Advertised from 18 June 2026

Role

Scran Academy is a youth-led catering social enterprise on a mission to see every young person, regardless of background or barrier, realise their full potential in learning, work and life. Too many young people in our most challenged communities never realise their talents or aspirations due to the effects of social inequality and poverty. We exist to change that.

Our transformational youth work programmes and catering enterprise use food as a tool to engage young people, providing opportunities and experiences that help them build skills, confidence, and independence, creating pathways into education, employment, and brighter futures.

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About the Candidate

We are looking for an experienced catering professional who is ready for a new challenge and motivated by the opportunity to support young people to reach their full potential. While previous youth work experience is not essential, a willingness to learn, build positive relationships and actively support young people’s development in a live catering environment is essential.

The successful candidate will be confident working in a busy catering setting, maintaining high standards of food quality, hygiene, and service, while also contributing to a supportive and positive learning environment where young people feel supported enough to take agency and responsibility for their own progress.

The successful candidate will align with our values: We Love, We Trust, We Unite, We Lead.

Role Purpose

This is a dynamic and exciting role at the heart of our youth-led social enterprise. Working as part of the wider catering team and line managed by the Catering Operations Manager, the Youth Development Chef will use their catering expertise to support the delivery of our catering enterprise while creating meaningful opportunities for young people to build skills, confidence and aspirations through food.

The post holder will take responsibility for the preparation, delivery and compliance of catering operations, ensuring consistently high standards of food quality, hygiene and service. Alongside this, you will play a key role in actively involving young people in all aspects of our catering, supporting them to develop confidence, practical skills and positive working relationships.

A typical week runs during daytime hours, Monday to Friday, with occasional evenings and weekends. The role will flexibly support our catering and events programmes across our café sites in Comely Bank and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, as well as at external events and locations served by our famous food truck, the Scran Van

A full driving license for manual vehicles is essential for this role.

Application notes

To apply for this post, please send a CV and a cover letter of no more than 500 words stating why you are the best fit for the role. Please include any and all information that isn’t on your CV that you might like to highlight. This can be sent to david@scranacademy.com

We aim to start this role before the end of July

Applications will close at 9am on the 6th July.

We will be reviewing applications and inviting candidates to interview on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged, as the position may be filled before the closing date.

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