Chef

Shaw Healthcare; Brecon; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Refer a Friend bonus

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support

Long service awards

Shaw Star Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Shaw healthcare in the UK is seeking a passionate Chef to join Trenewydd care home. Prepare, cook and serve fresh, high-quality meals for residents, champion nutritious menus and cater for dietary and cultural needs.

You will order stock within budget, maintain HACCP records, ensure cleanliness, lead and support the catering team, and help celebrate special occasions with themed events.

Qualifications

• Preparing, cooking and serving fresh, high-quality meals for residents.
• Planning varied, nutritious menus that cater for dietary, cultural and individual preferences.
• Supporting celebrations, themed events and special occasions with delicious catering.
• Ordering stock within budget and company guidelines using approved suppliers.
• Maintaining accurate food safety records in line with HACCP requirements.
• Ensuring the kitchen consistently meets high standards of cleanliness and hygiene, following all procedures.
• Leading, motivating and supporting members of the catering team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for residents to high quality standards.
• Plan and adapt menus for dietary/cultural needs.
• Lead catering team and supervise junior staff.
• Order stock within budget and using approved suppliers.
• Maintain HACCP records and cleanliness standards.
• Support celebrations and themed events with catering.

Skills

Cooking

Menu planning

Dietary needs

Team leadership

Education

City & Guilds in Professional Cookery

Job description

• Preparing, cooking and serving fresh, high-quality meals for residents.
• Planning varied, nutritious menus that cater for dietary, cultural and individual preferences.
• Supporting celebrations, themed events and special occasions with delicious catering.
• Ordering stock within budget and company guidelines using approved suppliers.
• Maintaining accurate food safety records in line with HACCP requirements.
• Ensuring the kitchen consistently meets high standards of cleanliness and hygiene, following all procedures.
• Leading, motivating and supporting members of the catering team.

Shaw healthcare, we believe great food is at the heart of great care. As the UK's largest employee-owned healthcare company and a proud Real Living Wage Employer, we're looking for a passionate Chef to join our team at Trenewydd. If you take pride in preparing delicious, nutritious meals and enjoy making a real difference in people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Why join Shaw healthcare?

At Shaw, our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. We're committed to creating a supportive workplace where you feel valued, rewarded, and able to develop your career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. As an employee-owner, you'll share in our success while helping deliver exceptional care to our residents every day.

Benefits & perks

• Excellent Career Development / enhanced training for all skill stages.
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme (earn up to £1000 for each referral by you)
• Paid annual leave 28 days per year (based on hours) inclusive of bank holidays
• Company Sick Pay / Death in Service Payment subject to criteria
• Enhanced payrates for bank holidays
• GP online - providing around the clock GP consultation via an interactive app
• Pension scheme
• Colleague discounts - Access to over 1600 high street discounts including carefully selected discount partners.
• Outstanding recognition schemes such as Shaw Star Awards and Long Service Awards
• Our support to your Wellbeing includes free of charge access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme. This gives Colleagues and their family access to 24/365 support for a whole range of issues including physical, mental and financial issues