Are you an experienced Chef tired of working unsociable hours? Our client is a specialist provider of learning disability, dementia, elderly care, end of life and mental health services across London and Essex. They are currently recruiting for a Chef for their residential home (65 bed) (elderly care) in the Colchester, Essex area. (day hours) They take pride in preparing appealing, nutritious, varied and well-balanced meals, which centre around their residents’ preferences, requests and special dietary requirements. They are looking for someone with good communication skills to work flexibly as part of a small team in order to meet the needs of the service. You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the home environment for our residents and engage with residents sensitively and with dignity. The job entails working 37.5 hours per week including rostered weekends and bank holidays. Salary is £13.50 to £14 per hour plus a good range of benefits including preferential dental/health contributory rates, training & development opportunities, Sick leave/maternity & paternity, reward opportunities including refer a friend and Pension About you: * Have a minimum level 1 food processing qualification * Level 3 H&S & Food Hygiene certified * Experience of managing a successful catering operation * Manual handling * First Aid * Health and safety, including environmental health and fire safety requirements in a health or care home setting * SOVA * GDPR * Infection Control and understanding of COSHH * An understanding of the specialist needs of the client This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure. Sponsorship is not available at this time. For further information apply today or contact Kim at ENS Recruitment, Westcliff