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Out and About 13th October

We currently have 84 relief chefs out working over Scotland and England

If you are looking for permanent work please email over your CV to ruth@chefsinscotland.co.uk or jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk or if you are known to us and already registered please pop us a message with your availability.

If you are available for over the festive period please get in touch and we can make a note in the database, double time is payable on Christmas Day and New Years Day.

So this season seen a few new relief chefs and of course our good faithful chefs who have been on our system for a number of years

Ruairidh Mcquade joined us in May and was out at The Ben Nevis Hotel, Fort William then on to the Ceilidh Place Ullapool, Delnashaugh at Ballindalloch, Blacksmiths Centre in Gretna currently at The Knipoch Hotel and is booked now to Christmas Eve.

Juanvi Salelles he joined last year and spend most of his time in Shetland at the Shetland / Lerwick Hotel, then at the beginning of this season was at The Balmoral Arms Ballater, Glencoe Inn 3 times, Airds Hotel and is currently in Kirkcudbright at The Selkirk Arms.

Andy Westwood known to Chefs In Scotland a number of years now he started his season off at Cardrona Hotel in Peebles, Caladh Inn in Stornoway, Bootleggers and Bothy Bistro in Burghead, Ben Loyal Hotel in Tongue, back to the Grant Arms in Grantown on Spey to help cover holidays, currently at the Cabarfeidh Hotel in Stornoway and again he is booked for the best part of December too

Scott Bolton has worked with us for many years. He is a great chef and this year he did a 4 week stint at Loch Fyne where he ended up staying for about 3 months, another good long stint at Bootleggers & Bothy Bistro on the East coast. Scott got on great at Bridge Hotel, Buttermere – where again he stayed longer than the original 4 weeks and now he’s working hard at The Angus Hotel.

Jason McKay came on board this year with his first relief placement at Cardrona, Peebles. His second placement was a short stint at Hunday Manor, West Cumbria and his third placement was at Mackays Hotel in Wick as Head Chef where he accepted the position on a permanent basis.

Jamie Marshall was new to us this year - starting off at Loch Fyne where he stayed for longer than originally booked and was asked back for a second stint. Next over to the Salutation in Perth where he got on really well and now at Skeabost Hotel, Isle of Skye.

We get so many talented chefs out on relief jobs, we thank you all for your hard work and support :)

Out and About 18th August

We currently have 88 relief chefs out working in Scotland and England.

We are suggesting a 30% chance of filling positions within 1 week if you ae able to offer accommodation and pay the chef weekly.

We are getting more jobs on website for permanent jobs so if you would like to register for a permanent job please email your CV’s to ruth@chefsinscotland.co.uk or jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk 

Here are a few chefs we currently have out working just now

Lillian Clarkson has been extended at Angus Hotel, Blairgowrie

James Finlayson got on excellent at Red House Hotel, Blairgowrie

Colin Carberry and Juanvi Salelles are getting on well at Glencoe Inn

David Parry and Michael Scott are both at The Luckenbooths, Edinburgh

Tony Orr is finishing up at The Newbyre care Home

Bruno Genoveses is at The Selkirk Arms Hote, Kirkcudbright

Stuart Maccoll is at The Mishnish, Tobermory

Jarek Jandura is at The Westford Inn, Uist

Emma Paxton is back at Lilliardsedge Holiday Park along with Shaun Murray

Vlad Sviridenko has been extended at Creagan Inn, Appin

Leon Edgson is at LochNess Inn, Drumnadrochit

Lee Burrell is back at the Creggans Inn along with Chris de Saint Do

Vincent Baxter and Stephen Beckett are both at Cuillinhills along with James Pratt

George Baylis is at Shapwells Hotel, Near Penrith

Thank you to all our relief chefs out working, we appreciate your support and hard work

Permanent Chef recruitment

As we move through August, with early Autumn September in Scotland a little over three weeks away, there are still lots of ASAP relief jobs on our books.

Permanent recruitment has fallen away post lockdown and this is something that we are looking to rectify.

Historically, Chefs In Scotland (CIS) placed lots of permanent chefs in positions across the length and breadth of Scotland and sometimes further afield.

Going back to when we had the offices on Wentworth Street in Portree there were maps of Scotland full of red pins to signify where the permanent jobs were that we were trying to fill. And we did fill plenty.

It was not unusual to send out 60 plus CVS for applications in a week, and sometimes over 100. We would often place 2, maybe 3 and sometimes up to 6 or more chefs in permanent positions in any given week. Permanent recruitment can be a little demoralising at times as a lot can go wrong.

No shows, runners or often just chefs looking to leave as the agreements put in place have not been honoured.

There were always the good permanent placements though, those satisfying ones where the chef stayed happily in the position for many years and obviously enjoyed their work.

This is something, over the coming months, which we will try to move back towards, to the times when we had a good list of Head Chef positions at all major cities in Scotland and were placing suitable chefs in these positions.

Relief work is a much needed part of the business and is the most lucrative, but over the coming months and into 2024 we are going to push to get back to more permanent placements and relishing the challenge.

Out and About 7th July

we currently have 94 relief chefs out working over Scotland and England

The availability of chefs is still tight as you would expect for the time of year.

If you are looking for work, please email over your CV to either ruth@chefsinscotland.co.uk or jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk

Here are a few chefs out working just now

Thomas Mcfadden is at Loch Ness Inn, Drumnadrochit

Philippe Alamichel has been extended at Achray House, St fillians

William Hughes and Gary Robinson are working away at Glen Nevis Holidays, Fort William

Colin Thomson has just finished at Toravaig House, Isle of Skye

Stuart Jackson is at Ednam House, Kelso

Mark Murray back on the circuit and is finishing today at the Great Western Hotel, Oban

Kirty White still in skye at the Royal Hotel, Portree

Brian Smith is at The Three Lemons, Aberfeldy

Maciej Resinski is at Loch Melfort Hotel, Arduiane

Corno Cloete is at Anchoir Hotel, Johnshaven

Paul Johnston is at Kincraig Castle, Invergordon

Scott Bolton is at The Bridge Hotel, Buttermere

Sally williams is at Ness Walk, Inverness

Chris Hetherington is on ScarvLines

Thank you to all our chefs your support and hard work is much appreciated :)