The availability of relief work coming in is very good, we currently have 76 relief chefs out working and 27 jobs confirmed for the week so far.
We have welcomed some new relief chefs and the feed back has been excellent so far 😊
We are still happy to meet chefs here in Moffat this can be to discuss permanent or relief work, just get in touch with us to check our availability.
Here are some of the chefs we have our working
Keren Tweedie is now 4 weeks in to her 6 week stint at the Greenwood Loch Holiday Park
Daniel Haig is at The Drovers Inn near Loch Lomond along with Dougie Gillies
Chris Wright and Shaun Gibson are both at Balcary Bay Hotel
Stephen Flindall is at the Inn on the Tay for a 4 month stint
Allan Baird is over in Stornoway with Sebastian Luszczynski at the County Hotel
Also in Stornoway is Ian Hoey and Tony Vinter they are both at Cabarfeidh Hotel
Glyn Musker is back at The Black Bull Lowick
Scott Mckie is at the Moorings Hotel in Fort William
Peter Norrie and Phil Smith are both at The Ben Cruachan Inn
Thanks to all of our relief chefs who are out working, your all doing a great job and we really appreciate your hard work and support 😊
The availability for relief work is very good, we are suggesting a 50% chance of getting a chef to you within 2 weeks.
If you are a chef with any availability then please call 01683 222830 or email jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk if you are looking to register please email over your up to date CV, reference details and hygiene certificate.
We have over 70 relief chefs out working this includes all corners of Scotland. Relief work is a great way to visit different places meet new people and you’re are always guaranteed to bump into a fellow CIS chef.
Here are just a few chefs we have out just now
Kevin Porter is finishing this weekend after being at Balmacara Hotel for 3 weeks as head chef
Shaun Gibson who has now done 2 relief jobs with excellent feed back and is booked for his 3rd job next week
Roddy Mackinnon is out at Arisaig House as relief Sous Chef
Fraser Blackwood is finishing up at Loch Melfort Hotel
Lillian Clarkson is booked to start her new relief position early next week at The Garrison in Fort William
Chris Campbell is at The Selkirk Arms in Kirkcudbright
Patrick Johnstone and Stuart MacColl are both in Tongue Patrick at The Tongue Hotel and Stuart at The Ben Loyal Hotel
Chris Wright is at Balcary Bay Hotel
Kai Stutzskeitz is at the Harris Hotel
Scott Macintyre’s time is coming to and end at Kintail Lodge
Gian Devey is at The Boat Inn in Aboyne
Thank you to all of our relief chefs – keep up the good work 😊
It’s hard to believe that we are already at the start of May. It feels as if January was only yesterday. As we get further into the season, we are being kept on our toes with both permanent and relief jobs being registered daily. We are securing chefs with new jobs for the season every week and we are getting new chefs being registered with us too for both permanent, seasonal and relief work.
As we start the new month, we all have new targets to aim for, this gives us goals to work towards. I enjoy having monthly targets as it keeps me motivated to meet them, depending on how the month goes they can’t always be met. I suppose it is part and parcel with the job. I enjoy having goals both in work an outside of work, I enjoy the gym and set myself monthly goals which I always want to meet. I think having goals is an important aspect of working and social life, it gives you something to aim for and keep you motivated.
With the first day of the month drawing in, have you set yourself any personal goals for this month? Either in work or in a personal hobby of yours?
The availability of relief chefs is tight, this is expected for the time of year we have over 60 chefs out working and 23 jobs confirmed this week so far.
If you are a chef and would like to see Scotland then relief work may be suited to you, hours paid, working a minimum of 40 hours over 5 days or 8 hours per day, accommodation provided at no charge, return travelling expenses paid subject to completing the agreed stint. Please email CV’s to jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk this should include 2 recent work references and hygiene certificate.
We met a couple of chefs yesterday who have been registered with us for a number for years, get in touch if you want to come and have a chat this can be for permanent also and you can meet with either Jessica or Jade.
We had a very busy week over Easter and this week seems to be busier…………………………. 😊 😊 😊
Here are a few chefs we have out just now
Taylor Mcfarlane is at Loch Melfort Hotel
Mark Shaw is in between Bridge of Cally Hotel and Breadalbane Hotel
Matthew Moorhead is at Airds Hotel
Sebastian Luszczynski is at The Nethy Bridge Hotel
Blair Mackay is at Duisdale Hotel
George McCallum is at Kastille Hotel
Ionel Rizea is at The Torfin
Kevin MacAngus is at Kames Hotel
Marion Pohlmann is at Ardvasar Hotel
Barry Owen is at The Kinloch Lodge
Graham Campbell is at Mackays Hotel in Wick
Keren Tweedie is at Greenwood Loch Holiday Park
John Derrick is at Garfield Hotel
Sarah Pozzi was helping for a couple of days at Perth Race Course and is now at the Cumbria Park Hotel
I would like to thank all our relief chefs for your hard work and support
During my time working as a chef I experienced quite a few different staff accommodations. I was lucky to enjoy some lovely places such as a nice cottage which I had to myself. The only neighbours were sheep in the adjoining field. I had my own room in a staff lodge although never experienced the benefit of a hotel room! The closest I came to this was an en-suite room in the staff block above the kitchen in which you could hear the kitchen extraction as soon as it went on at 7am, not ideal for a day off but handy for a breakfast shift.
I learnt the hard way how important it is to check out the staff accommodation before accepting a job. After taking a job in the lakes and told the accommodation was on site, to get down there and find out it was in a staff house in Windermere which wasn’t the problem. The problem was the single bed with coils springing through the mattress, broken bottles and windows downstairs, subsidence in the tiny room and mould in the bathroom! Safe to say I wasn’t there long after the manager informed me that he had never even been to the house before and wasn’t willing to resolve the problem.
When I was working up in the highlands, I had lots of good times spent in the staff lodge when the summer nights were long, and it was still light at 11.30 at night. We had BBQs and bonfires outside and you could see the deer in the field right next door. One of the many benefits of working the busy season in beautiful areas in rural Scotland.
What would you say is the one benefit of living in staff accommodation while working away from home?
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