We’re seeking a skilled and passionate Sous Chef to join our team in a high-spec kitchen with top-quality equipment. Our sociable working hours offer the perfect work-life balance and you’ll be able to make a real difference to our service users and residents through providing great quality meals and catering.
We strive to be an employer of choice, fostering a positive kitchen culture where staff feel valued and supported. We offer great benefits, including free soup and sandwich during shifts, Cycle to Work scheme, discounted gym membership, and shopping discounts, Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support, and access to a 24/7 GP, company sick pay, and 4% employer pension contributions.
We are seeking a culinary professional who is committed to delivering high-quality, nutritious, and delicious meals to our residents, service users, and their families & friends. This post is full time for 40 Hours per week, working 5 days out of 7 and will include some weekends on a rota basis. The working hours are 7am - 3.30pm.
Responsibilities
As The Sous Chef You Will Be Responsible For:
* Ensuring we deliver an excellent service to our customers, creating an inviting and pleasant environment.
* Ensuring all food produced is to the agreed standard, developing innovative approaches ensuring market trends, cultural requirements, and Kashrut laws are met.
* Ensuring all food hygiene and Health & Safety practices are monitored, met, and recorded in line with organisational policies and current legislations.
* Working within the agreed budget, administer unit controls in line with budget and consistently seek and implement ways of improving the quality and cost effectiveness of the service.
* Leading, motivating, and encouraging team building to ensure agreed qualitative outcomes are achieved and customer service expectations are exceeded and maintained.
Requirements
Who are we looking for? You Will Ideally Have Previous Experience Working Within a Busy Kitchen Environment, Working Both Independently And Within a Team. You Will Need:
* Appropriate supervisory experience and relevant qualifications pertaining to the safe delivery of Food & Hygiene or Catering Services. NVQ Level 2 or 3.
* Energetic, passionate, and proactive attitude.
* Experience of working to deadlines and adhering to budgetary requirements.
* Understands the challenge of and sensitivity needed to care and support vulnerable people.
Jewish Care is the largest provider of health and social care services for the Jewish community in the UK. We value Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusivity.
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