Head Chef

Head Chef - Lady of the Vale

Pay Rate:£17.15 per hour, 36 hours per week

Benefits

• Recognition of service payments, receiving a total of £500 in your first year.
• £1,000 'Refer a Friend' unlimited payments
• Excellent face to face training from experienced care professionals and access to video based e-learning.
• Training programmes and qualifications, funded by us, to make sure you feel confident in your role and can develop.
• Annual pay reviews recognising your contribution to making our home a great place to live and work.

More about the role

As Head Chef, you'll bring your skills and experience to our kitchen and the provision of creative, high-quality and nutritious meals for our fantastic residents. You will showcase available fresh produce in the creation of varied menus while also ensuring all necessary dietary requirements are met. Self motivated and reliable, you will have experience in stock control and ordering in line with budgets.

You will also ensure all crockery and equipment is cleaned and stored appropriately and the kitchen, dining areas, including equipment, are cleaned to statutory Health and Safety standards.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with experience of working in a care home kitchen, as well as a Level 3 catering qualification or equivalent, or a commitment to undertake further training and development relevant to the role.

Qualifications and Experience

• Level 3 catering qualification or equivalent, or a commitment to undertake further training and development relevant to the role.
• Knowledge and experience in creating menus and preparing and serving creative, high-quality and nutritious meals in a commercial environment.
• Experience in stock control and ordering fresh food, in line with budgets.
• Knowledge of food standards, health and safety, and food allergens to meet all regulatory standards.

Recruitment Process

Any conditional offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory background checks, including obtaining suitable references and criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. We require you to have a good standard of English and numeracy skills, and a passion for looking after the adults in your care. We endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage, please contact a member of the team via email at . We are committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Job titles can vary - this role is also known as Cook, Care Home Chef, Head Chef, Chef Manager, Kitchen Manager, social care.