We’re urgently looking a confident and capable cook to join our busy, well-established café in Gildredge Park.
This is a great opportunity for experienced kitchen professionals who love cooking and baking but are ready to leave late-night restaurant shifts behind.
No late nights. No split shifts. Daytime hours.
We serve a fresh, high-quality daytime menu including brunch dishes, homemade focaccias, cakes, scones, traybakes and sweet treats.
The Role
- Preparing and cooking our daytime brunch and lunch menu
- Producing a consistently strong range of homemade cakes, bakes and café treats
- Working confidently during busy service
- Maintaining excellent preparation and organisation
- Helping to develop new cakes, bakes and seasonal specials
- Supporting the wider café team when needed
- Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and presentation
About You
You must have previous professional kitchen experience and be confident cooking from fresh ingredients—not simply reheating pre-prepared food.
Strong baking skills are essential for this role. You should be comfortable producing a range of cakes, traybakes, brownies, scones and similar café products to a consistently high standard.
You will also be:
- Calm and capable during busy periods
- Well organised, reliable and efficient
- Proud of the food and bakes you produce
- Positive, flexible and team-focused
- Happy working across different areas of a busy café kitchen
This role is not suitable for applicants without previous kitchen and baking experience.
The Benefits
- Daytime working hours
- No late-night finishes
- No split shifts
- Full-time or part-time opportunities
- A varied role combining cooking and baking
- Friendly, established independent café
- Immediate start available
To Apply
Please send a short note outlining:
- Your previous cooking experience
- The types of dishes you have prepared
- Your baking experience
- The cakes, scones, traybakes or other products you are confident making
- Whether you are looking for full-time or part-time hours
- Why this role appeals to you
Pay: From £14.00 per hour
Benefits:
Experience:
- Kitchen: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
