Head Chef, The Tongue Hotel, Sutherland

The Tongue Hotel is a successful 4 star hotel situated on the north coast of Scotland. Its rural location with dramatic landscape makes it an ideal place to work, play, save, and discover the real Scotland! A beautiful location with great outdoor activities, yet only a two hour drive north of Inverness.

Own transport is not essential but an added bonus so that you can make the most of the stunning landscape surrounding us.

The newly promoted north coast 500 is happily bringing more visitors than ever before from all over the world.

Awarded Highlands Small Country Hotel 2016; we seek to offer our guests a wonderful welcome and a delightfully warm but professional service that makes them return again and again! Candidates should have a strong work ethic, high standards, and a cheery disposition and a desire to help make the Tongue Hotel a fantastic guest experience!

We are currently seeking an experienced Head Chef, or a Sous Chef who is ready for the next step, to lead the kitchen team. This role needs an effective leader who has experience of preparing modern, fantastic quality, fresh food.

We are only interested in candidates with a positive and professional attitude to all aspects of kitchen management, essential costings, gp awareness, health, hygiene and food safety including record keeping. As Head Chef you will be responsible for the day to day aspects of running a kitchen including stock ordering/control, rotas, training junior staff members, menus and health, safety and hygiene. As part of the management team the head chef will be expected to run the kitchen department smoothly, to enthuse, lead, motivate and inspire the team with a can do attitude.

You will be working with great local produce, we prepare everything fresh on site and you will have full autonomy of the kitchen and menus. We have an excellent reputation for serving high quality food using the very best of the extensive local produce available on this north coast. With daily deliveries of fresh fish, shellfish and seafood, quality local farm produce, fine meat and game plus a local smoke house we have plenty to make a chef happy! The area is beautiful, the community welcoming, the produce second to none and the work is diverse - what's not to be enthused about?!

We can offer the right chef negotiable terms, accommodation, a permanent or seasonal contract as desired, a superb lifestyle and exciting food challenges!

Remuneration is dependent upon prior experience and skills offered. For the right candidate we will offer a £27k salary. Paid weekly or monthly as requested. A monthly paid bonus scheme dependent upon achieving agreed profit related terms is also offered worth a further £3600. Live in accommodation available is a private room within shared staff accommodation for just £40 per week, no extra living costs/bills, meals included plus free WiFi. There are rooms, and houses to rent locally should you prefer to live out.

This position is available from February 9th 2017.

In the first instance please send a letter of introduction, a CV, recent photograph and details of two recent work references.

Please apply directly to Lorraine or David Hook

We currently have other vacancies advertised therefore possibility of work for partners available