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The Wood House is a delightful pub situated at the top of the leafy Sydenham & Dulwich Woods. The Wood House boasts a huge pub & a large garden, but also cosy through the winter months with warm fires helping to set the ambience. Our pub features an outside bar & Burger Shack, heated huts with private screens & a heated garden which makes our pub a great event space all year round. The Wood House is an extremely popular destination to watch sports such as Six Nations, World Cup, Euros & Wimbledon with 10 TV screens inside & out. The pub has continued to go from strength to strength with a great kitchen team, led by our talented Head Chef Juan & our General Manger Neil who recently achieved Community pub of the Year at Young's. We have a handsome pub dog Dennis, we are a personable & unique team always looking at new opportunities to strive, whether it be events such as our yearly Christmas Market or developing our new afternoon tea & breakfast menu. The Wood House is a great place to work because it feels like you are outside of London even though you are close to the centre, it's a destination pub, but also a great community pub with fantastic regulars! Our team is friendly & hardworking & its a great and busy pub to develop your skills. We have a fantastic reputation for being family-friendly, dog-friendly & having great Sunday roasts! The Wood House is certainly somewhere to be proud to work!
Requirements
- We are looking for an existing Chef de Partie or an excellent Commis Chef looking for their next step, who considers themselves to have a passion and flare for producing quality fresh food in an environment that makes people feel welcome.
- Have experience championing excellent service through quality food
- Demonstrate a passion to deliver fantastic food every time
- Be an active hands-on Chef de Partie / Kitchen Supervisor
- Show willingness to learn new skills, be an active team player with excellent communication skills
- Working alongside your Head Chef, you will be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability by helping to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
- Demonstrate great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour
- Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams
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Responsibilities
- Working alongside your Head Chef, you will be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability by helping to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
- Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams
Benefits
- Access to our CDP - Sous Chef development programme and beyond: The majority of our Head Chef appointments are internal.
- Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme - Gain a nationally recognised qualification while you work.
- Access to our Culinary Masterclasses to sharpen your skills.
- 20% discount in all Young's Pubs and 30% discount on overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms
- Free meals
- Weekly pay
- Sharesave Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- 28 Days holiday per year
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About The Wood House
The Wood House is a delightful pub situated at the top of the leafy Sydenham & Dulwich Woods. The Wood House boasts a huge pub & a large garden, but also cosy through the winter months with warm fires helping to set the ambience. Our pub features an outside bar & Burger Shack, heated huts with private screens & a heated garden which makes our pub a great event space all year round. The Wood House is an extremely popular destination to watch sports such as Six Nations, World Cup, Euros & Wimbledon with 10 TV screens inside & out. The pub has continued to go from strength to strength with a great kitchen team, led by our talented Head Chef Jaun & our General Manger Boyd who recently achieved General Manager of the Year at Young's. We have a handsome pub dog Copper & a beautiful pub baby, Sebastian, we are a personable & unique team always looking at new opportunities to strive, whether it be events such as our yearly Christmas Market or developing our new afternoon tea & breakfast menu. The Wood House is a great place to work because it feels like you are outside of London even though you are close to the centre, it's a destination pub, but also a great community pub with fantastic regulars! Our team is friendly & hardworking & its a great and busy pub to develop your skills. We have a fantastic reputation for being family-friendly, dog-friendly & having great Sunday roasts! The Wood House is certainly somewhere to be proud to work!
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