Introduction
Are you a Chef looking for the perfect work-life balance? This opportunity might just be your perfect fit.
Become a valued member of our staff bank at Sturt Housein the role of Bank Chef and enjoy the flexibility to choose shifts that align with your schedule.
As a crucial part of the kitchen team, you’ll play a vital role in crafting daily meals for service users, staff and visitors. Dive into food preparation and elevate your role by providing guidance and training to your peers.
It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you’ll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating delicious meals. There’s a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.
As a Bank Chef you will be:
1. Supporting the Head Chef for the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
2. Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation according to established procedures.
3. Preparing, planning and cooking meals to a consistently high standard, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements within the unit.
4. Serving service users, staff and visitors with food and beverage in a professional and courteous services manner.
5. Preparing and producing foods for conferences and banquets.
6. Participating in food costings through effective cost control procedures.
7. Adhering to the ‘Safer Food Better Business’ standards and record keeping.
8. Adhering strictly to Food Hygiene Regulations and other safety procedures at all times.
9. Assisting the Head Chef by researching and creating new menus ensuring meals are of a high quality and compliment healthy eating guidelines.
10. Correctly filling of all paperwork in relation to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system (HACCP) i.e. Fridge temperatures, food temperature logs and cleaning schedules
To be successful in this role, you will have:
11. To be 18 years or older
12. GCSE or equivalent English
13. City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking
14. Basic Food Hygiene
15. Experience preparing and producing quality food to a high standard
16. Knowledge of menu planning and costing
17. Previous experience in delivery a service on mass
Where you will be working:
You will be working at Sturt House, a recovery focused, rehabilitation unit providing specialist mental health treatment for males aged 18 and over. Working as part of a team, you will provide individualised care and treatment utilising least restrictive practice principles and safe practice to support Service Users in their recovery. Sturt House is committed to delivering a high standard of care, with the Service User encouraged and supported to be actively involved in the development and review of their treatment and pathway in accordance with their own abilities.
What you will get:
18. Hourly rate of £14.00 (plus a 12.07% holiday allowance uplift)
19. Two-week paid induction
20. Free meals and parking
21. Mandatory training to ensure you are fully able to do your job at the best of your ability.
22. Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
23. Pension contribution to secure your future (Optional)
There is also the option to progress into a permanent role to unlock additional benefits, including career development pathways to grow your career.