Head Chef in a Care Home Formby Manor Care Centre Hospitality Full time Permanent
New Career, New You, New Opportunity; New Care!
Our stunning care home, Formby Manor Care Centre, is a purpose built facility which is located in Formby, Merseyside. The home is registered to provide care to 76 residents who have a variety of needs including residential, nursing and dementia residential. The home reflects the New Care vision of providing the highest standards of safety, comfort and care. The home meets all CQC requirements and provides the highest of safety, comfort and care to residents who have variety of care needs including residential, nursing and dementia. We invest in our homes to enhance the experience of our residents. The includes OOMPH an award winning activities and wellbeing programme. We have also introduced electronic medication administration records and electronic in all of our homes. In addition, Formby Manor has acoustic monitoring and silent nurse call installed.New Care has had a 0 agency usage for over 5 years as we employ a permanent staff team to ensure continuity of care to residents from staff that know them and that residents know and trust. Across New Care all of our staff are paid above national minimum wage.
We are seeking to appoint a kind, motivated and experienced Head Chef to join our team. To provide a high quality food service to support residents, responsive to their needs contribute to their overall positive experience of living in the Home. We have a 40 hours contract available with a excellent salary starting at £33,500 per annum! Shift times are 0730-1730, with alternate weekend working.
Role Responsibilities:
1. Ensure that menus are presented and displayed in a way that residents can understand them and make daily choice on what they wish to ear during the day.
2. Ensure that meals are provided in sufficient quantities, taking into account the diets to meet medical, ethnic and personal needs and preferences.
3. Ensure all food is nutritionally balanced, attractively presented for service in a timely manner and in the correct sequence.
4. Understand, follow and adhere to company HACCP, ensuring full compliance.
5. Ensure that the kitchen and serving areas are clean and hygienic and maintain a high standard of infection control and adhere to the Food Standards Act 1999, and ensuring cleaning rotas are adhered to and records kept.
6. Manage, allocate duties and supervise the kitchen team ensuring a quality delivery of services.
7. Inspire and motivate the team produce food to the expected high standards.
8. Take part in recruitment of the kitchen staff with the Home Manager.
Skills and experience required:
9. To be able to work independently and organise other members of the kitchen team is essential.
10. Experience of working during busy meal periods including breakfast and evening meal service is essential.
11. Experience of working in a care home or similar is essential.
12. Knowledge of specialised diets and service delivery is essential.
13. Ability to contribute and develop the four week menu is essential.
14. Ability to complete records demonstrating adherence to legal requirements is essential.
The Benefits
Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles
15. Bank holiday and overtime enhancements
16. 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum
17. Paid DBS
18. Uniform provided
19. Paid training
20. Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only – Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant
21. Excellent induction programme for new starters
22. A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company
23. Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications
24. A competitive rate of pay
25. Cycle to work scheme
26. Wellbeing programmes
27. Recognition awards – employee of the month and golden tickets
28. Ongoing career development
29. Travel plan – walk or ride a bike and get a free meal that day
30. Christmas Bonuses
31. Pension scheme
32. HASTEE - access to your money as you earn (pay advance)