Live and work in Christian community amongst the beautiful Scottish highlands. We're seeking a cook to support our Catering Manager and serve our guests delicious nutritious food.
Salary: monthly salary plus accomodation, catering and all bills paid
Contact Email: recruitment@abernethy.org.uk
Contact Phone: 01479 821279
Closing Date: 30 September, 2025
Full Description
This is a fantastic opportunity to live and work in the Scottish Highlands and be part of a Christian Community providing excellent hospitality. As part of the Kitchen Team, Cooks help to prepare delicious home-cooked meals and baking for our guests and staff. You will be involved in all aspects of the kitchen: from helping to plan menus to receiving deliveries, serving guests and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene. You will also lead shifts and organise the kitchen team to ensure meals are served hot and on time. You will be a role model for our Gap Year Team, helping them to learn new skills whilst also having the opportunity to grow and develop your own gifts. There is plenty of scope for getting involved in the wider work of the Centre, whether that be in our evening sessions with kids, playing music, sports or outdoor adventures.
Previous experience in catering in some capacity is essential. You’ll need to be willing to get stuck in and work hard, but will reap the rewards of making people happy with healthy, tasty food. Accommodation will be provided if needed.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about cooking and discipling young people. You would be working in a team to produce food for our residential groups and staff. You will have some experience of cooking for groups but do not require any formal qualifications. Alongside cooking you will assist in training, discipling and mentoring young people who may be new to working in a kitchen. You will help provide training alongside spiritual input and support to make their time at Abernethy one that will be life changing. (If you feel your skills and experience would better fit either an Assistant Cook role, or a Catering Supervisor role, please get in touch because we would love to hear from you – we can adapt the role for the right person.)
Key roles:
* Ensuring high standards of catering alongside quality and portion control for guests and staff on a daily basis.
* To lead and train the catering team.
* To write menus appropriate to the customer and to assist with the ordering food within the confines of the budget.
* To help when receiving orders and with the stock rotation.
* To maintain a high standard of safety, cleanliness and food hygiene in the kitchen.
* To organise and operate the servery/wash-up in an efficient manner in accordance with guidelines.
* To ensure that the Dining Room, Servery and Kitchen are kept clean and tidy.
* To ensure that coffee break and lunchtime arrangements are made to provide for staff requirements.
* To keep up to date with the paperwork and record keeping associated with catering, keeping up to date with current legislation and government advice.
* To have a working knowledge of relevant health and safety regulations and COSHH.
More informationabout this role can be found on our website .
Qualifications / Requirements
It is a genuine occupational requirement that the holder of this post is a practising Christian whose lifestyle is consistent with the values and doctrine of the Christian faith As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Scheme and the appointment will be subject to a satisfactory PVG Scheme Disclosure
How to Apply
Please prayerfully consider whether this role may be right for you. For an informal chat about the role please contact the Centre Director, Stu Newland, on 01479 821 279 during office hours. If you feel you are the person we are looking for, please complete the on-line application form
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