Assistant Chef

Healthcare Homes Holdings Limited; Stowmarket; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

5.6 weeks paid holiday pay

Refer a Friend scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Healthcare Homes Academy training

Qualifications and Apprenticeships

Blue Light Card discounts

Recognition and Long Service awards

Job summary

Healthcare Homes Holdings Limited is seeking an Assistant Chef for Hillcroft House, Stowmarket, to support the kitchen team on bank shifts covering annual leave and sickness. The role involves helping manage the kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence and delivering nutritious meals for 42 residents.

Ideal candidates will have professional kitchen experience, strong organisational skills, and knowledge of food hygiene.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional kitchen.
• Good organisational skills.
• Knowledge of kitchen practices and food hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in kitchen management in the Head Chef's absence.
• Prepare nutritious and high-quality meals.
• Manage stock control and ordering.
• Lead and motivate a kitchen team.
• Assist with planning weekly menus and minimising wastage.

Skills

Culinary skills

Staff supervision

Stock management

Food hygiene

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ

Job description

Assistant Chef

Hillcroft House, Stowmarket

£13.50 per hour

Bank shifts - covering annual leave and sickness

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, Hillcroft House, catering for 42 residents.

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
• 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 2 and 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.