Job Vacancies Isle Of Wight – Brading Roman Villa In Brading, England

Overview

Position Title:  Brading Roman Villa

Company: Isle Of Wight Jobs
Location: Brading, England

Job Description:

We are offering a minimum of 14 hours a week (contracted). Working hours will start at 9.30 am and finish at approximately 4.30 pm. You will be rostered over a 5 day week Tuesday to Saturday. You will be required to work weekends, some evenings and public holidays for events and be available to cover staff holidays.
The role of cook/baker is to ensure that this service and the visitor experience is maintained. You will be responsible for running the day-to-day catering operations, food preparation and for monitoring the quality of the food and service. An important part of the role is achieving good quality within a budget and maintaining high standards of food preparation, hygiene and customer satisfaction.

The cafe team at Brading Roman Villa is friendly, enthusiastic and a vital component as the first point of contact for all visitors to the site. All three areas, comprising of the museum reception, shop and coffee shop are where a “first impression” is created and therefore this must always be demonstrated with a high standard of customer service.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that any risk assessments are complied with.
• Assist in preparation of coffee shop, kitchen and counters before, during and at the end of service, including clearing and cleaning tables, washing up and stacking/emptying the dishwasher, putting away clean crockery, cutlery and equipment etc.
• Clean and shut down the coffee machine on a daily basis as instructed, display (in the morning) or close down the food placed out on the counter tops and any other café duties if required and does not impact on your main responsibilities.
• Providing excellent customer service and greet visitors in a friendly, welcoming and confident manner.
• Plan menus in consultation with the FOH Manager to meet budget and financial requirements.
• Producing high quality food products and freshly prepared food, hot/cold drinks e.g coffees, hot chocolates and milkshakes.
• Work within established guidelines and operating procedures.
• Work with the kitchen team to develop a good knowledge of the products on offer to guide customers and to issue allergen advice as necessary.
• Maintain such records as are required by the FOH Manager and other external agencies e.g Food Standards Agency etc.
• Ensure adequate stock levels of supplies and consumables for café area, managing orders and stock rotation.
• Ensure that health and safety regulations are strictly observed, recorded and archived.
• Liaise with the FOH Manager for any special events or private bookings requiring food/drink.
• Monitor the quality of the product and service provided.
• Understand the need to maintain excellent hygiene procedures, all food hygiene and preparation and storage procedures are followed and recorded.
• Ensure there is a freshly stocked availability of cakes and scones baked on the premises and replenished throughout the day/week.

Requirements:

• Experience of high quality baking
• Level 3 Food Safety Certificate
• Current Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of running a café kitchen
• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
• Situated overlooking Sandown Bay, Brading Roman Villa is one of the finest Roman sites in the UK. Our award-winning Museum offers unique insights into Roman life in Britain from beautifully preserved mosaic floors to an extensive collection of Roman archaeology. With an outstanding café and visitor center we provide hot/cold drinks, lunch menu and cakes with fantastic views across the Bay.
• Emergency First Aid at Work Certificate (Desirable)