Chef - Bank

Posted 3 hours 55 minutes ago by NHS

£40,000 - £60,000 Annual
Permanent
Part Time
Hospitality & Tourism Jobs
Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent, United Kingdom, ST1 1
Job Description

This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank Chef at Barchester, you will help deliver hotel/restaurant standards without split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus while tailoring them to residents' needs.

Main duties of the job

As a qualified chef working with fresh seasonal food, you will enjoy a better work life balance and meaningful work. You will assist the Head Chef in menu development, lead and inspire a kitchen team, manage stock control, work within budget, and help maintain a warm and welcoming environment.

Responsibilities
  • Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
  • Work fresh produce to deliver high quality, wholesome dishes cooked at the highest standards.
  • Help create a warm, efficient and fun environment.
  • Work within budget.
  • Complete regular audits.
  • Manage stock control.
  • Assist in leading and motivating a team.
Qualifications
  • Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent.
  • Experience helping to lead and inspire a team.
  • Good understanding of nutrition.
  • Experience working with fresh seasonal food.
  • The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment.
  • Good understanding of HACCP.
Rewards Package
  • Work life balance - working days with alternate weekends.
  • Free learning and development.
  • Range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts.
  • Opportunity to showcase your talent at the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards.
  • Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
About Barchester

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals. We're consistently reinvesting, growing, and open to ambitious chefs who pride themselves on high standards.

Person Specification

We seek warm, motivated, and passionate chefs driven by quality and ready to provide person centred hospitality.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous convictions.