Care is Central Residential is seeking dedicated and experienced Chef to join the team at our state-of-the-art, luxury residential care home in the heart of Leighton Buzzard. This home is one of only two in the UK designed to meet Passivhaus standards, making it highly energy-efficient, sustainable, and environmentally friendly.
If you have a passion for creating exceptional, high-quality meals that cater to the needs and preferences of older people and want to make a real difference in their daily lives, then this job is for you!
Job Role:
We are seeking a talented and passionate Chef to join our dedicated team. The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for cooking and a strong commitment to creating nutritious, delicious, and beautifully presented meals that cater to the dietary needs and preferences of our residents.
Your duties and care responsibilities will include:
Duties
To display exceptional leadership by providing a positive motivational work environment, supporting and communicating with employees as appropriate and demonstrating a professional approach to management.
- To oversee and provide direction for all day-to-day operations in the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef.
- To schedule and co-ordinate the work of the kitchen staff to ensure that food presentation is technically correct, and of outstanding quality.
- Interact with residents and use customer feedback, satisfaction survey results and the monthly Food and Beverage meeting to drive forward service.
- To work in conjunction with the Head Chef in developing and continuously improve the food and beverage/fine dining experience for our residents.
- Always maintain the safety of self and others and report any accidents or dangerous occurrences immediately to the Home Manager.
- Support the head chef in maintaining up to date records and complying with SFBB guidelines.
Requirements:
- Experience of working as a Chef/Sous Chef within a care home setting
- Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery or equivalent
- Knowledge of catering for the elderly and the importance of nutrition and fortified diets where appropriate.
- Staff Scheduling, stocktaking, product ordering and accountability.
- COSHH ‘Control of Substances Hazardous to Health’ trained and HACCP or SFBB aware.
- Strong good communications skills both written and verbal.
- To be eligible to work in the UK
Reasons to work for us:
- Competitive Pay Rate
- Free uniform & DBS checks
- Company Sick Pay (Ts&Cs Apply)
- 25 days holiday & Bank holidays and a bonus for your birthday!
- Enrolment in the company pension scheme
- Double pay on Christmas day/Boxing Day/New Year’s Day
Application Process:
If you are interested in applying for this role, please click the apply button and submit a CV which we consider to be your expression of interest. If you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you to discuss the role, arrange an interview and send a link to an application form to you. If you relish in meeting new people, caring for others and would like to work for a company that supports and celebrates our hard-working staff, then please apply.
Please Note: Applications are reviewed as received and we may close this position upon finding a suitable candidate. We are not able to contact or provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
To Find Out More About the Role:
If you wish to find out more about this role, please email Hollie Wiseman at [email protected]
Pay: £13.71 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Experience:
- chef : 1 year (required)
- working within residential care home: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
