Chef

TN United Kingdom; Salford; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a creative Chef to join their dedicated kitchen team. This role offers the opportunity to craft daily meals for service users, staff, and visitors while participating in exciting events and activities. Enjoy a calm working environment that promotes work-life balance with two days off a week and home in time for dinner. You will play a key role in food preparation, menu planning, and maintaining high food hygiene standards. Join a supportive team where your culinary skills can shine and make a difference in a rehabilitation and recovery service.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Free meals

Free parking

Wellbeing support

Career development

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Holiday financing

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and cooking to high standards.
• Knowledge of food hygiene regulations and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in daily kitchen operations.
• Prepare and cook meals while adhering to hygiene standards.
• Assist in menu planning and food costings.

Skills

Food Preparation

Menu Planning

Cost Control

Food Hygiene

Customer Service

Education

GCSE or equivalent English

City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent)

Basic Food Hygiene

Intermediate Food Hygiene

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Introduction

Ready for a chef role that lets you unleash your creativity? If so, join Braeburn House 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 services 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 complement healthy eating guidelines.
11. 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:

1. To be 18 years or older.
2. GCSE or equivalent English.
3. City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking.
4. Basic Food Hygiene (essential).
5. Intermediate Food hygiene (desirable).
6. Previous experience in a similar environment.
7. Previous experience in delivering a service on mass.
8. Menu planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience.

Where you will be working:

You will be working at Braeburn House, a modern purpose-built rehabilitation and recovery service for males suffering from a primary diagnosis of mental illness that have already progressed in their journey of recovery but still require further support and intensive interventions.

The service is being provided by Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Elysium Healthcare and is situated in the heart of Salford Greater Manchester. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to work under the guidance of the Care Programme Approach (CPA) to help support individuals to develop the necessary coping strategies and skills to manage a more independent life within a more community-based setting.

What you will get:

1. Annual salary of £24,114.
2. The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
3. Free meals and parking.
4. Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
5. Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
6. Pension contribution to secure your future.
7. Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
8. Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing and much more.