Job Details
Requisition: 226022
Job Title: Chef Manager
Location: Noble House, 1 Oakview Way, Worcester, WR2 5FH
Salary: £13.46 per hour
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Department: Health and Social Care (Catering and Hospitality S)
Operation: Sanctuary Supported Living
Closing Date:
Overview
Sanctuary Supported Living is recruiting for a Chef Manager at our Retirement Communities Service, Noble House, Worcester. We specialise in delivering a wide range of personalised housing, care, and support services to help people across England to live as independently as possible. We’re a national organisation, not-for-profit and we focus locally by putting customers at the heart of what we do. We support colleagues to achieve their aspirations through comprehensive training and benefits.
Role purpose: To manage the day-to-day running of a busy kitchen, lead a Chef and a team of Catering General Assistants, and ensure high standards of food safety and service within budget and commercial requirements.
Responsibilities
* Managing the day-to-day running of a busy kitchen as well as managing a Chef and a team of catering General Assistants
* Designing, planning, and preparing a varied set of menus that cater for individual needs, including special diets and customer preferences
* Managing all stock and wastage levels, maintaining professional standards while operating within budget
* Managing the Food Safety Management System and ensuring the team understands and implements it
* Overseeing all documentation, including auditing, HACCP, Health & Safety
Skills and Experience
* Proven experience working as a Chef, Catering Manager or Head Cook within a similar environment
* Knowledge of menu planning and costing
* A catering qualification such as City and Guilds 706 1/2 (or equivalent) is desirable
* Carrying out risk assessments and maintaining kitchen cleanliness to a high standard
* Supervising and developing staff; previous staff management experience in a busy kitchen
* Friendly and approachable with the ability to interact with customers, visitors, and colleagues
Benefits
* At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays)
* Pension scheme with employer contributions
* Online discounts and rewards from major retailers
* Health and wellbeing plans
* Life assurance
* Family-friendly arrangements, including flexible working opportunities
* Cycle to Work scheme
* A wide range of learning and development opportunities
Other Information
Inclusion is a core value. Sanctuary Supported Living is committed to being a diverse, inclusive organisation. We encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds. We will make adjustments throughout the application process as needed.
Sanctuary Group encourages applications from diverse backgrounds to support an inclusive environment for employees and customers. We work with the Home Office to prevent illegal working. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary for successful applicants, paid for by Sanctuary. Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.
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