Needed when:Now
Duration:1 month minimum
Background:To provide gainful employment and financial security for vulnerable women in Mannar, Bridging Lanka established two food outlets, Café Arokkiya in Manthai West and Amma Rusi on Mannar Island. To expand local women’s culinary horizons, establish safe food prep and handling practices and incorporate both taste and high nutrition value in their culinary offerings,we need experienced chefs or cooks to show the way.
Role:We are looking for someone with experience as a chef in a commercial kitchen or an experienced cook. The women currently working in the kitchen know how to cook basic Sri Lankan cuisine, however lack experience cooking a wider variety of food, also for larger numbers of people.
- Learn to cook Sri Lankan cuisine and understand local and tourist demands and tastes
- Learn about the availability and price of ingredients
- Take the knowledge and experience of the current cooks and use your professional experience to train the women how to expand their culinary offerings and scale up production to the efficiency and professionalism of a successful 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.