Assistant Cookery School Manager

Job Description

Assistant Cookery School Manager| Kirkintilloch | 38 hours per week (will include some evenings and Saturdays)| £21,500 - £24,500 per annumOur client is a social enterprise based in East Dunbartonshire run by Silver Stag of Scotland, which means we have a social purpose as our driving force.They aim to address food injustice so that people and communities have the opportunity to access a healthy and acceptable diet for themselves, their families and their communities whilst also considering the environmental challenges of the climate emergency,fuel poverty and food insecurity.They have two main objectives:

• To be a financially viable commercial enterprise which provides cookery workshops to those travelling to Scotland as visitors and individuals and groups who are looking for a unique experience to celebrate a special event.
• To provide cookery classes and culinary therapy workshops for those who have experienced distress, disadvantage or isolation, or whose mental health has been adversely affected.

Their cookery masterclasses and events help fund their community cookery classes and culinary therapy workshops for those who have experienced distress, disadvantage or isolation, or whose mental health has been adversely affected.Please note- Membership of the PVG scheme will be an essential requirement of the post.Are you the right person for the job

• An interest in and desire to work towards the vision, mission and aims of Ramekin and Rolling Pin including a commitment to healthy diet and living.
• Well organised with an ability to plan and deliver cookery classes enthusiastically, within agreed timelines and following set processes
• Ability to respect individuals and during delivery encourage their interest in food relating to all aspects of their lives.
• Ability to deliver food demonstrations in an engaging, interactive and informal way to all ages including children and young people, striving for an inclusive approach
• Experience of using and working within appropriate protocols and procedures such as Cooksafe
• Commitment to working in a values-based culture including non-discriminatory and equal opportunities practice
• Proven professional cookery experience (5+ years)
• Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate
• Willingness to undergo PVG check
• Experience in cooking food from different cultures (including Scottish)

What will your role as an Assistant Cookery School Manager look like

• Assisting the CSM in the planning and delivery of easily prepared nutritious meals for sessions.
• Preparing the workstations following existing recipe/information sheets with awareness of potential risks.
• Supporting the development and delivery of session programmes ensuring that lesson plans are suitable to the age, physical, emotional and social ability of all participants and is in line with health and safety standards and healthy eating guidelines.
• Encouraging participants to try healthy food and promote healthy eating within the home, drawing upon a common selection of ingredients
• Ensuring that basic food hygiene procedures are followed
• Working with the CSM to determine marketing and sales strategies to maximise exposure and income
• Sharing responsibility for monitoring weekly, monthly and annual sales performance and achieving targets for income
• Participating in the delivery of the commercial cookery classes utilising your personal skills, knowledge and experience.
• To be health and safety aware and undertake risk assessments as required
• Participating in learning opportunities including sessional worker meetings and post course de-briefs
• Supporting the CSM in taking part in regular evaluation reviews of programme delivery ensuring the continuous improvement of our services
• Supporting the CSM in ensuring all data recording is captured accurately enabling robust impact assessment, delivery of funding agreements and the effective use of our resources
• You will be responsible for the return of start/end feedback sheets and other feedback information as required such as equalities monitoring forms
• Assisting in the writing up of evaluations of the sessions
• To undertake other duties appropriate to the post in support of the organisation.

Interviews are expected to take place on 7th October 2022.If youre the ideal candidate our client is looking for, please send your CV and a Covering Letter by clicking the APPLY buttonTalent Finder is an advertising agency. Once you have submitted your application it will be passed to the third-party Recruiter who is responsible for processing your application. This will include holding and sharing your personal data, our legal basisfor this is legitimate interest subject to your declared interest in a job. Our privacy policy can be found on our website and we can be contacted to confirm to whom your application has been forwarded to.