The role of a Chef at Barchester Healthcare is to work with fresh seasonal food and create nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus while ensuring a warm and welcoming environment for residents. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team, deliver hotel/restaurant standards, and grow their career within the organization.
Main Duties of the Job
As a Bank Chef at Barchester Healthcare, you will assist the Head Chef in creating menus that cater to the residents' preferences and needs. You will be responsible for working with fresh produce to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes, managing the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, and helping to create a warm, efficient, and fun environment. You will also be required to work within budget, complete regular audits, manage stock control, and assist in leading and motivating a team.
Job Responsibilities
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 loves to celebrate life, Barchester is the place to be.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* You will need to hold a City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification, have experience in helping lead and inspire a team, a good understanding of nutrition and working with fresh seasonal food, and a good understanding of HACCP.
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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