The Guardhouse Café, Berry Head

We are looking for a chef to join our kitchen team

The chef role involves working in our busy open-plan kitchen, preparing and cooking our quality café menu at high speed and under pressure. All our chefs are involved in preparing our seasonal specials, soups, other home-made dishes as well as breakfast and lunch services.

Starting late June / early July.

SUMMER SEASON, or PERMANENT with year-round work (depending on what you are looking for)

Part OR Full time, 3-5 days / 20-35 hours per week to suit the individual

Day-time shifts (occasional evenings in summer). You will need to work at least one day each weekend.

Pay Rate £11.50 – £12.50 per hour depending on ability and experience (plus tips, holiday pay, pension).

Travel to Berry Head is required – please note that public transport options are limited

The perfect applicant

You should have experience of working in a busy, pressurised kitchen; a passion for tasty food; the ability to operate calmly & quickly while under pressure; an eager attitude towards hard work.

You must be available to travel to Berry Head, and to work flexible shifts including weekends.

You must be friendly and outgoing: your role will include plenty of interaction with customers. Delivering incredible & friendly customer service is the top priority for all our staff, regardless of their role.

Why choose the Guardhouse?

Our café is set in a beautiful location, a 200-year old fortress on Berry Head with wonderful views across Torbay and South Devon. We strive to deliver incredible friendly customer service and top quality food and drinks. We are a bright and enthusiastic team and always looking to improve what we do. We’ve won plenty of awards in recent years.

Under head chef Stacey, our team of six excellent chefs balance high speed, high pressure food service with attention to detail and quality. They share a love of food and use local suppliers to create unusual seasonal specials. Almost everything we sell is homemade.

Our whole team is really friendly and full of exceptional people who we hope will become your firm friends. We pay above minimum wage, look after our team, get evenings and weekends and holidays off work, and enjoy regular team-building activities. Could you fit in?

How To Apply

Please send your CV to recruitment@guardhousecafe.com. Please answer:

1. What are you looking for in a job at present?

2. What’s your availability over the summer and autumn?

We will respond to all applications. The best applications will be invited for a short trial.