Job Description

About Jesmond Dene House
Jesmond Dene House is an award-winning 4 Red Star hotel with a Michelin Plate awarded Dining Room and bar, situated in a leafy suburb of Jesmond, 5 minutes from Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Centre. Overlooking the wooded valley of Jesmond Dene, this historic property contains 40 bedrooms, a restaurant, and banqueting and private dining facilities. Newcastle's only independent boutique hotel, Jesmond Dene House is an unusual combination of townhouse and country house in one.

About Fern
Fern boast menu's which are is straightforward; flavoursome, classics, cooked from the heart. The atmosphere promises to be relaxed and friendly but has a passionate attention to detail. No gimmicks, no fuss; just a genuinely warm welcome and an invitation to indulge. Serving; breakfast, afternoon tea, all day dining, a la carte dinner & Sunday lunch

Why should you work with us?

· Continual on the job training to learn new skills, develop and improve & help gain promotion.

· Gratuities in addition to salary.

· Two, exciting and seasonal meals per day whilst on duty.

· 50% Discount on food in Fern, for your friends and family.

· Heavily discounted staff rate on accommodation.

· Friends & family rate on accommodation.

· Discounted Gym Day passes available for use at David Lloyd Gyms.

· Company Pension.

· Additional annual leave for long service.

· Branded uniform supplied.

· Monthly employee award

· Staff referral scheme

Our kitchen is somewhere to nurture & grow your talent, we offer a supportive, learning environment which helps our team grow, personally & professionally. We are incredibly proud of what we achieve, every day. We understand that the success of our kitchen relies, entirely on the success of our chefs. We make it a priority in supporting chefs outside competition such as the National Chef of the Year, Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate award programme. Over time we have seen staff members promoted from kitchen porter through to sous chef, staying with us for over 10 years.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a team member who has past experience as a Chef de Partie looking to step up into their first Junior Sous Chef Role.

Previous and proven experience as CDP or Junior sous is essential to this role.

It would be beneficial to have Experience in running kitchens in the Head Chef and Sous Chefs absence.

You should have a good understanding of the procurement processes this is not essential but is preferred. All training will be given

You will have a good understanding of food hygiene. As part of our training we will ensure you are given a refresher in Level 2 food safety and also train to level 3 standards

Most of all we are looking for someone with; passion, dedication and a love for food, someone who is keen to pass on knowledge and see junior team members grow!

Key Responsibilities

· Have good organisational skills and comfortable working in a pressured environment.

· Follow and manage all HACCAP procedures with the kitchen management team

· To ensure the training and standards are always kept

· Run an organised efficient clean section, and stand in for the sous chef in their absence

· Full awareness of all menu items, their recipes, methods of production, presentation standards.

· To uphold the team SOP’s given to you

· To ensure all products entering and leaving the kitchens are to the set Jesmond Dene House standard

· To be aware of up to date modern trends and be “industry aware”

If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £26,700.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Supplemental pay types:

• Tips

Experience:

• Chef de Partie: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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