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Raasay House Hotel

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7 days ago

description

We are currently looking for a seasoned head chef, or someone with 3+ years experience as a sous chef who has demonstrated an ability to cover busy services on their previous head chef’s days off. This is someone who has been trained to manage all aspects of running the kitchen and who has the ambition, knowledge, and creativity to take the next step in their career. Raasay House Hotel boasts a diverse clientele which requires someone with the knowledge and flexibility to deliver the best culinary experience to all of our guests. Our menu ranges from seasonal specials to core menu items over multiple serving periods, so the desired candidate should possess the capability to organise and provide for groups and events as well as day to day service.

Our hotel has 24 rooms of varying sizes, which means we have up to 70 guests staying with us each night. Typical covers in our restaurant range from 80-100 at dinner service during the summer months and 30-50 covers at lunchtime. This role will also include preparing dinner for up to 30 staff. We focus on Scottish food using locally sourced ingredients wherever possible. We pride ourselves on our tasty meat and seafood alongside inventive vegetarian options. We also prepare breakfast for about 50 guests each morning, which is done by a separate kitchen team.

Our full-time kitchen team consists of the head chef, 3-4 chefs de partie, 1.5 breakfast/day chefs, and two kitchen porters. The team gets smaller in the quieter months.

WAGE

This is a seasonal position at an annual salary of £42,000 plus tips for March to October. There is a possibility of year-round employment for the right candidate, please enquire.

DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT & LIFESTYLE BENEFITS

Our business is a seasonal one and we work very hard in the 8-month season that we are open. A typical work week is anywhere from 40-48 hours, spread over five or six days. All employees get a 30-minute unpaid break on shifts that last for more than 6 hours. We offer paid leave calculated at 12.07%, equivalent to 28 days annually.

We take fair pay very seriously and use a straightforward system to clock in and out on all shifts, which means you are paid for every minute you work.

Raasay is a very small island, so we offer subsidised accommodation as part of our staffing package. You can stay in a room in the staff house in Inverarish village (about 20 minutes’ walk from the hotel) or a single wooden cabin on site if you prefer (1 minute walk from the hotel). All staff meals are included every day, whether you are working or not.

Other benefits include free outdoor activity sessions, wildlife boat trips, free bike hire, and discounts throughout the hotel for you and your friends and family. We participate in the ride-to-work scheme as well as UK pension and other employee benefits.

Please note that we have plenty of waiting, housekeeping, bar, reception, and other kitchen jobs available so feel free to include a CV for your partner or a friend when applying. All candidates must be able to demonstrate that they are legally allowed to work in the UK.

START DATE

March 2025

Closing date for applications is 15 January, 2025. Interviews will be offered starting in January 2025.

CLIMAVORE

Raasay House is a committed supporter of the CLIMAVORE project, which explores how we eat as climate changes. As part of the head chef role, we are offering an exciting opportunity to work with the CLIMAVORE team to discover and create a new menu for Raasay House that proactively responds to the climate emergency.

ABOUT US

Raasay House is a unique island hotel and outdoor activity provider. With our roots in outdoor activities, we have evolved over the last 40 years into a highly rated hotel & activity provider with a good reputation for providing a range of services at a high standard. We offer experiences from half-day kayaking sessions to relaxing stays in deluxe rooms and lots in between. We are a family hotel operating in a beautiful tastefully renovated country house overlooking some of the most stunning scenery you will see anywhere in Scotland. Our guests rave about our food and our staff. If we get something wrong we listen to our guests. We are constantly looking for ways to improve and provide an even better experience to the thousands of guests we welcome to this unique Scottish island every year.

We are already highly rated online and we are only aiming higher...are you ambitious too?

We were voted 'Best family friendly, Best Historic hotel, Best Hotel under 50 rooms in the West'' by Prestige Hotel awards over the last number of years.

The Hotel rates 4.5 out of 5 on TripAdvisor
The Restaurant rates 4 out of 5 on TripAdvisor
Booking.com has us at 8.8 out of 10
Google Reviews have us at 4.5 out of 5

location

Brighton, East Sussex