South Coast Nursing Homes is an established and successful, family-owned and managed care home company based in Worthing, West Sussex.
We currently operate 9 homes across East and West Sussex, with a total of 359 beds and an additional 55 beds recently added with the opening of our new Nursing home in central Worthing, called The Poets. The Head Chef role will operate here and within the adjacent Home called Berkeley Lodge.
Each of our registered homes offers the highest standards of resident care and comfort, 24 hours a day, for long and short-term stays.
Reporting into our Chef Manager and Executive Chef, this role involves delivering outstanding quality home-cooked, nutritious food dishes at our state-of-the-art kitchen that services The Poets and Berkeley Lodge in Worthing.
The Head Chef must be able to implement the standards set by the Executive Chef, always looking to drive the food offering forwards, delivering new dishes which inspire and delight – providing a real wow factor to mealtimes. This will include the physical environment such as table settings, cleanliness, and hygiene.
Further responsibilities will include sensible planning and buying of ingredients; conducting monthly kitchen audits; training the team in the correct use and maintenance of equipment; meeting with Chefs and Kitchen assistants to engage them in the required standards and overall vision; and reporting major issues and solutions through to the Executive Chef as necessary.
The successful candidate will possess:
1. Level 2 Chef (Professional Cooking) minimum requirement for this role.
2. Experience in a busy catering environment.
3. A Food Hygiene Level 2/3 qualification, or greater.
4. A passion for food.
Benefits include:
1. £42,000 per annum.
2. Access to your pay as you earn it.
3. 25 Days paid holiday + Bank Holidays or Time off in lieu.
4. Contributory company pension scheme.
5. Health shield employee assistance program.
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