Overview
Are you looking for a part-time chef role where you can be creative and work with a dedicated team? Join Thornford Park as a Part-time Chef working 25 hours a week. As a crucial part of the kitchen team, you'll play a vital role in crafting daily meals for service users, staff and visitors. There are regular activities, events and special occasions throughout the year which you'll also cater for, including World Food Day, Christmas, Easter, Family Day and more. It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment where you can 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.
Responsibilities
* Supporting the Head Chef for the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
* Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation according to established procedures.
* Preparing, planning and cooking meals to a consistently high standard, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements within the unit.
* Serving service users, staff and visitors with food and beverage in a professional and courteous manner.
* Preparing and producing foods for conferences and banquets.
* Participating in food costing through effective cost control procedures.
* Adhering to the 'Safer Food Better Business' standards and record keeping.
* Adhering strictly to Food Hygiene Regulations and other safety procedures at all times.
* Taking full shift responsibility for the catering operation.
* Assisting the Head Chef by researching and creating new menus ensuring meals are of a high quality and compliment healthy eating guidelines.
* Completing all paperwork related to HACCP, including fridge temperatures, food temperature logs and cleaning schedules.
* Working at Thornford Park as part of a multidisciplinary team to support and empower patients in their recovery and rehabilitation.
Qualifications
* To be 18 years or older
* GCSE or equivalent English
* City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking
* Basic Food Hygiene (essential)
* Intermediate Food Hygiene (desirable)
* Previous experience in a similar environment
* Previous experience in delivering a service on mass
* Menu planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience
Company and Environment
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services across England and Wales. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people. It is a Disability Confident employer; all candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure. Safer recruitment applies to all appointments.
Benefits
* Annual salary of £18,547
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave pro rata (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off
* Free meals and parking
* Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
* Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
* Pension contribution to secure your future
* Life Assurance for added peace of mind
* Enhanced Maternity Package
* Range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and more
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