Head Chef

• To manage the preparation of all meals to the Residents and Staff/Relatives of the Care Home.
• To manage and supervise kitchen staff.
• To work within a delegated budget.
• To ensure all Health and Safety/Environmental Health compliance.

Specific Skills

• NVQ Level 2/Catering Hospitality or equivalent
• Experience of preparing/cooking food for a large volume of people and the client group
• Have knowledge of and be able to provide special diets according to the resident's needs (i.e. diabetic, gluten free, low salt, high protein reducing diet)
• Previous supervisory skills
• Knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation
• Satisfactory DBS check
• At least 2 years' experience as 2nd Chef

Responsible For

• Priorities workload of, and allocate tasks to relevant Staff
• Create and maintain cooking and cleaning regimes (daily, weekly, periodically etc) for all areas of the kitchen in line with the Company's quality philosophy.
• To prepare menus in advance in a regular and varied way with the manager.
• To ensure that all meals are prepared and presented to an acceptable standard.
• To ensure that any special dietary meals are prepared.
• To prepare and present food to a high standard and quality.
• To ensure that adequate food stock controls are in place.
• To ensure than an inventory of kitchen equipment is updated and managed.
• To ensure that the meal preparation areas comply with all regulatory requirements.
• To ensure that proper quality control systems are adopted for all aspects of the meal preparation management.
• To ensure that food handling, cleanliness, health, safety, risk assessments and that all procedures required within the meal preparation areas operate to the highest possible standards.
• To ensure that the meal preparation areas operate to current and any future legal or regulatory requirement.
• Arrange/participate in Staff and Client meetings as required.
• Liaise with the Home Manager when ordering cleaning products and undertake monthly stock checks.
• Manage and maintain agreed budgets, in conjunction with the Home Manager/Head Office.
• Interview for new Staff Members with the Home Manager as and when required, in line with the Company's Recruitment policy.
• Undertake all statutory and relevant training as identified by H.R.
• Supervise and instruct junior and new Staff Members in all aspects of their work in the Care Centre, giving help and guidance where appropriate.
• Maintain professional knowledge and competence.
• Adhere to the Care Home's disposal of waste policy.
• Report immediately to the Home Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a Client, colleague, self or another.
• Understand and ensure the implementation of the Care Home's Health and Safety policy, and Emergency and Fire procedures.
• Report to the Home Manager, or the Handyperson, any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or any potential hazard.
• Promote safe working practice in the Care Home. Promote and ensure the good reputation of the Care Home.
• Ensure that all information of confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties.
• Notify the Home Manager, or the Person in Charge, as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty, and also on your return to work from all periods of absence.
• Ensure the security of the Care Home is maintained at all times.
• Adhere to all Company policies and procedures.
• Ensure all equipment is clean and well maintained.
• Carry out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.

Job Nature

Full Time

Job Location

Whitefield Lodge