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Out and About Friday 31st January

Out and About 31st January

With 20 relief chefs out working, it has picked up on relief and permanent jobs this week has picked up whether it is an apply direct advert or a job aply to Ian or myself.

If you are looking for your next permanent role please do give us a call

Ian 01228 615715 - myself 01683 222830

or emails CV’s to ian@chefsinscotland.co.uk or jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk

We would love to hear where your best placement(s) have been

Kyle Mcgarry has just finished at Hotel Eilean Iarmain and Aaron Judge still there working away

Mark Carswell was extended at Caberfeidh Bar in Portree and has just completed and is busy moving house, all the best in your new pad Mark

Patrick Johnstone also has just finished his extention at the Buchanan Arms Hotel

Mark Murray is at Cardrona Hotel, Duncan Connelly he had just finished his stint and is also moving house, all the est with the move Duncan

Keren Twedie still working away at The Station Hotel in Portsoy

Carlos Ragone is at The Thainstone House Hotel

Ross Birrell is back in Skye at Duisdale for the next 5 weeks

Lee Purves is at The Oyster Inn, Connell (Ian’s placement)

Jamie Scott is at Cromlix House (Ian’s placement)

Thanks once again for all your hard work and continued support 🙂

Out and About Friday 17th January

Out and About

17th January

 

We have 15 relief chefs currently out working

I you would like to register for work relief or permanent please send CV’s to either ian@chefsinscotland.co.uk or jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk 

Relief work is quiet just now unfortunately

 

We would love to hear where your best placement(s) were in 2024

 

Here are some of the current chefs we have out just now

Ionel Rizea is back at The Collingwood Arms this week for 5 days

Barry Owen is at the Cairngorm Hotel in Aviemore

Patrick Johnstone was extended at Buchanan Arms in Drymen

Jamie Shand has just finished his stint at Grant Arms, Grantown on Spey

 

Thanks once again for all your hard work and continued support :)

Updates Price List - 2025

Chefs In Scotland has always been upfront about their pricing. We’ve had a discussion and considered the struggles that the hospitality industry is facing. In light of this we’ve restructured our pricing; All fees for permanent placement have now been halved from their 2024 values.

 

Permanent Placements

We are happy to try to undertake permanent recruitment taking a “fee of interest” up front which costs the same as an advert. The “fee of interest” is then deducted from any permanent recruitment fee as below.

Commis chef - £400 plus V.A.T.

Chef de Partie - £750 plus V.A.T.

Breakfast Chef - £500 plus V.A.T

Pastry Chef - £750 plus V.A.T.

Sous Chef - £750 plus V.A.T.

Head Chef - £1000 plus V.A.T.

Seasonal Head Chef £750 plus V.A.T. (expected to last 8 months or less)

As we are mainly a chef recruitment agency if you post a chef advert we will post a front of house or kitchen porter advert for free.

Out and About Friday 10th January

Out and About

10th January

 

We still have 16 relief chefs currently out working

I you would like to register for work relief or permanent please send CV’s to either ian@chefsinscotland.co.uk or jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk 

Relief work is quiet just now unfortunately

 

Please feel free to share any photos of where you are working

 

Here are some of the current chefs we have out just now

Mark Carswell has been extended at Caberfeidh Bar in Portree

Keren Tweedie is back working under new owners at The Station Hotel in Portsoy

Taylor Mcfarlane did a short stint at The Bridge Hotel in Buttermere inbetween Christmas and New year and is now back at the Buchan Braes Hotel

Lee Burrell is at The Courtyard in Inverness

Patrick Johnstone has just finished his stint at Buchanan Arm in Drymen

Mark Shaw is working at The Lovat Hotel in Beauly

Robert Mckillop, David Dickson and John Cowie are all working away at Duisdale Hotel

 

Thanks once again for all your hard work and continued support :)

As always especially this time of year please take care while travelling

Out and About 27th December

Out and About

27th December

We still have 24 relief chefs currently out working

I you would like to register for work relief or permanent please send CV’s to either ian@chefsinscotland.co.uk or jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk 

Thank you to all our relief chef who have work all year and those who worked over Christmas and have shifts over the new year too.

We hope 2025 is good to you all :)

 

Please feel free to share any photos of where you are or have been this past year

Here are some of the current chefs we have out just now

Mark Murray is at Pettycur Bay Holiday Park

Thomas Mclean is finsihing tomorrow at Skeabost Hotel after startiing there in July/August

Thomas Barney has started at Cross Keys in Peebles for 1 month after finishing at Tor Na Coille

John Cowie made it to Duisdale Hotel after a few car issues

Alex Wunderlin helped at Cringltie House on Christmas Day

Nadia Sergejeva finished after shift on Christmas day at Kastille inTturriff

David Mcmillan still working away down at The Shapwells Hotel

 

Thanks once again for all your hard work and continued support :)

As always especially this time of year please take care while travelling

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