Chef or Cook
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £15 – £15.50/hour Paid Breaks
Care Home Chef needed in Brentwood,
Monday to Friday, £15.50 per hour!
Ref No. JB66196
Are you tired of midnight closes and working split shifts? We are looking for an experienced, caring and dedicated Care Home Chef or Cook to join our catering team in delivering high quality, fresh, home cooked meals for our residents. The role is working in an attractive and comfortable 30 bedded Care Home that likes to look after and support their staff.
Key details:
* Full time, permanent position, Monday to Friday
* £15.50 per hour
* 8am-4pm shifts
The role of the Chef is to be in charge of the kitchen and create balanced and nutritious meals for the residents. Nutrition is extremely important when it comes to health and well-being and the Care Home recognises this, your responsibility will be making sure that the residents are provided with satisfying yet healthy food which is freshly prepared each day. You will work to create inspiring mealtimes for residents at the home, catering to all preferences and dietary requirements, using local and fresh produce where possible. You will also be responsible for food stock levels and to keep the Kitchen clean and tidy whilst operating to the relevant statutory guidelines and principles
Candidates will ideally have a Food Hygiene Certificate and previous experience of working in a Care Home, School or similar environment. (Previous Care Home Chef experience will be beneficial but not essential.) A good understanding of Health and Safety and COSHH guidelines is essential. Qualifications within Catering/Hospitality/Professional Cookery would be looked upon favourably but are not essential. You will need to be aware and conversant with the relevant Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Health, and Food and Hygiene regulations.
The role would suit an experienced Sous-Chef looking to build on and develop existing managerial skills and run their own kitchen and staff team or an established Head Chef tired of the traditionally unsociable hours.
Chef Main Duties:
* Provide varied, nutritious and well balanced meals to the Residents – the opportunity for menu planning and developing
* Ensure the specific dietary needs and preferences of residents are met
* To be responsible for the storage and rotation of food stocks, ensuring use by dates are not exceeded and that wastage is kept to a minimum by such rotation
* Liaise and develop relationships with new or existing suppliers
* To ensure the food stock levels are adequate by providing an order list to the Registered Manager in the appropriate timescale
* To be responsible for checking the hours worked by the kitchen staff and to complete kitchen rotas and check time sheets
* To ensure that proper standards of cleanliness are maintained, to exercise due diligence regarding food safety and to ensure that hygiene and food handling regulations are strictly adhered to at all times
What we can offer
* Competitive rates of pay
* 28 days’ holiday including Bank holidays
* Contributory Pension Scheme
* Ongoing training and development
* Excellent support and a fun-loving, dedicated team
Chef Qualifications (Preferred but not essential)
* Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate
* City and Guilds 706/1 and 706/2, Hospitality and Catering
* Diploma Level 2 in Professional Cookery
For more information on this Care Home Head Chef position please call Jamie Bark
More Information
- Address Brentwood, Essex
