Head Chef

Head Chef

Salary

Up to £56,000 per year based on experience & volume PLUS BONUS. Open to conversation & negotiation.

At Caravan, we share a love of mighty fine coffee, hand crafted good food and friendly vibes. Since 2010, we have built our award-winning restaurants and roastery as well as investing time, money and resources into initiatives that have a positive impact on the world around us. We believe in pushing boundaries and challenging perceptions, championing people, community, diversity, inclusion and sustainability.

We\’re thrilled to have the opportunity to invite a fun, talented, prolific Head Chef who knows how to lead, support & inspire a team, and who’s passionate about cuisine and wants to share that passion with their team & guests. We would love to hear from you if you’ve got experience cooking fresh ingredients, managing a kitchen and you’re up for a new venture. It’s an exciting time to join us as we’re looking forward to expanding in the coming years, with new openings on the horizon.

Benefits

• Free meals & drinks when
  working
• Free dining when visiting
  with family & friends
• Coffee discount
• Bike to work scheme
• Mental health and well-being
  support
• Financial health education and
  support
• Leadership training and
  development
• Birthday & Anniversary
  Treat – on your birthday and on your work anniversary, you\’ll receive a Caravan voucher to spend in any of our restaurants.
• Development and career
  progression, 80% of all our management roles are filled internally.

Responsibilities

• You’ll be serving up our ‘well-travelled’ food, which is inspired by flavours from our founders’ native New Zealand, as well as their global travels.
• Support the restaurant team with our ‘Caravan of Love’ customer experience.
• You will work with your General Manager to nurture and develop your team leading them from the front in every service.
• You will be open to learning in order to develop your knowledge and skills and you’ll take ownership of your role and your kitchen.
• You work with Fourth, FnB and Harri; it would be great if you have experience with these systems, although we can always show you the ropes if you haven’t.

Values

1. Caravan of Love
2. No boundaries
3. Well-travelled
4. All welcome

Sustainability

• We expect our teams to support environmental stewardship targets and efficiency goals by following departmental environmental policies and monitoring own usage of vital resources such as energy, disposable goods, and food waste, to name a few.

Diversity & Inclusion

• All our teams must respect individual differences with regards to identity, national and cultural background, and level of experience in all interactions while at work, including with members of the public.