Bank Chef up to £14.65 per hour

Care South; Bideford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a not-for-profit charity as a Bank Chef in a Care Home kitchen, where you can enjoy a great work-life balance with sociable hours. This rewarding role involves creating nutritious meals for residents, ensuring high standards of preparation and presentation, and leading a passionate kitchen team. With every other weekend off, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of those you serve while enjoying the satisfaction of working in a supportive environment. If you have a passion for cooking and want to contribute to outstanding care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Blue Light Shopping Discount Card

Reward and Recognition Schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen producing high-quality meals.
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage a catering budget.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals ensuring high presentation standards.
• Supervise kitchen staff and manage catering budget.

Skills

Cooking Skills

Meal Planning

Team Leadership

Health & Safety Compliance

Education

Industry Based Qualifications

Job description

About The Role

Chef : Bank Team
Pay Rate : £14.65 per hour plus travel allowance

Are you looking for a great work life balance? Working in our Care Home kitchen will provide you with more sociable hours, your shifts will mostly be daytime and you would have every other weekend off. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Bank Chef to join the team working throughout North Devon and Somerset.

As a not-for-profit charity within Social Care, we focus on the reward and recognition of all our people. Our benefits include:

1. Blue Light Shopping Discount Card
2. Reward and Recognition Schemes
3. Employee Assistance Programme
4. Industry Based Qualifications

This is an incredibly rewarding role where you can take pride in ensuring nutritious and enjoyable meals are available to all residents at our homes.

What you will be doing:

1. Creating, preparing, and cooking meals for our residents
2. Ensuring preparation and presentation is always to a high standard
3. Supervising and supporting our kitchen staff
4. Planning meals - consulting with residents & care staff to ensure that individual dietary needs and preferences are catered for
5. Ensuring all health & safety and other relevant legislation is adhered to
6. Responsible for the management of the catering budget for the home

Who are we looking for:

Someone with a passion for cooking! You will be organised with the ability to meet deadlines. You will have experience working in a kitchen producing attractive and high-quality meals for our residents. Confidence to take the lead as well as be a team player sharing your knowledge with our passionate teams. If this sounds like you then we would love for you to join the team!

About The Company

PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE
Care South are one of the top 20 rated Care Home Groups in the UK based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends at carehome.co.uk. As a not-for-profit charity, our HEART values are key to us providing outstanding care. For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website: http://www.care-south.co.uk/about-us.

For any questions please contact the recruitment team on 01202 712448.