This role offers a unique opportunity for a qualified chef to work in a healthcare setting with a focus on fresh, seasonal food and a better work-life balance. As a Bank Chef at Barchester Healthcare, you will have the chance to deliver high-quality, nutritious meals while working in a supportive and rewarding environment.
Main duties of the job
As a Bank Chef at Barchester Healthcare, you will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavorsome, and well-balanced menus for the residents. You will work with fresh, seasonal produce to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the long hours and split shifts. Your warm and personable approach, along with your passion for quality, will be vital in creating a welcoming environment for the residents. You will also help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, work within budget, and lead and motivate the 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
1. A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents
2. Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
3. Experience in helping lead and inspire a team
4. A good understanding of nutrition
5. Experience of working with fresh seasonal food
6. The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home
7. Good understanding of HACCP
NEED TO DO
1. Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
2. Work with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards
3. Help create a warm, efficient and fun environment
4. Work within budget
5. Complete regular audits
6. Manage stock control
7. 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 City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualifications, as well as have a good understanding of nutrition and experience working with fresh, seasonal food. You should also have the ability to create a warm and welcoming environment 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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