdoor learning provision is intentionally inclusive and champions effective youth-led engagement to highlight the importance and raise understanding of the breadth and positive outcomes of youth work.

UK  Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, and supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes. UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross-sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people.