Background: The main aim of Café Arokkiya is to provide gainful employment and catering training to widows and vulnerable women in Manthai West division – one of the worst affected areas during the 25 year civil war. Unfortunately over recent years, coronavirus has badly affected the restaurant and it is currently not breaking even.
Role: We are looking for someone with experience as a chef in a restaurant or commercial kitchen. The women currently working in the kitchen know how to cook basic Sri Lankan cuisine however lack experience cooking for high numbers of people in a professional kitchen environment.
The work would include the following elements:
Learn to cook Sri Lankan cuisine and about the local demands and tastes
Learn about local ingredients, especially availability and prices
Take the knowledge and experience of the current chefs and use your professional experience to train them how to scale up production to the efficiency and professionalism of a successful commercial kitchen.
Be creative, energetic and empathetic with an understanding that this is a social enterprise as well as a business.
Assist the restaurant manager where needed with stock management, purchasing and financial reporting.