Chef

Orders of St. John Care Trust; Witney; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday (including Bank/Hols)

Company pension

Free uniform

Free DBS

Higher weekend pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend up to £1000

Blue Light Card and My Rewards

Job summary

Orders of St. John Care Trust in Witney is seeking an experienced Chef to design their own menus, cook with fresh seasonal ingredients and oversee the kitchen for 60 residents at Madley Park House.

You will manage a small team and ensure the highest standards of nutrition, hygiene and safety while preparing meals that residents will love. Weekend work may be required and you’ll join a caring, community-focused home within a growing not-for-profit organisation.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a professional kitchen, cooking for large numbers and knowledge of menu planning for specialist diets.
• Experience leading, motivating and inspiring a team and engaging with residents to understand individual needs.
• Budget and stock management experience would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee kitchen and catering services including management of a small team.
• Ensure high standards of nutrition, hygiene and safety at all times.
• Occasionally cater for meals for other day centres, luncheon clubs and community activities; some weekend work may be required.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Menu planning

Team leadership

Budget management

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership

Job description

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide. At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.

We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes - refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.

As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Madley Park House is a modern, warm and friendly home from home, offering round the clock residential care to 60 residents.

Chef

Location:

Madley Park House, Witney, Oxfordshire

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you an experienced chef, used to catering for large groups of people, looking to design your own menus, cooking with fresh seasonal food?

Are you looking for your next challenge without split shifts and anti-social hours?

Would you like full autonomy over menu development, with the opportunity to cook nutritious, high quality, flavoursome and well-balanced meals that our residents will love?

Working as a Chef in our homes, you’ll oversee all aspects of our kitchen and catering services including management of a small team, ensuring the highest standards of nutrition, hygiene and safety at all times. You may occasionally be asked to cater for meals for other day centres, luncheon clubs and community activities and some weekend work will be required.

Nutrition is an important element of the care package that we provide. You’ll be actively involved in the nutritional needs of our residents to ensure that a high-quality dining experience is received by everyone. You’ll build relationships with our residents and their families so that you understand and can accommodate their personal preferences.

In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

Madley Park House is a warm and welcoming 'home from home' offering round the clock residential, early-stage dementia and respite care with a range of amenities including a hair salon and residents' shop. Situated in a quiet location in the thriving market town of Witney, the home has strong links to the local community.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development.

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• A Company pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and 'My Rewards' programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You’ll need to have previous experience of working in a professional kitchen, providing meals for large numbers, with knowledge of menu planning for specialist diets. Ideally you will hold, or be working towards, a Level 3 Diploma in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership or equivalent but this is not essential.

You’ll have experience of leading, motivating and inspiring a team and be confident in engaging with our elderly residents to understand their individual needs. You’ll know how to manage your budget and stock effectively.

If you think you have the right skills and attitude we’re looking for as a chef within our care homes, then you could be the next to join us.