The job is for a Head Chef position at Avery Healthcare, a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The role involves managing and leading a culinary team to provide high-quality, nutritionally balanced meals for the residents, while adhering to budgets and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations.
Main duties of the job
As a Head Chef, your primary responsibilities will include preparing modified diets that are visually appealing and well-balanced, managing food orders and inventory, supervising and training kitchen staff, and ensuring safe work practices throughout the kitchen. You will need to demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering exceptional culinary standards and a passion for providing a positive dining experience for the residents.
About us
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. The company is committed to creating meaningful lives for its residents and fostering a supportive, empowering environment for its employees. Avery Healthcare operates over 100 care homes across the UK, each dedicated to providing exceptional care and enriching experiences for the residents.
Job responsibilities
Your focus as a Head Chef will be to manage and lead a culinary team that provides nutritionally balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality culinary service that contributes to the overall well-being of the residents and is achieved within budget.
Other responsibilities will include:
* Preparing modified diets that look appealing and are well-balanced and in accordance with IDDSI guidance.
* Placing food orders, subject to appropriate levels of authority, with approved suppliers, complying with procedures to maintain appropriate stock levels and control, ensuring good quality provisions are purchased within agreed budget limits.
* Supervising and directing the work of other kitchen staff and the Host team, instructing and demonstrating simple food preparation activities to unqualified staff.
* Practicing safe systems of work across the range of tasks and moving and handling loads by assessing risk and having due regard for the personal safety of residents, visitors, and staff.
About you
To be successful in your application, you must live our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in all that you do.
Our ideal candidate must:
* Two years experience managing a culinary team in the care or hospitality sectors.
* Hold a relevant catering qualification City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ.
* Demonstrate passion and commitment to the delivery of high-quality culinary standards to residents.
* Demonstrate an ability to control a budget.
Please note this role will require:
* A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs. #J-18808-Ljbffr