Assistant Chef

Healthcare Homes Holdings Limited; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

5.6 weeks paid holiday pay

Refer a Friend scheme £1000

Employee Assistance Programme

Healthcare Homes Academy training

Apprenticeship opportunities Level 3

Blue Light Card discounts

Long Service awards

Job summary

Healthcare Homes Holdings Limited in Peterborough is seeking an Assistant Chef to join Park House, a residential care home catering for 49 residents. The role offers £13.50 per hour and a 28.5 hour week with alternating weekend duties.

You will liaise with residents to create home cooked meals, plan menus, manage stock and help lead the kitchen team while maintaining high hygiene standards. Training opportunities are available through the Healthcare Homes Academy.

Qualifications

• Experience in working in a professional kitchen.
• Good organisational skills and knowledge of kitchen practices and food hygiene standards.
• City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with residents to prepare a variety of home cooked meals respecting allergies and dietary needs.
• Writing and planning weekly menus, stock control and ordering, minimising wastage.
• Using creativity for theme nights and developing the kitchen team.

Skills

Team leadership

Food hygiene

Organisation

Education

City and Guilds or NVQ preferred

Job description

Assistant Chef

Park House, Peterborough

£13.50 per hour

28.5 hours per week - 8m - 6:30pm(includes alternate weekends)

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 lead our kitchen team in our lovely nursing home, Park House, catering for 49 residents.

Park House is a care home in Peterborough that provides residential, nursing and dementia care for elderly people living in the local area. The home is set within an old period building and it has a good, friendly atmosphere. The stable core staff team have worked in the home for many years.

What would a typical day look like?

• Liaising with our residents to prepare a variety of home cooked meals in accordance with various allergy and dietary requirements.
• Writing and planning weekly menus, stock control and ordering as well as keeping wastage to a minimum.
• Using your creativity for our regular theme nights, where we prepare dishes from around the world.
• Developing and managing our existing kitchen team.

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
• 5.6 weeks paid holiday pay
• 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.