Job summary
Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They believe that the later years of their residents' lives should be as enriching as any other, and they strive to create meaningful lives together by offering exceptional care and experience throughout their growing portfolio of over 100 care homes.
Main duties of the job
As a Head Chef at Avery Healthcare, you will be responsible for managing and leading a culinary team that provides nutritionally balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality culinary service to the residents. Your focus will be on ensuring the overall well-being of the residents while working within a budget. You will be responsible for preparing modified diets that are appealing and well-balanced, managing food orders and stock levels, supervising and directing the work of kitchen and host staff, and ensuring safe systems of work across the range of tasks.
Date posted
01 April 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£40,000 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
1272062027
Job locations
Avery Healthcare, Beaconsfield, HP9 1AB
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
At Avery Healthcare, we believe in caring for those who care for our residents. We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, supporting your career development with a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.
We are seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as a Head Chef.
ABOUT THE ROLE
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.
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