Chef
Job Reference: HCC617805
Salary Range: £24,405 - £25,430 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £13,190 - £13,744 per annum)
Work Location: Hawthorne Court, Sarisbury Green - Southampton
Hours per week: 20
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 13 November 2024
The Role:
Join our friendly, committed and supportive team as a Chef at Hawthorne Court Care Home for older adults.
What you’ll be doing:
* Oversee daily catering operations, ensuring high-quality meal preparation and service.
* Supervising catering assistants, organising tasks and ensuring efficient time management.
* Monitoring meal quality, presentation and adherence to dietary requirements.
* Ensuring compliance with food hygiene and health and safety regulations.
* Planning menus with the Chef Manager, catering to special diets, and organising special events.
What we’re looking for:
* Previous experience of catering, preferably in a similar setting.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work calmly under pressure and adapt to changing situations and demands.
* Strong organisational skills.
* Commitment to providing high quality food and service.
* Compassion, empathy and respect for the residents and their unique needs.
Our Chefs need a Level 2 in Food and Cooking, alongside catering experience in a similar environment. With excellent team working skills you’ll be working alongside others, responding calmly and flexibly to changing needs. With strong communication and relationship building skills, you’ll enjoy getting to know our residents and working closely with your colleagues in the home.
This role does involve some weekend and bank holidays working, for which enhancements are paid.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
Values Based Recruitment:
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.
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