Chef / Cook

The role

By day, Swindlers is a cafe. By night, it's something a little less innocent. Either way, people expect the food to be good, and that's where you come in.

You'll work under our head chef to put out high-quality daytime food for the cafe: plates that look sharp, taste better and leave the table quietly impressed. Now and then you may be asked to help the chef with evening service, when the lights go down and the cocktails come out. Polished on the plate, a bit of mischief in the room.

What you'll do

• Prepare and cook the daytime cafe menu to a consistently high standard
• Work closely with the head chef, following their direction on dishes, presentation and service
• Keep your station prepped, organised and ready before service starts
• Help the chef during evening service when required
• Keep the kitchen clean and follow food safety and hygiene practices
• Make sure every plate that leaves the pass is one you'd happily put your name to

What you'll bring

• Experience cooking in a professional kitchen is preferred
• An eye for quality and presentation, because people eat with their eyes first
• A good working knowledge of food hygiene and kitchen safety (a food hygiene certificate is helpful)
• The ability to take direction from a head chef and work well with colleagues
• A calm head when the orders stack up
• Some flexibility to help out on the occasional evening service

The details

• Pay: £13.80 per hour
• Hours: 40+ per week, mainly daytime, with occasional evening service as required
• Shift pattern: Wednesday to Sunday 9am until 5pm
• Contract: Full Time Permanent
• Start date: October 2026
• Location: Swindlers, 19 Aberdeen Walk, Scarborough

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

How to apply

Apply below with a few lines about you. Tell us what you cook and how you like to run a section. Some plans should stay between us, but this one we'd like to hear about.