Assistant Chef - Bank

Glenholme Healthcare Ltd; March; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cambridgeshire is seeking an Assistant Chef on a flexible bank contract. The ideal candidate will have cooking experience, a strong understanding of health guidelines, and excellent time-keeping skills. Responsibilities include assisting with food purchases, ensuring nutritional standards, and maintaining a hygienic kitchen. An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a cook or a chef.
• Sound knowledge of relevant health standards and regulations.
• Enhanced DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Chef with food purchases and budgeting.
• Ensure healthy and nutritious meals are prepared.
• Maintain hygienic cooking standards and quality.
• Control food allocation to minimize waste.
• Ensure compliance with kitchen regulations.

Skills

Cooking experience

Knowledge of COSHH and HACCP

Time-keeping skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Assistant Chef- Bank

Location: Wendreth Court, Cambridgeshire

Salary: £12.75 per hour – final rate discussed at interview

Contract Type: Bank (flexible hours as and when required)

Glenholme Healthcare’s brand-new care home, Wendreth Court is looking for an Assistant Chef to join us on a bank contract!

We are seeking an Assistant Chef who can deliver high-quality, wholesome dishes prepared to the highest standards.

Job requirements of an Assistant Chef:

• Previous experience as a cook or a chef.
• Sound knowledge of COSHH, HACCP, Environmental Health Standards/Regulations, Safer Food Better Business & Allergy Advice etc.
• Excellent time-keeping skills and great attention to detail.
• Enhanced DBS check required.

As an Assistant Chef, you will be responsible for:

• Assisting the Chef with negotiating and securing the best prices and value for food purchases and meeting budgets.
• Ensuring a healthy, balanced, and nutritious “home-cooked” approach to dietary requirements.
• Ensuring food is cooked in a hygienic environment and quality is maintained at all times.
• Controlling food allocation to avoid food wastage.
• Ensuring staff employed within your kitchen adhere to current relevant regulations and policies of the home.
• Maintaining knowledge of COSHH, HACCP, Environmental Health Standards/Regulations, Safer Food Better Business & Allergy Advice etc.

To join our new care home at Wendreth Court as our Assistant Chef, press apply today!

Please note: This is a Bank position that provides flexible coverage for absences, so working hours and days may vary.

This role requires an Enhanced DBS check.

Job Code: GHWEN2
*T&Cs apply to all benefits.

*Please note the above-quoted rates do not include a holiday compensation payment, which will show separately on your payslip