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Out and About Friday 7th April

Posted by Site administrator on April 7 2023 at 09:03

Out and About Friday 7^th April

We have 49 relief chefs currently out working

20 relief jobs confirmed for the week so far….

If you are looking to join #TEAMCIS then please email over your CV and references to jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk or call 01683 222830

Rates of pay for relief – Head Chef £21 p/h, Sous Chef £19 p/h and CDP £17 p/h PAYE or invoice direct (must be self employed registered) – all chefs must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Accommodation is provided to you at no charge, if accommodation is not available you will be paid daily return travelling expenses.

Working a minimum of 40 hours per week over 5 days or if single days minimum of 8 hours per day.

Relief work is a great way to see Scotland and some of England, you get to meet some great folk and friendships are then made and will last a life time 😊

Here are a few chefs we have out just now

Leon Edgson is back from a holiday in OZ and straight back to work at The Oban Bay Hotel

Tom Devlin is at The Three Lemons in Aberfeldy

Kyle Cathcart and Brian Smith are over in Mull at The Western Isles

Also in Mull we have Corno Cloete and Glen Cameron both at The Mishnish

Craig Drysdale completed his first stint at Moffat House and is now up at Glengarry Castle, along with Richard Clark who has taken a seasonal position from the advert placed on our website

Taylor McFarlane finished his stint at Leapark Hotel, Grangemouth

Kane Williams is new out on relief and is working away at The Shap Wells Hotel

Mario Pohlmann is at Thainstone House Hotel

John Robinson fished his stint at Nevis Bank Inn and is now working for a few days at Mhor 84

Thanks to ALL our Relief Chef for your hard work and support 😊 xx

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Out and About Friday 17th March

Posted by Site administrator on March 17 2023 at 09:46

We have 42 relief chefs out working

14 jobs confirmed for the week so far

If you would like to join #TeamCIS then please email over your CV and reference details to either ruth@chefsinscotland.co.uk or jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk

Looking for a permanent job please have a peek and jobs available via our website www.chefsinscoltand.co.uk and either apply direct using email address provided on jobs or again use the email addresses above to get registered

Here are some chefs we have out

Ally Brown is still working away at The Salutation Hotel in Perth he first started there mid November last year

Vincent Mulama also still at The Galley of Lorne Hotel Lochgiphead, he started mid November also

We have George McCallum and Derrick Bartley over in Balquhidder working for Mhor George worked with Tom Lewis many years ago at Monachyle Mhor

Jarek Jandura is at Old Manor Hotel for the month of March before he heads to Eddrachillies for the season (placed by CIS) working with Trevor Williams

Mark Carswell is at Stonefield Castle working as relief head chef

Stuart Agnew is in Portree working at The Rosedale Hotel

Philippe Alamichel was helping out for a few weeks at Stobo Castle then Patrick Johnstone took over and seems to be settling in well with the team

Stuart Maccoll is finishing this weekend at The Westford Inn, Uist the new seasonal Head chef is stating early next week placed by CIS

Lewis Frances is loving his time at Loch Leven Hotel and is staying on permanently

Tom Devlin did a wee week at The Fife Arms in Turriff as head chef

Andrew Whitelaw was placed at Thainstone House back in January and is currently still there

Thank you ALL for all your support and hard work 😊

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Out and About Friday 10th March

Posted by Site administrator on March 10 2023 at 10:49

We have 37 relief chefs out working in Scotland and North England.

17 jobs confirmed for the week so far…

Going on relief jobs via Chefs In Scotland, hourly rates of pay £21 head chef, £19 sous chef and £17 CDP, we try get all chefs paid weekly PAYE or Invoice direct if monthly we ask they pay a weekly advance, accommodation is provided to you at no charge, return travelling expenses are paid subject to completing the agreed work stint and guaranteed a minimum of 40 hours per week over 5 days or 8 hours per day.

If you would like to join #TeamCIS then please email over your CV and reference details to either ruth@chefsinscotland.co.uk or jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk

Here are some chefs we have had out or are still work but we have stopped charging for

Andrew Engledow is back helping in Skye at The Duisdale Hotel, Andrew worked at The Skeabpost last year for around 3 months

Bruce Robertson was booked for 1 week at The Waterside Hotel in Peterhead and is now in to his 6^th week

Ross Hunter is at The Cally Palace Hotel, Gatehouse of Fleet and is enjoying exploring the Solway Coast

Michael George, Scott Bolton and Jamie Marshall are all working away still at Loch Fyne Hotel, great food and great presentation

Robert Mchugh is now back at Kinloch Lodge, Isle of Skye – a great place to work and learn for the season

Chris Daily is at NO11 Boutique Hotel in Edinburgh, was booked for 5 days but currently still working away

Steven White has just finished his couple days at ScotHot and feed back from Kings Manor and Monachyle Mhor was “Excellent”

Steve Lyall is getting on really well at The Bank, Huntly was booked for 4 weeks and is happily working away still

Thank you to ALL our Chefs near and Far – your support and hard work is really appreciated 😊

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Out and About Friday 27th January

Posted by Site administrator on January 27 2023 at 09:59

We have 17 relief chefs out working.

We have 68 active jobs on our website – if you would like to register for permanent or seasonal work please get in touch – you can email CV’s to either ruth@chefsinscotland.co.uk or jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk

We have lots of interviews and trials happening for the permanent/seasonal positions

Here are some of the chefs we have out

Barry Owen is still up at The Cabarfeidh hotel, Stornoway

Dougie Gillies at tontine Hotel, Greenock

Mark Shaw at Armathwaite Hall, Keswick

Paul Sim and Brian Smith are still at Marcliffe Hotel, Aberdeen

Gary Tedford is still at Garfield Hotel, Glasgow

Scott McDonald, Graeme Anderson and John Ferguson are at Cardrona Hotel, Peebles

Patrick Johnstone is at Dunavon Hotel, Aberdeen

James Finlayson is back at The Lomond Hills Hotel working with Richard Clark

We expect work to start coming in, in the next few weeks.

Thank you to ALL our relief chefs for your support and hard work 😊 xx