GREENHOUSE
2- 3 days (13 - 20hrs negotiable)
£7.80 per hr
It is a requirement of this post that you live in Norwich
JOB DESCRIPTION
COOK, TRADING AND SERVICE CO-ORDINATOR
The café on the ground floor of the Greenhouse exists for two key purposes. Firstly, to raise income to fund the environment education objectives of the Greenhouse (charitable) Trust . Secondly, to bring people into the building to benefit from the environmental educational activities of the Trust, including the many issues relating to sustainable food production and sustainable resource use, as demonstrated within/by the building.
The Company is looking for a cook, keen to engage with the organic principles that underpin the services and education work here. You will need to be someone committed to ensuring the delivery of the services and want to be involved with organic food issues.
As cook and service co-ordinator you will be delivering a friendly front of house service and all the related food services. You will work with volunteers, providing training and supporting volunteers in the delivery of a set menu. Food is prepared on the premises using local organic vegetables from Folland Organics and organic and Fairtrade goods from Suma (the UK's largest independent food co-operative).
You will need to demonstrate clearly your ability to run the Café as the sole member of staff, working with our without volunteers. The number of covers in any one day ranges from 20 – 60, with Saturday generally being a key trading day. It is expected that Saturdays will one of your working days, with the other days, dependant on your rotaring of volunteers and the other casual staff members.
The Café is open 10am- 4.30pm Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm on Saturdays. The Greenhouse holds evening and weekend fund raising/educational events, including vegan/organic wine tastings and private views for the gallery on the first floor. The Trust and company are keen to develop these wine and food events as part of our eco-agriculture/healthy food education work. You will be expected to have a keen interest and/or knowledge of these issues.
You will generally work on your own, with one volunteer (optional). Plus an additional member of staff on busy days.
In particular, you will:
1. Produce cakes and savouries that deliver the advertised menu.
2. Keep the kitchen and café clean and tidy at all times, with clear work surfaces and all glasses cleaned and polished and available for the following staff member.
3. Ensure that the display counter is well presented and operational throughout the day and the drinks cabinet is full at the start/end of the day.
4. Oversee stock and portion control and minimisation of food waste, including the use of prepared food and the use of shop stock approaching its ‘best before’ date.
5. Audit the fridges, freezer and pantry in order to maintain the delivery of the menu and drinks.
6. Use the stock systems in order to maintain supplies, for eg: bread, milk & vegetables.
7. Plan your work with the whole week in mind, in order to support the needs of the next day/s staff members
8. Communicate with other staff members, orally or in writing as appropriate, in order to maintain the rota and delivery of all aspects of the menu/services.
9. Recruit, train, supervise and involve your volunteers in appropriate aspects of food preparation and service.
10. Take responsibility for the safety and maintenance of the equipment in your care and immediately remedy or notify any problems with equipment.
11. Operate and efficiently manage the cash and card payment systems.
12. Ensure that the kitchen and food production complies with all necessary hygiene requirements.
13. Promote the menu, and the environmental and social reasons underpinning organics, including, via social media.
Greenhouse Trust/Green City Central Ltd
Charity No. 1037992 Company 3197724
If you are interested in this post, please send your CV
along a completed copy of the form below
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OUR RECRUITMENT PROCEDURE
Stage 1. Provide the details below, please take this opportunity to tell us all the current details and experience that you believe relate to this job.
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If you do not hear from us, your application will not move forward. We apologise but we are not resourced well enough to be able to provide feedback to applicants. If you do not hear back, you have been unsuccessful. THANK YOU you for taking the time to apply.
Stage 2. If your application progresses, we may email additional questions.
Stage 3. Work trial. If you make it this far, you will be contacted to arrange a kitchen trial.
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We will be seeking to match this criteria to your CV :
PERSON SPECIFICATION / ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLEEDUCATION - QUALIFICATIONS
Indication of good literacy and numeracy
Eg. GCSE Maths/English /
An understanding of organic food and growing issues. /
Food Hygiene certificate /
First Aid certificate /
Staff or Business Management qualification /
If you would like to highlight any key points from you CV that are relevant, please do.
We will be seeking to match this criteria to your CV:
PERSON SPECIFICATION / ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLEEXPERIENCE
Experience of working with volunteers /
Experience of a management role in a business’ where service delivery is important /
Evidence of a role where you communicated/reported to a manager /
Evidence of organisational abilities. /
Be able to work to deadlines and show evidence of good time keeping. /
Experience of serving Alcohol /
If you would like to highlight any key points from you CV that are relevant, please do.
PERSON SPECIFICATION / ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLESKILLS
Be able to work on your own and in a team as required /
Be able to prioritise work and work unsupervised: ie be self-motivated. /
Facebook, twitter, and similar electronic communication skills /
Be willing to accept and act on the decisions of others appropriate. /
Basic computer literacy including: word processing and e.mail /
Be able to maintain safe and healthy working conditions and oversee policies that deliver an efficient and clean workplace. /
Able to understand financial budgets & stock management. /
Be able to maintain good working relationships with a broad range of people, of varying skills, ability and language proficency.. /
A good communicator, both in oral and written formats. /
Please provide details of your skills and experience. The closer you follow the order of points listed in the person specification, the easier it will be assess your Application.
Please now tell us:
1. Why you would like to work at the Greenhouse?
2. Are there any aspects of our approach to food issues, for example organic or vegetarian, that you are particularly passionate about?
Please state whether there are any restrictions on when you are able to work?
If there are no restrictions, please state this.
Please tell us when you will be able to start work and/or provide details of any out-standing arrangements:
· The Company will consider all suitable candidates on their merits, but as an employer we need to be aware of any health problem which may affect your ability to perform your duties. Please indicate whether you have (or have had) any health problems? (if none, please write "None").
· The Company endeavours to be an equal opportunities employer and needs to be aware of any disability, which may affect your ability to carry out the tasks involved in the job. Please indicate whether you have (or have had) any disability? (if none, please write "None").
· The Company will not discriminate against an ex-offender unless the nature of the offence is considered to have a direct bearing on the suitability for the post. Have you received a caution in the last five years, and if so for what? (If No. please write "none").
· Have you been convicted of any criminal offences which are not yet 'spent' under the Rehabilitation of offenders Act 1974 (if none, please write "None").
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I declare that the information provided in this application is true and complete I understand that if it is subsequently discovered that any statements are false or misleading I will be liable to have my application disqualified or subsequently dismissed from employment.
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