Executive Chef for UK Unique Regenerative Farm and Retreat

EXECUTIVE CHEF FOR UK UNIQUE REGENERATIVE FARM AND RETREAT, LAUNCHING 2024

• £50,000 - £60,000 gross p.a. (DOE)
• Dorset, UK
• Permanent Contract | Full Time, On-Site
• January 2024 Start

The farm and retreat sits in a stunning position on the Jurassic coast with truly breath-taking views including a vineyard overlooking the ocean. All this sits on a 100 acre patch of earth that celebrates regenerative and sustainable ways of working. The vision is to create a place of simple beauty which encourages calmness, curiosity and connectivity with nature, yourself and others.

This is a place to make happy memories with loved ones and a renewed connection with nature is encouraged and nurtured through food, activities, experiences, reflection and time away from busy life. People who visit as children will want to return with their children.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join an expanding team and create a simple but stunning food offering to all guests both in the main farm house and also in all entertainment areas, both static and portable. As well as providing beautiful hamper offerings for cottage guests. All food is grown on site and the retreat celebrates the everyday and what’s on offer. As Executive Chef, you will have full control over the menu and celebrate stunning food grown onsite.

The Role

Working with, and directly reporting to the General Manager, you will be responsible for the preparation of the kitchens and associated areas in readiness for the opening of the Wellness Farm and Retreat in early 2024. Thereafter the duties will include the running and management of these areas ensuring the vision and culture is prominent at all times.

You will work closely with the Head Gardener and Head Farmer to use a regeneratively grown/reared produce, showcasing the retreat’s connection with nature and what it can provide.

The Person

This role will suit a person who is passionate about seasonal food, locally sourced, and grown using regenerative methods to produce stunning but homely food for guests to enjoy. The kitchen team will be small so a hands-on approach will be required from this person and the ability to connect with guests to impart the retreat’s culture and vision. The Chef we are looking for will feel at home amongst guests, be humbled, thoughtful, a team player and willing to try out new thing, and to make their special mark at the retreat. This person will treat the retreat, and the retreat team, as they would being at home with the family.

The Team

The employers are a family who are living out a lifelong passion to develop a farm and retreat business with a vineyard as an integral part of it. This is an exciting time for their journey. They are enthusiastic, hardworking, dynamic, and there is an expanding team already in place. As Executive Chef, you will join the founding team of creative individuals and you will like to do things well and with integrity.

You will join a hardworking and motivated team who are supportive and collaborative, whilst at the same time focused on delivering their individual responsibilities

Benefits

The salary range on offer is competitive and your compensation package will include; Group Income Protection, Life Assurance and a Company Pension.

More details of your responsibilities, the retreat itself and what’s on offer will be discussed with successful applicants.

Don't wait! Reach out to us if you're interested or if you know someone perfect for this thrilling opportunity. We’d love to hear from you!