Chef
Ready for a Chef role that lets you be creative? If so, join us as a Chef working alongside a dedicated catering team.
Become a crucial part of the home team working 30 hours a week, crafting daily meals for our Residents, Staff and Visitors. Dive into food preparation and elevate your role by providing great service.
From World Food Day to festive moments like Christmas and Easter, you get to add your own flair and keep things exciting, we have four weekly themed events as well as Resident choice menus.
There's a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.
Great Job Satisfaction, home in time for dinner every night and two days off a week (If you are working full time). Now that's a great work life balance combination.
As a Chef you will be:
Responsible 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 Residents, Staff and Visitors with food and beverage in a professional and courteous services manner.
Preparing and producing foods for events.
Participating in food costings through effective cost control procedures.
Adhering to the 'Safer Food Better Business' standards and record keeping.
Adhering to Food Hygiene Regulations and other safety procedures at all times.
Taking full shift responsibility for the catering operation
Help to create new menus ensuring meals are of a high quality.
Correctly filing of all paperwork in relation to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system (HACCP) i.e. Fridge temperatures, food temperature logs and cleaning schedules
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)
Menu planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience
You will work alongside the multidisciplinary service to promote great food service.
Hourly Rate of £13.35 per hour
6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays
Free 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.(There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
You will be working for an established, agile company with over 2,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 36 services across England and Scotland.