Head Chef
Salary – Up to £50,000 per year based on experience & volume PLUS BONUS. Open to conversation & negotiation.
At Caravan, we share a love of mighty fine coffee, hand crafted good food and friendly vibes. Since 2010, we have built our award-winning restaurants and roastery as well as investing time, money and resources into initiatives that have a positive impact on the world around us. We believe in pushing boundaries and challenging perceptions, championing people, community, diversity, inclusion and sustainability.
We're thrilled to have the opportunity to invite a fun, talented, prolific Head Chef who knows how to lead, support & inspire a team, and who's passionate about cuisine and wants to share that passion with their team & guests. We would love to hear from you if you’ve got experience cooking fresh ingredients, managing a kitchen and you’re up for a new venture. It’s an exciting time to join us as we’re looking forward to expanding in the coming years, with new openings on the horizon.
To say thanks for choosing us, we also offer our Head Chef and all teams:
* Free meals & drinks when
working
* Free dining when visiting
with family & friends
* Coffee discount
* Bike to work scheme
* Mental health and well-being
support
* Financial health education and
support
* Leadership training and
development
* Birthday & Anniversary
Treat - on your birthday and on your work anniversary, you'll receive a
Caravan voucher to spend in any of our restaurants.
* Development and career
progression, 80% of all our management roles are filled internally.
What you'll be doing as a Caravan Head Chef:
* You’ll be serving up our ‘well-travelled’ food, which is inspired by flavours from our founders’ native New Zealand, as well as their global travels.
* Support the restaurant team with our ‘Caravan of Love’ customer experience
* You will work with your General Manager to nurture and develop your team leading them from the front in every service.
* You will be open to learning in order to develop your knowledge and skills and you’ll take ownership of your role and your kitchen.
* We work with Fourth, FnB and Harri so it would be great if you have experience with these systems, although we can always show you the ropes if you haven’t.
Caravan Values
We live by 4 core values. We expect
our Head Chef and all our teams to live, promote
and role model these values at all times;
1. Caravan of Love
2. No boundaries
3. Well-travelled
4. All welcome
Sustainability
* We expect our teams to support environmental
stewardship targets and efficiency goals by following departmental
environmental policies and monitoring own usage of vital resources such as
energy, disposable goods, and food waste, to name a few.
Diversity & Inclusion
* All our teams must respect individual
differences with regards to identity, national and cultural background,
and level of experience in all interactions while at work, including with
members of the public.