Assistant Cook

Full time

Permanent, live-in (where required)

**Location address**: Abernethy, Nethybridge, Inverness-shire, PH25 3ED

**Start date**: immediate

We are looking to expand our Catering Team at Nethy Bridge

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, Assistant 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 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 would be great, but we can provide training for the right person. You’ll need to be willing to get stuck in and work hard, but making people happy with healthy, tasty food is so rewarding

Accommodation will be provided if needed.

**Who we are**:
Founded in 1971, Abernethy is a ministry that combines outdoor activity, residential experience and Christian team witness. Adventure is at the heart of Abernethy and we love seeing people gain confidence and grow through being in the outdoors.

The team at Abernethy are all Christians. We are passionate about the outdoors, community, hospitality and witness. We are motivated by our belief in a good and generous God who created an incredible natural world which, through its very existence, shouts His praise. We believe that every person is unique, valuable and deeply loved by the creator God.

**Key roles**:

- Assist in the preparation and serving of food to guests and staff members.
- Assist in writing menus, ordering, receiving orders and stock rotation - all within the confines of a budget.
- Maintain a high standard of safety, cleanliness and food hygiene in the kitchen, providing training to team members where necessary.
- Organise and operate the servery/wash-up in an efficient manner.
- Ensure that the Dining Room, Servery and Kitchen are kept clean and tidy.
- Ensure that coffee break and lunchtime arrangements are made to provide for staff.
- Keep up to date with the paperwork and record keeping associated with food hygiene.
- Have a working knowledge of relevant health and safety regulations and COSHH.

**Essential requirements**:

- Ability to work well in a team as well as being able to work independently once given instructions.
- 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

**Desirable**:

- Previous experience of working in the food industry or food preparation.

**What we can offer you**:

- Monthly salary
- Full-board single accommodation provided, if required
- Paid annual leave (30 days per annum, inclusive of bank holidays)
- Use of Centre facilities including outdoor equipment.
- Opportunities to take an active role within the life of our local church and Christian youth work
- Living as part of a vibrant Christian community in a beautiful part of Scotland
- Opportunity for personal training and development
- Weekly Team Fellowship on a Wednesday evening
- Very favourable rates for family on most Abernethy holidays and camps
- Participation in our annual 3 day Team Gathering
- Easy access to the local area including the Cairngorm mountains, river Spey and the Moray coast - a fantastic outdoor playground

**Interested?**: