Chef

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Daventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare Limited, Badby Park in the Daventry area, is seeking a Chef to join the kitchen team. This role involves 37.5 hours per week crafting daily meals for service users, staff and visitors, while also guiding peers and supporting events across the calendar.

You will manage food preparation, storage, and compliance with safety standards, with opportunities to design menus that align with healthy eating guidelines and dietary requirements.

Qualifications

• 18 years or older.
• GCSE or equivalent English.
• City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (Basic Food Preparation cooking).
• Basic Food Hygiene (essential).
• Intermediate Food Hygiene (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Head Chef for the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation.
• Preparing, planning and cooking meals to a high standard, accommodating dietary requests.
• Serving food and beverages to service users, staff and visitors in a courteous manner.
• Preparing and producing foods for conferences and banquets.
• Participating in food costings through cost control procedures.
• Adhering to Safer Food Better Business standards and record keeping.
• Adhering to Food Hygiene Regulations and safety procedures.
• Taking full shift responsibility for catering operations.
• Assisting Head Chef by researching and creating new menus aligned with healthy eating guidelines.
• Filing HACCP paperwork (fridge temps, logs, cleaning schedules).

Skills

Food safety

Team training

Cooking skills

Education

GCSE English or equivalent

City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (Basic Food Preparation)

Basic Food Hygiene

Intermediate Food Hygiene (desirable)

Job description

Ready for a chef role that lets you unleash your creativity? If so, joinBadby Parkas a Chef working alongside a dedicated team.

Become a crucial part of the kitchen team working 37.5 hours a week , crafting daily meals for service users, staff and visitors. Dive into food preparation and elevate your role by providing guidance and training to your peers.

Here’s the exciting part- the calendar is buzzing with activities, events and special occasions which you’ll also cater for. From World Food Day to festive moments like Christmas and Easter, you get to infuse your own flair and keep things exciting.

It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you’ll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating delicious meals. There’s a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.

Just imagine… great job satisfaction, home in time for dinner every night and two days off a week. Now that’s a recipe for a balanced work-life combo.

As a Chef you will be:

• Supporting the Head Chef for the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation according to established procedures.
• Preparing, planning and cooking meals to a consistently high standard, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements within the unit.
• Serving service users, staff and visitors with food and beverage in a professional and courteous services manner.
• Preparing and producing foods for conferences and banquets.
• Participating in food costings through effective cost control procedures.
• Adhering to the ‘Safer Food Better Business’ standards and record keeping.
• Adhering strictly to Food Hygiene Regulations and other safety procedures at all times.
• Taking full shift responsibility for the catering operation.
• Assisting the Head Chef by researching and creating new menus ensuring meals are of a high quality and compliment healthy eating guidelines.
• Correctly filing of all paperwork in relation to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system (HACCP) i.e. Fridge temperatures, food temperature logs and cleaning schedules.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• To be 18 years or older
• GCSE or equivalent English
• City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking
• Basic Food Hygiene (essential)
• Intermediate Food hygiene (desirable)-Correction needed? Let's keep