Thank you to the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland for a grant with the Guy Readman endowment fund for funding the Nurture Fruit and Salad bar, which makes fruit and salad accessible for free to all children twice daily at the Cedarwood Hub as part of our early years groups Tuesday to Friday.

Job Title: Chef – Nourish Bistro
Location: Cedarwood Trust, North Shields
Salary: £22,000 - £24,000 p.a.
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week. (5 days out of 7 - sociable family-friendly hours and no evening or split shifts)

Are you an experienced Chef wanting to run a catering unit whilst also having the support and encouragement of a bigger on-site team? Do you enjoy providing customers with high quality cooked food and drinks, all presented with great service?

We're a busy, friendly team operating out of The Cedarwood Community Hub and need an enthusiastic and passionate Chef to serve our very loyal customers with local, tasty, quality cooked food, drinks, and specials.

This is an exciting and varied role: ideal for an individual who enjoys engaging with our lovely customers (and their dogs!) and can adapt the menu to the weather conditions.
Nourish Bistro represents the spirit of The Cedarwood Trust and that shines through in everything we do, from the quality, local produce to the staff who greet every guest with a smile.

About the role:
To manage the day to day running of the Nourish Bistro preparing, cooking, and selling delicious food and drinks.

Be focussed, energetic, and ensure good customer service throughout.

About you:
Previous food preparation and cooking experience is essential
A passion for great food and great service

If you like the sound of the role and want to join the Cedarwood team, email louise@cedarwoodtrust.com, closing date 8th April 2022 at noon.
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If you're uncertain if the role is right for you, people with a background (or interest) in the following have excelled in the past: Experienced Chef, Restaurant Cook, Café Chef, Line Cook, Catering, Kitchen Supervisor.

Say hello to our current Kickstart members working at Cedarwood Trust. From left to right: Kimberley is working in our early years department with families and kids. Alec is working in the Nourish Bistro and Cassia helps maintain general front of house at the centre.

Happy Birthday to our very own Cedarwood Trust CEO, Wayne Dobson!

It's great to see residents using the centre to organise Tombolas, catch up on work with a cuppa or host meetings with colleagues!