Event Chef - Ventnor Botanic Garden

Job Posted: 3 April 2025

• Contract Term: Seasonal
• Location: Ventnor, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full or part time
• Salary: Competitive and depending on experience
• Industries: Catering, Hospitality & Bar Chefs Travel & Tourism

Event based 

We are looking for a talented and passionate Events Chef to join us at Ventnor Botanic Garden (VBG). 

We are looking for someone who is a innovative chef and motivated team player, happy to manage seasonal staff for catering events and weddings. Innovative and fresh ingredients are available through the Garden seasonally.  

If you have experience in menu development and a love for cooking delicious local ingredients from scratch, we want to hear from you!

• Develop seasonal, innovative Events menus focusing on fresh, local and VBG – grown ingredients.
• Cook and prepare dishes from scratch to ensure high quality and authentic home-cooked flavours.
• Maintain high standards of food safety and hygiene in line with EHO requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the team to deliver exceptional dining.
• Strong understanding of cooking techniques, kitchen management, and food safety practices.
• Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes as required.
• Search for quality products with best value suppliers and set up team communication system for ordering items required for events. 
• Keep an eye on our retail pricing against competitors and price accordingly.
• Be able to cater for events from 10 to 200 people. 

Ideally you will already have a minimum of Level 2 Food Handling and a Personal Licence

Please read the attached document for all the details and apply as soon as poosible as we will be interviewing as soon as CVs come in.