Assistant Chef

HC-One Ltd.; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Assistant Chef to join their dedicated team. In this rewarding role, you will prepare and serve delicious, healthy meals for residents, ensuring their wellbeing is always the priority. You will support the First Chef and take charge in their absence, managing food stock and maintaining a clean kitchen environment. With a commitment to kindness and care, this role offers a fantastic opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of others while enjoying comprehensive training and a variety of employee benefits. If you have a positive attitude and love working with people, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Paid Enhanced DBS/PVG

Free uniform

Nutritious meal during shifts

Company pension scheme

28 days annual leave

Group life assurance cover

Wagestream - financial wellbeing

Award-winning learning and development

GP online service

Colleague discounts

Qualifications

• Must have Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate and understanding of HACCP.
• Organized with a knack for following recipes and presenting food attractively.

Responsibilities

• Cook and serve nutritious meals while supporting the First Chef.
• Manage food stock and supervise kitchen clean-up with Resident wellbeing in mind.

Skills

Food Hygiene

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

About The Role

In your role as an Assistant Chef at HC-One, you’ll value one thing above all: Kindness. It carries across every aspect of our Dementia, Nursing, Residential, and Specialist Care homes. Every single person who works here understands that our Residents are people just like them with their own stories to tell. By joining HC-One, you’ll have a wonderful opportunity to give something back to those people.

As an Assistant Chef, that will mean cooking and serving nutritious, healthy meals that our Residents will love. You’ll provide outstanding support to our First Chef, taking charge in their absence. Whether you’re managing the food stock, working out how to make the most of your budget, coaching a colleague, or supervising the kitchen clean-up, you’ll always have Resident wellbeing in mind above anything else.

About The Company

We’ll provide full training, so it’s a great opportunity to learn something new. In return, you will enjoy access to a huge variety of benefits and services to support your physical and psychological well-being. Throughout your career as an Assistant Chef, we will invest in you, and you will enjoy additional support and benefits including:

• Paid Enhanced DBS/PVG
• Free uniform
• Hourly rate is subject to experience and qualifications.
• During a shift of eight hours or more, a nutritious meal will be available.
• Company pension scheme
• 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Group life assurance cover
• Wagestream - financial wellbeing and flexible access to pay as you need it
• Award-winning learning and development and support to achieve qualifications.
• GP online - a service providing around the clock GP consultation via an interactive app - available to you and your children under 16
• An opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues as part of an outstanding and committed team.
• Colleague discounts – Access to over 1600 high street discounts including carefully selected discount partners.
• Wellbeing - free of charge access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme. This gives Colleagues and their family access to 24/7 365 support for a whole range of issues including physical, mental and financial issues.
• Excellent recognition schemes such as ‘Kindness in Care’ and Long Service Awards.
• An attractive refer a friend scheme of up to £1000 per referral, depending on the role.

We are committed to providing the quickest possible turnaround from the point of making you a job offer to you starting with us on day one.

We are passionate about ensuring that our current and future Colleagues can be their true selves, and that our workforce represents the communities we serve. We prioritise inclusive working practices and invite applicants from all backgrounds into our HC-One family.

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About You

HC-One are looking for an Assistant Chef with at least a Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate and great understanding of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points. Beyond that, it’s all about your brilliant, positive energy and natural ability to get along with people. You’ll be organised, meet deadlines, present your food attractively, and have a knack for following recipes perfectly. Whenever you communicate with a Resident or co-worker, you’ll be truly considerate and kind.

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility; therefore, it is important that you are able to recognise the signs which may indicate possible abuse, harm, or neglect in its different forms and know what to do if there are any concerns. All colleagues are required to attend safeguarding training appropriate to their role and to undertake additional training in associated areas. You also have the ability to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, including escalation if action is not taken.