Assistant Chef

Healthcare Homes Group; Brighton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Refer a Friend scheme (up to £1000)

Employee Assistance Programme

Healthcare Homes Academy training

Qualifications & Apprenticeship (Level

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Healthcare Homes Group is seeking a capable kitchen professional for our Cedar Court care home in East Sussex. The role involves supporting the Head Chef, ensuring nutritious, high-quality meals, and maintaining stock control.

You will help lead the kitchen team and contribute to weekly menus and ordering. Experience in professional kitchen settings and strong organisational and hygiene practices are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional kitchen.
• Good organisational skills and knowledge of food hygiene standards.
• City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications preferred but training can be provided.

Responsibilities

• Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Deliver nutritious meals cooked to high quality and standards.
• Manage stock control and wastage.
• Assist in leading and motivating a kitchen team.
• Support weekly menu planning and ordering.

Skills

Professional kitchen experience

Organisational skills

Food hygiene knowledge

Education

City and Guilds / NVQ in Food Production

Job description

Do you have a passion for preparing and cooking meals and want to help make a difference in people's lives?

If you are kind, compassionate and committed, we would love for you to join our kitchen team in our lovely care home, Cedar Court, catering for 63 residents.

Our delicious, chef-prepared food menus and stimulating activities programme are testaments to our commitment to delivering the very best standards in care home living.

Our caring staff always have residents' best interests at heart.

Nothing is ever too much trouble for our professional and compassionate team, who are dedicated to supporting residents to live later life to its fullest potential.

What would a typical day look like?

• Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
• Work to deliver nutritious and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards
• Manage stock control
• To assist in leading and motivating a team
• Support the Head Chef with writing and planning weekly menus, ordering as well as keeping wastage to a minimum.

The successful candidate will have experience in working in a professional kitchen, have good organisational skills and knowledge of good kitchen practices and food hygiene standards. City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications are preferred but not essential as they can be provided through our Academy.

In return we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Company Pension
• Refer a Friend scheme worth up to £1000 per person
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental health and wellbeing
• Extensive training courses through our Healthcare Homes Academy
• Qualifications and Apprenticeship opportunities including Level 3 in Food Production
• Blue Light Card offering a number of discounts across retail and hospitality
• Recognition and Long Service awards

Established in 2005, Healthcare Homes Group has an existing portfolio comprising of 48 residential and nursing homes located across East Anglia and the South of England. We are a Top 20 provider within the care sector and our ethos is to deliver the best person-centred care to all our residents.