Assistant Chef

Healthcare Homes Holdings Limited; Swaffham; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

5.6 weeks holiday pay

Refer a Friend scheme (up to £1000)

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Healthcare Homes Group is seeking an Assistant Chef for Meadow House, Swaffham. The role is 22.5 hours per week, 3 days a week, with shifts 8am-4pm and a pay of £13.70 per hour.

You will assist in managing the kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence and support menu planning and ordering. Experience in professional kitchens and good food hygiene are important, with City and Guilds/NVQ qualifications preferred but not essential as training can be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional kitchen.
• Good organisational skills.
• Knowledge of good kitchen practices and food hygiene standards.
• City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications preferred but not essential, can be provided through our Academy.

Responsibilities

• Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence.
• Deliver nutritious and wholesome dishes to high quality standards.
• Manage stock control.
• Assist in leading and motivating a team.
• Support Head Chef with planning weekly menus, ordering, and minimising wastage.

Skills

Team leadership

Food hygiene

Stock control

Menu planning

Organisational skills

Education

City and Guilds/NVQ in catering

Job description

Assistant Chef

Meadow House, Swaffham

£13.70 per hour

Shifts - 8am to 4pm - 3 days a week

22.5 hours per week (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 join our kitchen team in our lovely Nursing/Residential Home,Meadow House, catering for 38 residents.

Meadow House offers residential and nursing care to the Norfolk community. The facility also provides care for young people with disabilities and specialises in caring for individuals with multiple sclerosis. The home is entirely on the ground floor and has a very friendly atmosphere – where everyone is treated like family.

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 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.