Chef

BCHA have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us a Chef in our Catering Team at Bedford Charter House. Working mainly with fresh ingredients to produce daily nutritious meals for up to 120 covers. This is a part-time position for 20 hours per week, including working alternate weekends. Shifts are either 07:00-15:00 or 10:00-18:00.

Full Training and induction will be given on all aspects of catering in a Care Home environment to enhance your existing skills or to learn new ones.

Our staff are the most important thing in delivering high quality care, housing and support. To recognise this we offer fantastic range of benefits:

• Competitive Pay Enhanced Rates for Overtime
• Contributory Pension
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Excellent inhouse and external training opportunities
• Sponsored Qualifications
• Flexible Rotas
• Fantastic working environment
• Free onsite Parking

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK to be able to fulfil this role.

KEY RESULT AREAS MEASURES OF SUCCESS PERSON REQUIREMENTS

• To ensure all meals that are produced are non injurious to customers
• To fill out all relevant HACCP documentation
• To ensure that all customers receive the quality experience that is expected.
• All stock is utilised and stored correctly to ensure financial stability
• To maintain high standards of cleanliness within the department and dining areas
• To ensure that all chemicals are being used in the correct manner and stored correctly
• Functions are produced in a timely manner to the budget specified by the catering Manager
• To ensure that all labelling guidelines, Food information regulations and NaTasha's law is being adhered too at all times
• To comply with all BCHA policies and procedures including health and safety, GDPR and fire safety
• No reports of ill health due to food items are received
• All paperwork is filled out correctly
• To log any engagements with customers on pcs/with the catering manager when responding to feedback or general queries
• Recipes are being followed and no excessive use of commodities is happening. All items are stored in the correct area
• Following the cleaning schedule and signing off items that are cleaned daily
• Items are cleaned correctly and safely with no issue arising.
• All functions are delivered on time with no negative feedback on service

8. Labelling is being carried out to the required specifications

9. To follow these policies rigorously without cause for concern

Skills

Good time management Skills (E)

Knowledge/Experience

Experience of working in commercial kitchen (E)

Experience of producing meals for Customers with poor health/special diets (D)

Attributes

Team Player (E)

Flexible approach to working (E)

Qualifications

Level 2/Basic food safety (E)

City and guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or equivalent or relevant experience (E)

COSHH (D)

Level 2 in Healthy eating and special diets (D)

Role Profiles are a snapshot of requirements at the time of writing; content may change from time to time to ensure that roles continue to meet the changing needs of the business.