Chef

Elysium Healthcare; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Chef, where you can unleash your culinary creativity while supporting a dedicated team. In this role, you will craft daily meals for service users and staff, ensuring high standards of food safety and quality. With a focus on menu planning and special dietary needs, you'll have the opportunity to infuse your personal flair into the dishes you create. Enjoy a balanced work-life with 37.5 hours a week, two days off, and a supportive environment that values your contributions to the team. This position offers a unique chance to make a difference in a calm and engaging setting.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Free meals

Free parking

Wellbeing support

Career development training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Special offers

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar kitchen environment with mass service delivery.
• Knowledge of Food Hygiene Regulations and HACCP standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in daily kitchen operations and meal preparation.
• Maintain food storage procedures and ensure high food quality.

Skills

Food Preparation

Menu Planning

Stock Control

Costing

Food Safety

Education

GCSE or equivalent English

City & Guilds 706/1 and 2

Level 2 Food Safety

Job description

Ready for a chef role that lets you unleash your creativity? If so, join Spring Wood Lodge as 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:

1. Supporting the Head Chef for the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
2. Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation according to established procedures.
3. Preparing, planning, and cooking meals to a consistently high standard, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements within the unit.
4. Serving service users, staff, and visitors with food and beverage in a professional and courteous manner.
5. Preparing and producing foods for conferences and banquets.
6. Participating in food costings through effective cost control procedures.
7. Adhering to the ‘Safer Food Better Business’ standards and record keeping.
8. Adhering strictly to Food Hygiene Regulations and other safety procedures at all times.
9. Taking full shift responsibility for the catering operation.
10. Assisting the Head Chef by researching and creating new menus ensuring meals are of a high quality and compliment healthy eating guidelines.
11. Correctly filing all paperwork in relation to the HACCP system, such as 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.
• Level 2 Food Safety (essential), willing to complete Level 3.
• Previous experience in a similar environment.
• Previous experience in delivering a service on mass.
• Menu planning, costing, ordering, stock control, and budget experience.

Where you will be working:

Location: 1 Towngate Close, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 9PQ

You will be working at Spring Wood Lodge, a service that supports women over the age of 18 with complex emotional and mental health problems associated with significant risk behaviors. Typically, they have a diagnosis of personality disorder or severe mental illness.

Working as part of a team, you will focus on active rehabilitation with a view to achieving sustainable discharge.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £27,775.
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package to enjoy this special time.

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to care delivery. With over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there are opportunities for growth and advancement.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network across 10 countries employing over 86,000 people.

They follow safer recruitment practices, are a Disability Confident employer, and are committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. All staff are responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. A DBS disclosure is required for all candidates.