Overview
This is a Second Chef role at a Care Home, where you will work with fresh seasonal food and deliver hotel/restaurant standards without split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus while working with residents to tailor menus around their preferences. Barchester is a leading healthcare provider with a strong focus on quality of care and staff well-being.
Main duties of the job
As a Second Chef at Barchester, you will deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus whilst working with residents to tailor menus around them. Barchester is proud to deliver person-centred hospitality across all their services and looks for warm, motivated and passionate chefs who are driven by quality.
About us
Barchester is a leading healthcare provider in the UK, operating 224 homes and hospitals across the country. They have been awarded a two-star outstanding rating by Best Companies and are recognised as one of the top companies to work for in the health and social care sector.
Job responsibilities
Are you a qualified Chef looking to work with fresh seasonal food, with the opportunity to have more of a work life balance and make what you do matter? Working as a Second Chef at Barchester, you will deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus whilst working with residents to tailor menus around them. We are proud to deliver person-centred hospitality across all our services and look for warm, motivated and passionate chefs who are driven by quality. Here at Barchester, we work with an open, honest, supportive approach, where quality of care is at the heart of everything we do. As sector leading healthcare experts, we are proud to have the highest quality ratings across our 224 homes and hospitals across the UK. Barchester have proudly been awarded a two-star outstanding rating by Best Companies, ranked 11th in the top 20 Best Health & Social Care Companies to work for and 14th in the Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.
Qualifications and requirements include: a personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents; City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent; a good understanding of nutrition; experience of working with fresh seasonal food; the ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home; confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus; good understanding of HACCP; ability to manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence; assist Head Chef in menu development; work with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes; create a warm, efficient and fun environment; work within budget; complete regular audits; manage stock control.
Rewards and benefits
Rewards package includes: Rewarding Excellence bonus (up to £500 for a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection); unlimited access to refer-a-friend scheme (up to £500 per referral); access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts; free access to medical specialists for second opinions; confidential and free access to counselling and legal services; tax code review service; option to join monthly staff lottery (terms apply).
If you are a passionate Chef who is keen to be part of a company driven by quality and who loves to celebrate life, Barchester is the place to be.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Hold a City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification.
* Have a good understanding of nutrition.
* Experience of working with fresh seasonal food.
* Personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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