The Regional Head Chef role at Barchester Healthcare offers an exciting opportunity for a qualified chef to work in a care home environment. The successful candidate will have the chance to develop nutritious and flavoursome menus while working with residents to cater to their preferences. Barchester is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality, person-centred hospitality across its services.
Main duties of the job
As a Regional Bank Head Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will have full autonomy over menu development, creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus whilst working with residents to tailor menus around them. Barchester can offer long-term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs who pride themselves on working at the highest of standards.
Job responsibilities
As a Regional Bank Head Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will have full autonomy over menu development, 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 leading, motivating and inspiring 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
* Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus
* Good understanding of HACCP
NEED TO DO
* Menu development- tailor menus around residents and to ensure we deliver person centred hospitality
* Work fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards
* Create a warm, efficient and fun environment
* Work within budget
* Complete regular audits
* Manage stock control
* To lead, motivate, inspire and develop a team
* Recruitment and retention
REWARDS PACKAGE
Work life balance - working days with alternate weekends
Free learning and development
Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
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 love to celebrate life, Barchester is the place to be.
Person Specification
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
* A good understanding of nutrition
* Experience of working with fresh seasonal food
* The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home
* Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus
* 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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