Quarter is looking for an early bird Breakfast chef / cook to join their team at The Washington Guesthouse on a part-time basis. This role offers 10-15 hours per week, usually worked over 3-4 short morning shifts, leaving the rest of your day free!  

This role would suit someone who has good cooking skills capable of producing a full English breakfast (we all know how important a good breakfast is to start the day!)! Your training need not be professional - confident home cooks who have a passion for a good English breakfast will be welcomed. In-house training can be offered if required.

If you’re an early bird looking to have afternoons and evenings free for other commitments (be that studies, other work or family), this may be the role for you!

Details of the Breakfast Chef roles:

• 10-15 hours minimum per week to include weekends on rotation, worked over 5 mornings per week
  
• £12.50 per hour
• Starting at 6am on weekdays and 7am on weekends - an average 'shift' is 3.5 - 4 hours long so you'll be finished by 9.30am - 10.30am on most days
• You will, for the most part, be working with 1 other breakfast chef/kitchen assistant
• Food hygiene and food allergen training and certificates can be arranged for those who do not have them
  

What does a typical day as Breakfast Chef look like?

You will get in and start cooking the food that has been prepped for you the day before - this could be cooking off sausages, mushrooms, bacon, hash browns and keeping them hot in preparation for the orders you will get. Breakfast starts at 7am on weekdays and 8am on weekends so you have an hour to 'prep' before guests start coming in. Eggs are prepared to order and all food is plated by you in the kitchen (no chafing dishes).

The friendly breakfast team front of house will take orders and deliver food and the Kitchen porter will wash up plates, pots and pans, so it is just the cooking that you would need to concentrate on.

Once breakfast service has finished, you'll prepare the food for the following day, clear down and get off home to enjoy the rest of your day!

What skills to you need to be successful as Breakfast Chef?

You'll need to be reliable as you will be opening the kitchen in the morning and will be the first person in. You may be someone who likes routine and is happy starting early and finishing early - enabling you to focus on non-work activities for the rest of the day!

You'll also need to be confident and keep a cool head when things get busy. We do anything from 20 - 50 cooked breakfasts on a daily basis so you'll need to be able to work methodically to ensure each dish goes out perfectly!

Application process:

To apply, please send your CV via the 'apply now' link. The closing date for applications is Friday 27th October 2023.

Successful applicants will be contacted by a member of the HR team initially to arrange a phone interview. If successful at that stage, you will be invited for a short trial in the kitchen for you to see how it all operates and for us to check your overall skill level.