New Career, New You, New Opportunities; New Care! At New Care we provide the highest standards of safety, comfort and care to residents who have a variety of care needs including residential, nursing and dementia. We invest in the latest technology, and offer a purposeful programme of daily activity and gentle exercise to enhance the experience, care and wellbeing of our residents. All team members are hand selected for their warmth and passion, they have a full induction and ongoing training from our in house trainers in conjunction with the New Care Academy. 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. We are seeking to appoint a motivated and experienced Regional 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 hourcontract available with an excellent annual salary of £33,750k ! Shift times are 0730-1730 plus travel and with weekend working. The role is a travelling role as you will be expected to travel across the portfolio of care homes, you will need a full driving license and use of your own car. The locations of our homes are Chester, Formby, Greater Manchester, Warrington, Lytham St Annes, St Helens, Stockport, Nottingham, Leeds and Carlisle. Role Responsibilities: Provide cover across all Homes in the absence of their Chefs as and when required. Ensure all menus and dishes are to company specification, adhering to the four week displayed menu. Ensure that menus are presented and displayed in a way that residents can understand them and make daily choice on what they wish to eat during the day. Ensure the home complies with cultural regulations, familiarising yourself and the kitchen team with festivals and holidays throughout the year. Ensure that meals are provided in sufficient quantities, taking into account the diets to meet medical, ethnic and personal needs and preferences. Ensure all food is nutritionally balanced, attractively presented for service in a timely manner and in the correct sequence. Understand, follow and adhere to company HACCP, ensuring full compliance. 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. Manage, allocate duties and supervise the kitchen team ensuring a quality delivery of services. Inspire and motivate the team produce food to the expected high standards. Take part in recruitment of the kitchen staff with the Home Manager in the Head Chef's absence. Skills and experience required: To be able to work independently and organise other members of the kitchen team is essential. Experience of working during busy meal periods including breakfast and evening meal service is essential. Experience of working in a care home or similar is essential. Knowledge of specialised diets and service delivery is essential. Ability to contribute and develop the four week menu is essential. 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 Bank holiday and overtime enhancements 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum Paid DBS Uniform provided Paid training Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following role referrals only - Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant Excellent induction programme for new starters A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications A competitive rate of pay Cycle to work scheme Wellbeing programmes Recognition awards - employee of the month and golden tickets Ongoing career development Travel plan - walk or ride a bike and get a free meal that day Christmas Bonuses Pension scheme HASTEE - access to your money as you earn (pay advance) About New Care The care philosophy of New Care aims to ensure all residents maintain the highest level of independence and achieve their full potential whatever that may be - physical, intellectual, emotional or social. We believe this philosophy can be achieved by providing professional, person- centred care, nurturing each resident individually exploring and understanding their needs. The health, well-being and happiness of our residents is always our number one priority. Each New Care home is purpose built and expertly designed with the needs of our residents in mind. Internally the design is luxurious yet comfortable and practical. The company ethos 'To celebrate the wonder of people' relates to all those who are part of the New Care family, residents, their family and friends, staff members and professional visitors. Ultimately we want residents to live their lives to the fullest and to be proud of their home and feel happy to invite their family and friends to visit. This position is subject to a DBS check