Calman Trust offers services that are aimed at improving the life chances of young people in Highland. We are looking to add a part-time youth worker to our team, possessing good youth work skills and experience, and the ability to engage a wide range of young people in positive activities. You must have the ability to deliver individual and group sessions, including a cookery programme where young people will ‘learn by doing’. You will have responsibility for engaging with other services where appropriate.

Successful candidate will be:

• Passionate about working with young people, shown in your youthwork experience.
• Professional and positive, able to plan.
• A creative team player.
• Motivated to share your skills with young people.
• Competent and confident in producing food that will appeal to a range of participants (Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate, or willing to work towards)
• Aware of other services for young people and able to engage with these.

PVG membership is required.

Download job description and background details below.

We are a dynamic community and youthwork organisation based in the Blackhill/ Provanmill area of north-east Glasgow. Through our varied and creative programmes, St Paul’s Youth Forum works with our local community to alleviate the worst effects of poverty. Thanks to significant funding from Glasgow City Council, and the support of the People Make Glasgow Communities team and Glasgow Life, we are thrilled to be able to reopen our local Community Centre and establish a community hub in the heart of Blackhill.

Purpose of the Role

Are you passionate about the power of food to bring people together? At SPYF, food has been at the core of many of our programmes for a number of years and we are hugely excited for the potential this cafe has to catalyse growth in our community.

The Training Cafe Manager will manage the cafe within the SPYF Molendinar Community Centre as a training venture, working in partnership with local secondary schools to increase the employability of local young people whilst providing a vital service for the local community. A key purpose of the cafe will also be to provide a free healthy meal for anyone in need, alongside other menu options.

We envisage that the Training Cafe Manager will deliver a complete introduction to all facets of hospitality work, including accredited qualifications, cooking skills, front of house, and business management. Partnership working will be key to this post to maximise the benefits for the young people we will be working with, including developing opportunities for positive destinations beyond their time at the SPYF Molendinar Community Centre Cafe, whether that be in hospitality or in further education.

Additionally, the Training Cafe Manager will be responsible for managing a team member who will look after the cafe during late afternoon and evening shifts, ensuring that all cafe protocols are adhered to.

Working closely with staff, Trustees, local authorities, funders and external commercial organisations, the SPYF Training Cafe Manager will work to ensure that a welcoming learning space operates for the benefit of, not only young people and local residents, but people throughout Glasgow.

Thanks to funding from Glasgow City Council’s Place Fund, this post is funded for 2 years with a view to extend this subject to further funding.

To set up an informal chat about the role, please email debbie@stpaulsyouthforum.co.uk

Are you a great cook or chef, passionate about food, but fed-up with the hospitality industry?

Do you want to share your love of good food, whilst making a difference to the lives of the most disadvantaged young people, adults and communities?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable chef/cook to be part of our exciting journey at our Training Café in Strathbrock Partnership Centre, Broxburn.

As our Chef/Cook you will be responsible for planning, preparing and cooking good food from scratch in our Strathbrock Training Café. You will share your knowledge, experience and skills with young people and adults with additional support needs to help them on their journey to reaching their full potential and finding work.

You will have proven skills in the production of good food from scratch along with a solid operational knowledge of all HACCP regulations and processes.Combined with this you will have excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with trainees in a friendly and professional manner.

As a member of The Larder Team, you will be reliable,enthusiastic and capable of positive interaction with all stakeholders and colleagues and remain consistent with our company ethos and focus. You will have excellent communication skills, and able to engage with our trainees in an understanding and professional manner.

Experience of cooking in a professional catering environment is essential as is the ability to train young people.

The post is very rewarding and you will be part of a wider team that includes training and support staff based in various locations.

The Chef is responsible for planning and preparing a varied and nutritious diet for service users attending the Centre in a welcoming and safe environment.

The Chef leads the kitchen team and works alongside the Deputy Centre Manager to ensure all menu items are prepared within budget as set.

What we want you to be responsible and accountable for

• Provide high quality food for service users within the agreed budget
• Plan menus in conjunction with management team and taking into account;
• Specific dietary requirements
• Specific cultural requirements
• Direct and deploy staff in preparation and serving of the menu offering.
• Provide training to expected standards and quality of general food preparation, cleaning, health & safety requirements, particularly regarding the operation of equipment, and Food Safety
• Source, order, receive, and check quality and invoice of stock.
• Prepare and cook meals on a daily basis.
• Ensure all recipes are up to date and being followed by staff.
• Ensure proper storage and labelling procedures are followed.
• Maintain cleaning schedules.
• Liaise with manager/ deputy manager with regard to any additional catering requirements such as for large meetings or functions.
• Ensure Food Hygiene and Health and Safety recommendations are complied with.
• Ensure all Food Hygiene and Health and Safety records are completed and accurate
• Report any malfunction of equipment or fittings that require maintenance or cannot be kept to standard through normal cleaning procedures.
• Attend appropriate service user consultation meetings.
• Lead, direct and train kitchen staff
• Participate in the selection, appointment, induction and training of catering staff.
• Deal with unsatisfactory performance and conduct of staff.
• Participate in setting and monitoring appropriate performance objectives and standards for staff through probation review and appraisals.

The current duties of the role require a criminal records check or membership of the PVG scheme through Disclosure Scotland.

About us

We're one of Scotland's oldest charities - for more than two centuries, we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We're proud of all we've achieved in the past - but we have our sights set firmly on the future.

We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.

Theo’s Community Café is a busy café based inside Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre. It caters for service users/groups, café users as well as outside catering for other groups.

The role would be to assist the Catering Manager in setting menus, preparing and cooking various food items to a high standard and serving customers.

Maintaining excellent hygiene standards and ensuring all health, safety and hygiene procedures are fully complied with.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a team that delivers services and activities to the Bellshill community.

Eligibility

The successful candidate will need to have a City and Guilds food preparation or equivalent qualification as well as a minimum of three years relevant experience.