Chef

Welwyn Grange; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A new care home in Welwyn Garden City is looking for a Chef to join a supportive team. This full-time position offers a fresh approach to catering, avoiding split shifts and late nights. The Chef will prepare and present nutritious meals, supervise junior staff, and assist in menu planning. The role is rewarding and diverse, with competitive pay and numerous benefits such as flexible working, career progression, and comprehensive training.

Benefits

Highly competitive rates of pay

Great holiday allowance

Flexible working/rota

Automatic pension

Free parking

Free access to Mental Health Charter

Opportunity for career progression

Training and induction programs

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a professional kitchen environment.
• Ability to prepare, cook, and present balanced nutritious foods.
• Commitment to maintaining kitchen cleanliness and safety.

Responsibilities

• Assist the team in delivering efficient and enticing menus.
• Supervise and mentor junior chefs and kitchen assistants.
• Support the Head Chef in producing accessible menus.

Skills

Experience in professional kitchen

Supervision and mentoring

Knowledge of IDDSI

Enthusiasm for food

Job description

Chef

Salary: £14.25 per hour

Hours: Full time – includes alternate weekends

Welwyn Grange is a brand new care home, set within the heart of the community in Welwyn Garden City. We will be bringing a fresher approach to residential, nursing and support.

This is a superb opportunity for a talented, experienced and self‑motivated Chef to assist the team to deliver efficient and enticing menus for our residents.

If you are fed up working split shifts, late nights and every weekend but still love working in the kitchen then this could be the role for you!

With previous experience working in a professional kitchen environment, your duties will include preparing, cooking and presenting appetizing, balanced and varied nutritious foods.

Ensuring that the kitchen is kept clean and hygienic at all times and the environment is safe you will also supervise and mentor junior chefs and kitchen assistants to be efficient within their roles, and deputise in the absence of the Head Chef.

You will support the Head Chef in producing menus that are accessible to all residents and reflect season changes, as well as offering a choice, therefore previous care home experience and knowledge of IDDSI would be an advantage.

If you are enthusiastic about food, and want to be part of a supportive and friendly team that makes a positive contribution to our residents’ lives, then we would love to hear from you. Working with us will give you a rewarding, challenging, diverse and exciting career, where no day is the same. Please send your CV by clicking APPLY below.

We are committed to protecting and safeguarding vulnerable adults and successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

At Ardale we don’t just accept difference, we welcome it. No matter what your sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, gender identity, religion or any other characteristic, we welcome your application. As a team we actively celebrate, support and thrive on diversity for the benefit of our residents and staff, and we believe this creates an environment of empowerment and mutual respect and therefore excellence in care.

Some benefits of working with us:

• Highly competitive rates of pay
• Great holiday allowance – increases with long service
• Flexible working/rota
• Automatic pension
• Blue Light Card
• Free parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Free access to Mental Health Charter
• Quick career progression opportunities
• First class specialist tailored training and induction
• Length of service rewards
• Regular management supervision and support
• Staff forums – to give you a voice to share your ideas
• Opportunity to achieve your Level 2 or 3 City & Guilds (NVQ) in Adult Care (care roles)
• Double pay for bank holidays