Chef Care Home

Advinia Group; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Wakefield is seeking a creative Chef to join their catering team. This role involves managing kitchen operations, preparing meals for residents and staff, and offering catering for various events and activities. The ideal candidate will have experience in food hygiene and catering, along with a passion for menu planning and quality service. You will enjoy a balanced work life with full-time hours and regular time off, ensuring job satisfaction and engagement.

Benefits

Hourly Rate of £12.70

5.6 weeks annual leave

Free parking

Wellbeing support

Career development opportunities

Pension contribution

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Experience in a similar catering environment preferred.
• Understanding of food safety and hygiene regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen operations and meal preparation.
• Maintain food storage and safety procedures.
• Prepare meals for daily service and special events.

Skills

Menu planning

Stock control

Budget experience

Food hygiene

Catering experience

Education

GCSE or equivalent English

City & Guilds 706/1 and 2

Basic Food Hygiene

Job description

Ready for a Chef role that lets you be creative? If so, join us as a Chef working alongside a dedicated catering team.

Become a crucial part of the home team working 40 hours a week, crafting daily meals for our Residents, Staff and Visitors. Dive into food preparation and elevate your role by providing great service.

Here’s the exciting part- our calendar is buzzing with activities, events and special occasions which you’ll also cater for. From World Food Day to festive moments like Christmas and Easter, you get to add your own flair and keep things exciting, we have four weekly themed events as well as Resident choice menus.

It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you’ll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating delicious meals. There’s a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.

Just imagine… Great Job Satisfaction, home in time for dinner every night and two days off a week (If you are working full time). Now that’s a great work life balance combination.

As a Chef you will be:

• Responsible for the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation according to established procedures.
• Preparing, planning and cooking meals to a consistently high standard, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements within the unit.
• Serving Residents, Staff and Visitors with food and beverage in a professional and courteous services manner.
• Preparing and producing foods for events.
• Participating in food costings through effective cost control procedures.
• Adhering to the ‘Safer Food Better Business’ standards and record keeping.
• Adhering to Food Hygiene Regulations and other safety procedures at all times.
• Taking full shift responsibility for the catering operation.
• Help to create new menus ensuring meals are of a high quality.
• Correctly filing of all paperwork in relation to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system (HACCP) i.e. Fridge temperatures, food temperature logs and cleaning schedules.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• To be 18 years or older
• GCSE or equivalent English
• City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking
• Basic Food Hygiene (essential)
• Intermediate Food hygiene (desirable)
• Previous experience in a similar environment
• Menu planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience

Where you will be working:

Location: West Ridings Care Home

You will work alongside the multidisciplinary service to promote great food service.

In return we can offer:

• Hourly Rate of £12.70 per hour
• The equivalent of 5.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Free parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future. (Optional)

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, agile company with over 2,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 36 services across England and Scotland.

It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of Residents.