Barista & Kitchen Angel (Scandinavian Kitchen seeks amazing Cafe & Kitchen person)

We’re Scandinavian Kitchen and we’re a deli/grocery shop/café for anyone who likes Scandinavian food.  We’ve been open since 2007 and have gone from strength to strength.  Our shop in Great Titchfield Street W1 is a hub for ex pats and Scandophiles alike.

Our cafe is full of great people: from our customers to the people who work here.  We pride ourselves in being not just about the food but also about surrounding ourselves with super duper people.

We’re looking for a barista/kitchen hand to join the kitchen team mid May, full time.  On a day to day basis, the kitchen team preps all the open sandwiches for our café, prepare the salads, bake an array of super cakes and sometimes also make food for out of house orders (anything from buffets to canapés).  Front of house, it is all about making amazing coffee and serving customers and being super nice to all our customers.  The role offers great scope to get involved in both areas of the cafe.

Responsibilities include:

• Making open sandwiches, salads, rolls and other lunch prep needed daily
• Heaps of baking of Scandinavian cakes and pastries
• Keeping the kitchen/store clean to a very high standard
• Help out with catering orders when needed, both in and out of house
• Serving customers in the cafe – making amazing coffee, serving lunches, making everyone feel loved

The person we’re looking for has the following skills and qualities:

• Experience of working in a kitchen and/or experience of working in a cafe/restaurant (we can teach you the finer details, but want to see evidence of previous work)
• Good knowledge of Scandinavian food
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Has good comprehension of least one Scandinavian language and is fluent in English (read/write)
• Good numeracy and logic skills
• Can think on your feet and work under pressure and stress
• Loves ABBA

A lot of our Scandinavian customers miss home and any applicant who has been away from ‘home’ (meaning country) for a while gets bonus points as it brings an understanding of what it is like to live abroad. We welcome in particular applications from people who have already been customers of ours so you know what we’re all about (although this is not essential). 

Please note that this role requires weekend work most weekends because we’re open 7 days a week.  If you are not committed to weekend work, this job is not for you.  This job is a full time permanent role.  This means that if you’re only planning to stick around in London for a few months, then this is not the job for you.  We’re not asking for your soul, but we’ll need you to commit till the end of the year at least. 

To apply, please send your current CV and a little note about you and why you want to work at Scandi Kitchen to: bronte@scandikitchen.co.uk. Deadline is 7^th May 2011

We’re sorry, but if you have not heard back from us a week after the deadline, the job wasn’t quite right for you this time around.

 

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