Sous Chef

Job Description

At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents. We believe in celebrating and supporting our teams as they make a positive impact on residents' lives daily. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunity to learn and develop throughout your career. As part of our close knit team you will experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

Responsibilities

Your focus as Sous Chef will be to support the head chef in leading a culinary team that provides a nutritionally balanced, comprehensive, and high quality culinary service, which contributes to the overall well being of the residents. The role is achieved within budget.

• Preparing modified diets that look appealing and are well balanced and in accordance with IDDSI guidance.


• Supervising and directing the work of culinary staff, providing instruction and demonstration to unqualified staff on simple food preparation activities.


• Understanding the principles of safe food handling to ensure that all food preparation undertaken in the kitchen meets the highest hygiene standards.


• Supporting all culinary team members in fully understanding the Avery Food safety management system.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant catering qualification: City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2, NVQ, or equivalent.


• Have a minimum of 1 year of catering experience.


• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high quality culinary services to residents.


• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Additional Requirements

• ADBS Disclosure check (cost supplied by Avery Healthcare).


• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.