The job posting is for a Chef position at Barchester Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the UK. The role involves working as a Bank Chef, which means the candidate will have the opportunity to work flexible shifts and maintain a better work-life balance. The Chef will be responsible for creating nutritious, flavorsome, and well-balanced menus for the residents, working closely with the Head Chef and ensuring a high level of quality in the food preparation and service.
Main duties of the job
The Chef will assist the Head Chef in creating menus, work with fresh seasonal produce to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes, help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, and work within the budget. The candidate will also be expected to create a warm and welcoming environment, manage stock control, and lead and motivate a team of kitchen staff.
Job responsibilities
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
Person Specification
The candidate must 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 be able to create a warm and welcoming environment. They must also have a good understanding of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points).
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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