Chef 2

Elysium Healthcare; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Chef 2 at Crossley Manor, where you will create delicious meals for service users and staff. This role offers a balanced work-life combo with a supportive team and opportunities for career development. Enjoy a calm working environment, great job satisfaction, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Free meals

Career development opportunities

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering service on a large scale.
• Previous experience in a similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Head Chef with the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Preparing, planning, and cooking meals to a consistently high standard.
• Adhering to Food Hygiene Regulations and safety procedures.

Skills

Food Preparation

Menu Planning

Stock Control

Education

GCSE or equivalent in English

City & Guilds 706/1 and 2

Basic Food Hygiene certification

Job description

Ready for a Chef 2 role that lets you unleash your creativity? Join Crossley Manor as a Chef 2 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:

• Supporting the Head Chef with the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation according to established procedures.
• Preparing, planning, and cooking meals to a consistently high standard, considering any special requests or dietary requirements.
• Serving food and beverages to service users, staff, and visitors in a professional and courteous manner.
• Preparing foods for conferences and banquets.
• Participating in food costings through effective cost control procedures.
• Adhering to the ‘Safer Food Better Business’ standards and record keeping.
• Strictly following Food Hygiene Regulations and safety procedures at all times.
• Taking full shift responsibility for the catering operation.
• Assisting the Head Chef by researching and creating new menus ensuring high quality and alignment with healthy eating guidelines.
• Properly filing all paperwork related to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system (HACCP), including 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 in English.
• City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) in Basic Food Preparation and Cooking.
• Basic Food Hygiene certification (essential).
• Previous experience in a similar environment.
• Experience in delivering service on a large scale.
• Experience in menu planning, costing, ordering, stock control, and budgeting.

Where you will be working: Crossley Manor, Mill Lane, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 6NE

Crossley Manor is a modernised low secure service supporting women over 18 with complex emotional and mental health conditions associated with significant risk behaviors.

You will join a small team committed to empowering recovery and encouraging independence within a residential environment, consisting of two apartments. Crossley Manor provides 24-hour care and is conveniently located near the M62 and national rail networks.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £26,384.
• 25 days of annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking.
• Wellbeing support and activities for a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training opportunities.
• Pension scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Enhanced Maternity Package.

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

About your next employer:

You will work for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees, delivering care across Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education sectors. There are opportunities for growth and advancement.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, operating in 10 countries with over 86,000 employees worldwide.

Elysium Healthcare promotes safer recruitment practices and is a Disability Confident employer, 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.