Chef

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Ledbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanley House in Ledbury is seeking a flexible, creative Chef to join a dedicated kitchen team. You will prepare delicious meals for residents, staff and visitors, bringing your own ideas to daily menus and special events, while upholding high standards of food safety and quality.

The role is full-time at 37.5 hours per week with weekends included on a rotating rota. You will work in a multidisciplinary care service that values teamwork, continuous learning and a healthy work-life balance,

Qualifications

• Experience as a professional chef in a hospitality or care-home setting.
• Knowledge of food safety and HACCP principles.
• Ability to work flexibly, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals for residents, staff and visitors.
• Develop daily menus and specials.
• Support and guide junior kitchen staff.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Teamwork

Creativity

Job description

Love cooking and looking for a chef role that offers creativity, variety and a better work-life balance? Join Stanley House as a Chef, working 37.5 hours per week as part of a dedicated and supportive kitchen team. Youll prepare delicious meals for service users, colleagues and visitors, while bringing your own ideas and creativity to the kitchen. As our service operates across the week, youll need to be flexible with your working days and available to work weekends as part of your rota. From everyday menus to special events and celebrations including World Food Day, Christmas and Easter, there will be plenty of opportunities to try something different and make mealtimes special. Youll also use your experience to support and guide others within the kitchen, while building positive relationships with people throughout Stanley House. In return, youll have a rewarding role where you can take pride in the food you create, along with two days off each week and a working pattern that
supports a positive work-life balance. If youre an enthusiastic Chef who enjoys variety and is happy to work flexibly across the week, including weekends, . Join Stanley House as a Chef, working 37.5 hours per week as part of a dedicated and supportive kitchen team. Youll prepare delicious meals for service users, colleagues and visitors, while bringing your own ideas and creativity to the kitchen. As our service operates across the week, youll need to be flexible with your working days and available to work weekends as part of your rota. From everyday menus to special events and celebrations including World Food Day, Christmas and Easter, there will be plenty of opportunities to try something different and make mealtimes special. Youll also use your experience to support and guide others within the kitchen, while building positive relationships with people throughout Stanley House. If youre an enthusiastic Chef who enjoys variety and is happy to work flexibly across the week, including weekends, .
You will be working at Stanley House, a service which offers a multidisciplinary approach to its long term care provision and provides specialised care and expert therapeutic interventions. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, you will support and enable residents to undergo reviews of their specific and/or changing needs. Stanley House offers therapies and activities which include Physiotherapy and Art therapy and receives input from a Professor in Neuropsychiatry and monthly specialist GP clinics. Residents at Stanley House have varying needs, from managing some of their own needs to being fully reliant. End-of-life care is also provided to enable residents to stay in the comfort and familiar surroundings of Stanley House, where their family can also be supported.