This is a temporary chef position at Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. The role involves working in a bank capacity, assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious and well-balanced menus for the residents. The job offers a work-life balance with regular hours and alternate weekends, as well as opportunities for long-term career growth and development.
Main duties of the job
The chef will be responsible for helping to manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, working with fresh produce to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes cooked to the highest standards. They will also be expected to help create a warm, efficient, and fun environment, work within budget, complete regular audits, manage stock control, and assist in leading and motivating a team.
Job responsibilities
Are you a qualified chef looking to work with fresh seasonal food, with the opportunity to have more of a work-life balance and make what you do matter?
Working as a Bank 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 whilst 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.
NEED TO HAVE
* A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents
* Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
* Experience in helping lead and inspire a team
* A good understanding of nutrition
* Experience of working with fresh seasonal food
* The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home
* Good understanding of HACCP
NEED TO DO
* Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
* Work with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes
* Help create a warm, efficient, and fun environment
* Work within budget
* Complete regular audits
* Manage stock control
* Assist in leading and motivating a team
REWARDS PACKAGE
* Work-life balance - working days with alternate weekends
* Free learning and development
* A range of holiday, retail, and leisure discounts
* Opportunity to showcase your talent at the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards
* Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
If you are a passionate Chef who is keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and who love to celebrate life, Barchester is the place to be.
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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