This is a Head Chef role at a care home operated by Barchester Healthcare. The role offers a better work-life balance with working days and alternate weekends only, across 4/5 days a week. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long hours, with full autonomy in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus for the residents. Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK, driven by quality and high standards.
Main duties of the job
As a Head Chef at Barchester Healthcare, you will lead, motivate and inspire a team, developing and upskilling where required. You will be responsible for menu development, tailoring menus around residents to ensure person-centred hospitality. You will work with fresh produce to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes cooked to the highest standards, including baking fresh cakes, scones and breads from scratch. You will also assist the front-of-house team with setting up the dining areas, work within budget, complete regular audits and stock control, and create a warm, efficient and fun environment. Additionally, you will be involved in ongoing recruitment and retention, as well as managing the performance of the kitchen team and front-of-house.
Job responsibilities
Lead, motivate and inspire a team, develop and upskill where required.
Menu development, tailoring around residents to ensure we deliver person-centred hospitality.
Work with fresh produce to deliver high-quality and wholesome dishes cooked to the highest standards.
Bake fresh cakes, scones and breads from scratch.
Assist the front-of-house team with setting up the dining areas.
Work within budget, complete regular audits and stock control.
Create a warm, efficient and fun environment.
Ongoing recruitment and retention.
Managing the performance of the kitchen team and front-of-house.
Your Experience and Qualifications
* A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents.
* Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent.
* Experience in leading, motivating and inspiring a team.
* Experience of working with fresh seasonal food with a good understanding of nutrition.
* The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our homes.
* Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus.
* Experience working with a front of house team to ensure the restaurants are set up to a high standard.
* Good understanding of HACCP and COSHH.
* Knowledge around modified diets using the IDDSI framework (if new to care, we will train and develop chefs on these techniques).
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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