Type:Full time, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm, no weekend work!
Are you passionate and talented Chef looking for a new opportunity, do you enjoy a varied role that encompasses all areas of kitchen management?
We at Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Nurseries provide a nurturing environment where children thrive. We believe that healthy, delicious meals are essential for the growth and development of our children, and we are looking for a skilled chef to help us achieve this.
Responsibilities:
Prepare nutritious and tasty meals for children aged 0-5
Plan menus that cater to various dietary requirements
Maintain a clean and organized kitchen
Ensure food safety and hygiene standards are met
Collaborate with nursery staff to create a positive dining experience for children
This is a solo role, and it is essential that you have a food hygiene qualification or relevant experience and a good understanding around healthy eating and allergens.
You are confident and experienced in all areas including food preparation, cooking meals, serving food and cleaning up after and work alongside our Area Manager on creating the menus.
We offer great opportunities for development in this role and support with internal and external training courses.
Main duties of the job
Working with the area Manager for Nurseries to create healthy, well-balanced menus for the Nurseries
Full responsibility of the kitchen from meal prep to cleaning down of equipment
Ordering o fall fresh, frozen and non-perishable ingredients from a variety of approved suppliers
Maintaining good food hygiene standards
Ensuring all allergen and dietary requirements are met and catered to
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
* Caring for and about you is our top priority
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services
* Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
* Flexible working options to support work-life balance
* 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
* Excellent learning and career development opportunities
* 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
* Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
* Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
* Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
* Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
* Free parking across Trust site
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
City & Guilds 706/1/2 or equivalent
Previousexperience in a similar role
Strong communicationskills both written and verbal
Ifyouresomeone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us andlets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedonthesitate to call:Leigh Kellyon01189044637Or emailLeigh.Kelly@berkshire.nhs.ukwhollbe delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants whererequired.
Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found
Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications /Training
* City & Guilds 706/1/2 or equivalent
* Good standard of education
* Literate
Continuous Professional Development
* Commitment to personal development
Previous Experience
* Experience of any work which demonstrates the skills required for the post
* Previous experience within catering
* An awareness of special dietary requirements and allergens
* Good understanding of health required diets
* Good understanding of food preparation for next service
* Good understanding of HACCP
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Ability to work as part of a team and unsupervised
* Flexibility to change working patterns as required
Additional Requirements
* Good health record
* Confident
* Well groomed
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£26,240 to £27,928 a yearper annum (incl. of HCAS)
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