This is a full-time role, primarily day-time hours but with some evening and weekend work required. We are looking for someone fun and dynamic to join our friendly, hard-working team and run our kitchen. Within the role there is scope to grow as we develop our evening and events offering.

Here at Skinny Dip we are aiming to provide a unique experience by offering a wide range of tasty food in a safe place for adults and children to interact and enjoy our coffee shop. We believe that everyone should be treated equally and with respect, be they our colleagues, customers, suppliers or coffee growers.

Skinny Dip’s values are - equality, kindness, openness and fun

As a Kitchen Lead your responsibilities will be to-

- Line manage other kitchen employees, reporting to the founders

- Oversee GPs, pricing and portion control

- Develop existing and new menu items with founders

- Ensure that all food items and products are stored in compliance with health and safety regulations

- Carry out weekly stock inventory and ensure adequate stock at all times - Regular ordering of kitchen supplies and ingredients

- Oversee all food preparation

- Ensure consistency in dish assembly and presentation

- Maintain a clean working environment at all times and make sure kitchen employees follow cleaning procedures and schedules

- Assist in the recruitment and training of kitchen employees as required - Undertake baking duties as required

- Work with founders to create a series of evening events (for eg supper clubs, coffee training, games nights…) delivered by Skinny Dip and external partners 

- Work with founders to support and train Kick-starter employee and future employment academy trainees

General kitchen responsibilities

- Greet and serve customers in a timely and professional way

- Prepare and deliver food menu to the highest standard

- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of all the menu offerings

- Accurately handle payments, following appropriate handling procedures

- Respond to orders, questions, concerns, and complaints in a polite and efficient manner

- Run drinks and food as required

- Clear and clean tables as required, to covid required standards

- Display genuine desire to create customer satisfaction for every part of their interaction in the shop

- Cover other employee positions whilst they are on breaks to the best of your ability - Maintain standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen at all times - Observe relevant health and safety standards

- Inventory management and ordering of all kitchen and cleaning stocks - Monitor the quality of the food leaving the kitchen.

- Complete daily and weekly cleaning tasks

- Hold up to date Food Health and Safety certificate level 2 (We can provide this)

- Be interested and interesting!

Experience Required

- Relevant NVQ qualification or similar experience

- Minimum 2 / 3 years experience working in kitchens

- Line management experience

Please email CV to tom@skinnydipcoffee.co.uk

The Job:

We are looking for an Outreach Director to join us 1 day a week in this pivotal role within the company.
 

You will focus on developing a model outreach strategy for LTL and testing this within the On Your Doorstep Projects in Margate and Ramsgate, developing and sustaining positive relationships with a range of people, identifying local people who may benefit from taking part in LTL activities and supporting the delivery and analysis of community-based qualitative action research.

We are looking for a creative individual with outstanding people skills. You will be reliable, open and responsive. You will be confident in leading co-creating processes with people who may never have tried theatre before.
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LTL actively seeks to recruit individuals from less well-represented groups in the arts; this includes those from working class backgrounds,black and minority ethnic, deaf & disabled and LGBTQI+ communities.

​Fee:

Company rate @£117 per day (approx 1 day per week) - 21 days.
Total fee: £2,457.00

Our Organisation:

Looping the Loop CIC is on a mission to make live performance available to everyone in Thanet. We programme nationally acclaimed shows, run participatory workshops and create live events in unexpected spaces across the Isle.
 

We believe in a playful world full of magic and wonder. We believe that play connects us to others and the world around us, adds joy to life, relieves stress and supercharges learning. We love to create surprising and playful moments in people’s lives.

www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk

KEY DATES
Job Advertised: Mon 14th June
Deadline for Applications: Fri 2nd July
Interviews: Weds 7th July
Candidate Appointed: Mon 12th July

For more guidance and application pack visit http://www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk/outreach-officer.html

The Job:

We are looking for a Theatre Network Thanet/ Flex producer to join us from July to October 2021.

You will focus on consulting with local artists to design and implement a strategy to encourage creative professional development and expand the network to best support practitioners in Thanet and East Kent.

We are looking for a creative individual with great people skills. You will be reliable, open and responsive.

LTL actively seeks to recruit individuals from less well-represented groups in the arts, this includes those from Working Class backgrounds, Black and Minority ethnic, Deaf & disabled and LGBTQI+ communities.

KEY DATES
Job Advertised: Mon 14th June
Deadline for Applications: Fri 2nd July
Interviews: Weds 7th July
Candidate Appointed: Mon 12th July
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For more guidance and application pack http://www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk/tntflexproducer.html

Fee:

Company rate @£117 per day

TNT - 3 days development, 4 days produce and deliver 4 sessions
FLEX - 4 days development, 16 sessions delivery @ 3 hours per session.

