Reference 98845
Kitchen Manager
Oaklands Village, Swadlincote
£26282.88 per annum increasing to £27,481.38 from 1st May
40 hours per week
About the role
We are currently looking to recruit a permanent Kitchen Manager for our purpose built extra care scheme based in Swadlincote. The scheme caters for the needs of people aged 55 and aims to help them live life to the full.
To manage the kitchen in line with the budget to deliver a high standard of food and service for the customers, including considerations of specific dietary requirements in line with CQC regulations.
You will be joining a well-established team within an assisted living complex that caters for both residents and external customers via our busy Bar/ Bistro.
We are looking for someone with passion for quality, local produce; an eye for presentation; be able to assist management with seasonal menu planning; have the confidence to run the kitchen and manage a back of house team/ waiting team appropriately, and be able to undertake food preparation as well as manage service.
The benefits;
34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
Birthday leave
New Home leave
Life assurance (3 x salary)
Employee Assistance programme
Employee Wellbeing programme
Flexible Working options
About You
Have a fantastic working knowledge and understanding of the kitchen including product knowledge.
Excellent Customer Service -delivering superior customer service to all guests
Knowledge of maintaining a food costs and expenditure
Excellent knowledge and training in Food Safety legislation
Good Communication skills
Hands On Approach
Experience of working in a busy commercial kitchen
Manage EHO and Health and Safety audits to a high standard
Establish and organize rotas in the kitchen
Excellent time management skills
The role will involve working 40 hours per week on a rota basis which will include early shifts, straight day shifts, late shifts and some weekends.
Mandatory training will be provided; as well additional training to promote development and opportunities would also be made available for those successful candidates.
If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to hearing from you.
Trident Group has over 60 years' experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,600 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. The Group employs more than 750 staff, works with over 150 volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships for many more. The Group has an annual turnover of more than £37m and owns assets close than £190m.
The Group consists of;
Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance
Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity delivering person-centred care and support services. These services include supporting people within registered care, domiciliary care, people with learning difficulties, those with mental health needs, young people at risk, older people, BME groups, people at risk of being homeless, those seeking employability, education and training opportunities and those fleeing domestic abuse.
Trident offers their employees learning and development opportunities and wants to invest in their development and career growth. Through our apprenticeship scheme, we offer various courses in areas that will help support employees within their roles and for their further development.
We celebrate Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and as a person-centred organisation we are continually striving to build a community where everyone feels valued, respected and equally guided by our beacon of hope.
By joining Trident Group, you will have the opportunity to join our Diverse Voices Steering Group to ensure Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion remains at the heart of everything we do.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:
ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
communicating and promoting vacancies
offering an interview to disabled people
anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
Applying
All applications must be accompanied with a current CV which will be used to assess your suitability for the role. Please ensure all the skills, experience and qualifications requested are clearly demonstrated in your CV as explained in the body of the advert.
All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK.
Relevant roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and barring service (DBS).
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