Reporting to: Hospitality Manager
Location: The Horton Arts Centre, Epsom
Hours: Full time Tuesday to Saturday (40 hours per week) This role would generally be Tuesday to Saturday day shifts with occasional evening required.
Part-time considered (Minimum 24 hours)
Salary: £25,000 (full time)
Benefits
- Pro-rata holiday pay
- Staff discount in café
- Free parking
- Feel-good factor working for a local charity 🙂
- Family & friends offers on selected tickets
The Horton Arts Centre is a growing not-for-profit venue for creative arts, heritage and events, in a renovated former chapel. It is run by a charity.
The Horton’s Café-Bar offers fresh and excellent quality food and drink. It is a social hub that also provides hospitality for our events and private hires that take place at the venue. We have been awarded the maximum award of 5 for Food Hygiene and Safety.
The Horton is currently open to the public 5 days per week 9.15-4.30pm Tuesday to Saturday, plus specific evenings for performances and events.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Cook/Café Supervisor to join our friendly team and play a leading role in the next phase of our inspiring social enterprise. This is a great opportunity to develop personally and professionally in a forward-thinking, ambitious organisation.
As Cook / Café Supervisor, you will take the lead on our preparing our food offering, develop a seasonal menu in partnership with the leadership team and support the Hospitality Manager with the day to day running of our café-bar.
What we are looking for
Our ideal candidate will:
- have professional experience as a Cook, with training in Food Hygiene and, ideally, a qualification in Professional Cookery
- have front-of-house experience in a café, bar or other venue
- have experience in supervising other members of a team
- be a good communicator, who makes quick, effective decisions
- welcome new ideas, leading with positive behaviour and a can-do approach
- sets a great example to others as a hands-on team player
- enjoys helping to maintain a healthy work environment, supporting and motivating staff
Job description
Principal duties – Cook
To be responsible for the food preparation and service from the Café at The Horton. This includes:
- preparing food to a high standard of taste and presentation.
- preparing food in accordance with food safety, hygiene and allergens best practice.
- ensuring food waste is kept to a minimum.
- ensuring the kitchen and storage areas are clean and hygienic at all times .
- delegating food preparation tasks to other members of the café team.
- taking responsibility for the preparation of food for private events ensuring that these are catered for to the highest possible standard.
- supporting the Hospitality Manager with food ordering, stock management and implementation of health and safety policies and procedures.
- establishing good working relationships with local suppliers.
- working with the Hospitality Manager to develop the café and private event hospitality menus.
Principal duties – Café Supervisor
To be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Café-Bar at The Horton when the Hospitality Manager is not on site. This includes:
- Being a hands-on member of the team, both front and back of house.
- Maintaining consistently high standards of presentation of the Café-Bar.
- Customer service including till operation.
- Supervising the café/bar team, and directing their activities as required.
- Providing excellent customer service, including addressing any customer feedback.
- Opening and closing duties, including daily cleaning schedules, cashing out, locking up etc.
- Ensuring that the café team follow procedures for reducing energy consumption and correct recycling and disposal of waste.
- Principal duties – other
- Taking part in the Duty Management rota for The Horton, responding to emergencies, incidents and customer complaints as required.
- Exercising discretion and respect the need for confidentiality at all times.
- Maintaining The Horton’s high standards and reputation at all times.
- Promoting The Horton’s values of inclusion and welcoming diversity in all aspects of your work.
- Undertaking such other duties as may reasonably be required.
If a DBS clearance is not currently held, then you may be required to undertake a DBS check.
All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
Closing date: 19 May 2024
Interviews may be held prior to the closing date for early applicants.
- Experience
- Required
- Languages
- English – Advanced
- Employment
- Full-time
- Schedule
- Generally Tuesday to Saturday dayshifts with occasional evenings
- Salary
- £12 hourly
- Starting time
- Immediate start!
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Hiring on JOB TODAY since April, 2024
We are an independent charity, hosting live performances, exhibitions, creative workshops and events. Our cafe-bar has excellent customer reviews and is known for its warm welcome.
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