Total days : approx 18 days
Total fee: £2,089.00

Our Organisation:

Looping the Loop CIC is on a mission to make live performance available to everyone in Thanet. We programme nationally acclaimed shows, run participatory workshops and create live events in unexpected spaces across the Isle. We believe in a playful world full of magic and wonder. We believe that play connects us to others and the world around us, adds joy to life, relieves stress and supercharges learning. We love to create surprising and playful moments in people’s lives.
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www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk

Looping the Loop is seeking two artists or groups of artists to make live shows taking place in September 2021 in collaboration with communities living in Cliftonville West, Margate and Newington, Ramsgate.

Our Organisation:
Looping the Loop CIC was set up in 2013 with a mission to bring theatre and live performance to anyone in Thanet that wanted to engage. We believe in a playful world full of magic and wonder. We believe that play connects us to others and the world around us, adds joy to life, relieves stress and supercharges learning.

We believe in treating every member of our audience as a VIP regardless of race, gender, age, wealth or education.

Looping the Loop is a founding member of the Collaborative Touring Network (CTN) - a national network of producers, established in 2013 by Battersea Arts Centre in London, with a goal of bringing world-class entertainment and participation opportunities to communities living in areas of cultural deprivation.

In 2015 The Warwick Commission stated that the wealthiest, best educated, least ethnically diverse 8% of the population are the main producers and consumers of publicly subsidised theatre. We are interested in reaching the other 92%.

www.loo

Fee:

Ramsgate

20 days @ £117 per day

Total fee: £2,340 (plus materials)

Margate

13 days @ £117 per day
Total fee: £1,521 (plus materials)

KEY DATES
Position Advertised: Fri June 11th
Deadline for Applications: Fri 2nd July
Interviews: Weds 7th July
Start date: Mon 12th July

For full details on both commissions and how to apply visit http://www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk/on-your-doorstep-704369.html

The Job:

We are looking for a Deputy Director to join the leadership team at Margate-based arts education charity, Open School East.

The Deputy Director is responsible for the organisation’s overall budget and overseeing all project budgets; producing management accounts; monitoring and managing raised funds; human resources and building operations of the organisation; leading on safeguarding, policies, and ensuring that the building/artists studios adhere to health and safety regulations. The Deputy Director will work jointly with the Director in fundraising and reporting to funders.

Our Organisation:

Open School East is a free, independent art school and community space that focuses on collective learning through the arts. We support cultural practitioners at an early stage of their career to develop and sustain their practice, and enable young people and adults alike to learn new and transferable skills, develop their confidence and shape their creative voice by becoming active learners and co-producers of OSE’s programmes.
 
Website: openschooleast.org 

Salary: £36k per annum

KEY DATES
Deadline for Applications: Wednesday 14 July
First round of interviews: Friday 16 July
Second round of interviews: w/c 19 July

For more guidance and application pack visit: https://openschooleast.org/job-opportunity-6/

The Job:

We are looking for a Producer to join us to oversee three projects in 2021:

‘On Your Doorstep - Ramsgate’ - a one-day event created in collaboration with residents from Newington, Ramsgate, taking place inside a vacant premises on Ramsgate High Street in September 2021.

‘On Your Doorstep - Broadstairs’ - an arresting outdoor one-day festival/fete-style event taking place in Broadstairs TBC

‘Heritage Open Days’- a one-day event at Theatre Royal Margate produced in collaboration with students (aged 11-16 years) attending our School of Acting’s Summer School programme. Taking place on 11 September 2021.

We are looking for a creative individual with outstanding planning and organisational skills. You will be reliable, responsive and a self starter. You will be confident in project management and budgeting with great communication.
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LTL actively seeks to recruit individuals from less well-represented groups in the arts, this includes those from Working Class backgrounds, Black and Minority ethnic, Deaf & disabled and LGBTQI+ communities.

Fee:
Company rate @£117 per day (approx 1.5 days per week)
Total days: 33 days from beginning July till end October
Total fee: £3,861.00

Our Organisation:

Looping the Loop CIC is on a mission to make live performance available to everyone in Thanet. We programme nationally acclaimed shows, run participatory workshops and create live events in unexpected spaces across the Isle. We believe in a playful world full of magic and wonder. We believe that play connects us to others and the world around us, adds joy to life, relieves stress and supercharges learning. We love to create surprising and playful moments in people’s lives.
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www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk

KEY DATES
Job Advertised: Mon 14th June
Deadline for Applications: Fri 2nd July
Interviews: Weds 30th June
Candidate Appointed: Mon 5th July

For more guidance and application pack visit http://www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk/producer.html