Sous Chef - Bank

Job description

Shift Details: 7 am-3:30 pm / 11 am-7:30 pm. At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award winning team as a Sous Chef - Bank at Elton House Care Home in Watford.

Responsibilities

• Support the head chef in leading a culinary team that provides a nutritionally balanced, high quality culinary service.
• Prepare modified diets in accordance with IDDSI guidance.
• Supervise and direct the work of culinary staff, providing instruction and demonstration to unqualified staff on simple food preparation activities.
• Apply safe food handling principles to ensure all food preparation meets the highest hygiene standards.
• Support all culinary team members in fully understanding the Avery Food Safety Management System.
• Cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Qualifications

• Relevant catering qualification: City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ or equivalent.
• Minimum of 1 year of catering experience.
• Demonstrates compassion and commitment to delivering high quality culinary services to residents.
• Adapts flexibly to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Additional requirements

• DBS Disclosure check - cost covered by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.