The Second Chef role at Barchester Healthcare offers an excellent opportunity for a qualified chef to work in a care home environment, delivering high-quality, nutritious meals while enjoying a better work-life balance compared to traditional restaurant or hotel settings. Barchester is a leading healthcare provider with a focus on quality care and an outstanding employer reputation.
Main duties of the job
As a Second Chef at Barchester, you will assist the Head Chef in creating delicious, well-balanced menus using fresh, seasonal produce. You will have the chance to work closely with residents to tailor the menu to their preferences, creating a warm and welcoming environment. This role allows you to maintain high culinary standards without the long hours and split shifts often found in the hospitality industry. Barchester is committed to providing quality care and a supportive, collaborative work culture.
Job responsibilities
Working as a Second Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus while working with residents to tailor menus around them. We are proud to deliver person-centred hospitality across all our services and look for warm, motivated, and passionate chefs who are driven by quality.
Minimum Requirements
NEED TO HAVE:
* A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents
* Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
* A good understanding of nutrition
* Experience of working with fresh seasonal food
* The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home
* Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus
* Good understanding of HACCP
NEED TO DO:
* Manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
* Assist Head Chef in menu development
* Work with fresh produce to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards
* Create a warm, efficient, and fun environment
* Work within budget
* Complete regular audits
* Manage stock control
Rewards Package
Rewarding Excellence bonus, meaning you will be financially rewarded by up to £500* for a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection. Unlimited access to our generous refer-a-friend scheme, earning up to £500* per referral. Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets. Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need it to make a decision with confidence. Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services. Tax code review service, where we will check that you are on the right code and paying the right level of tax. Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside thousands of colleagues across the UK. *Terms & conditions apply.
Person Specification
You will need to hold a City & Guilds, NVQ, or SVQ qualification, as well as have a good understanding of nutrition and experience working with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to engage with residents, and a commitment to HACCP are also required.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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