Job Description
Use your experience and passion for amazing food, when you join Signature Senior Lifestyle as a Sous Chef. You'll take on an important role in a superbly-equipped kitchen at our luxury care and nursing home in Reigate.
What Signature Offer
* From £16.50 per hour, up to £18.00 per hour
* Full Time Hours - 40 hours per week
* Shift Times: 07:00am - 15:30pm, 10.00am - 18.00pm ad 12:00pm - 20:00pm
* We require you to be flexible for alternate weekends
* Up to 30 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, depending on length of service
* Workplace pension
* Free meals on shift for staff working 6+ hours
* Life Assurance Scheme
* ‘Blue Light’ discount scheme eligible
* Refer A Friend Incentive £50 voucher and up to £1,000 cash bonus
* Staff recognition scheme – Purple Heart Award
* Ongoing career training and development
* Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support and wellbeing services
* Plus cycle to work scheme, study support, long service awards and more
Transport Links
* Train - Reigate nearest train station
* Walking - 0.9 miles from nearest train station
* Driving - M25 from nearest motorway / bypass
Your Role at Signature
As Sous Chef you’ll play a crucial role in keeping our busy kitchen running smoothly. Second in command to the Head Chef, you’ll be responsible for ensuring every meal that leaves the kitchen is nutritious and restaurant quality.
You’ll manage and develop the Chef de Partie and Commis Chef, sharing your experience and knowledge.
You’ll also use your creativity and passion to help the Head Chef to regularly review and develop the menu.
What we’re looking for
We are kind and compassionate. Positive and resilient. Proactive and organised. Honest and accountable. Passionate and keen to develop. If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.
With 5 years’ experience working in a kitchen and an NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Food & Hygiene or Catering Services, you know your way around a kitchen. Supervisory experience, awareness of COSHH, and a cool head, even in a hot kitchen, are a big advantage.
About Signature
Signature Senior Lifestyle offer unrivalled residential and dementia care in luxury homes. We strive for excellence in everything we do, and make a real difference to our residents’ lives. Our team is one of our biggest assets. We cultivate a supportive environment for our people, with tailored training and career development at all levels.
Wake up to the passion inside you. Apply to Signature Senior Lifestyle today.