Chef
1. Pay - £ per hour (£26,416) Full-time 40 hours per week over 4 days
2. Able to earn tips
We are looking for a Chef to join our friendly kitchen team at our famous Cookery School in Padstow, Cornwall. You will be working 4 days a week - usually Wednesday to Saturday with 1 -2 evenings a week on average, occasionally other days may be required.
What you’ll be getting up to
3. Supporting the chef lecturers in delivering Rick Stein's courses to our guests
4. Overseeing the prepping of the ingredients for the kitchen
5. Interacting and supporting the guests throughout the course
6. Having the opportunity to be creative in the kitchen
7. Working at the Rick Stein events, including wine dinners hosted by Stein family
8. Working as a team to provide excellent service
You will need to have:
9. Good Customer Service skills
10. 2 years experience of being a chef
11. Organised and well planned
12. Passionate about food
Grow your career with us
We're not just passionate about food, we're passionate about developing our people too. Our current Head Chef, Nick Evans, has worked his way up through the chef ranks from Kitchen Porter so he knows exactly how to support and develop your chef career with us. 75% of our managers have been promoted from within and we want to help you fulfil your potential. We'll invest in you with:
13. Craft skills and training (wine and food tastings, supplier visits) to develop your knowledge and confidence
14. Opportunities to move between parts of our business
15. Encouragement to apply for bigger roles when the time is right
16. Regular encouragement and support from your manager
Perks
We want to impress you,as much as you’ll impress our guests, so we offer a range of perks for all our staff.
17. Staff discounts. You’ll get discounts in our restaurants, our shops and online and discounted hotel stays and cookery courses. You can also order wine at cost price.
18. Free meal for two. After each full year with us, you’ll get a complimentary 3 course meal for two people in one of our restaurants.
19. Wellbeing support. You’re able to access all of Hospitality Action’s Employee Assistance Programme services for free at any time, such as a 24-hour phone line and help sheets.
20. Recommend a friend bonus. If you successfully recommend us a new employee, you’ll receive a bonus from us as a thank you.
21. Pension scheme. To help save for your future, you’ll be automatically enrolled in our pension scheme after your first 3 months.
22. Holiday. You'll get 28 days paid holiday every year which increases after 2 yearsOur Story
Say hello
We'd love to hear from you - email your cv to nevans[at] or click apply to submit a quick application.
If you need assistance or any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.