Chef - Bank

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Work life balance

Learning and development

Discounts and leisure offers

Hospitality awards exposure

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited is seeking a Bank Chef to cover multiple homes in the area on a 0hrs flexible contract. You will support the Head Chef, create nutritious menus with fresh seasonal foods, and deliver hotel/restaurant standards without long shifts.

The role emphasizes wellbeing of residents and a warm, welcoming kitchen environment. We value hospitality, HACCP knowledge, and the ability to work within budget while coordinating with care teams.

Qualifications

• Personable and warm approach with residents
• Experience leading a kitchen team
• Good understanding of nutrition and HACCP
• Experience working with fresh seasonal food

Responsibilities

• Assist Head Chef in absence and cover shifts
• Manage stock control and budgets
• Run regular audits and maintain high hygiene standards
• Create warm, welcoming kitchen environment and motivate team

Skills

Personable approach

Team leadership

Nutrition knowledge

Fresh seasonal food

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

Bank chef to cover multiple homes in the area, 0hrs flexible contract to cover annual and sickness and gaps in rotas.

Are you a qualified chef looking to work with fresh seasonal food, with the opportunity to have more of a work life balance and make what you do matter?

This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. Working as a Bank Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus whilst working with residents to tailor menus around them. We are proud to deliver person centred hospitality across all our services and look for warm, motivated and passionate chefs who are driven by quality.

Barchester is one of the UKs leading healthcare providers, with over 260 homes and hospitals across the country. We are consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due open to join the Barchester family. Barchester can offer long term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs who pride themselves on working at the highest of standards.

We are also the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work.

NEED TO HAVE

• A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents
• Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
• Experience in helping lead and inspire a team
• A good understanding of nutrition
• Experience of working with fresh seasonal food
• The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home
• Good understanding of HACCP

NEED TO DO

• Help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
• Work fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards
• Help create a warm, efficient and fun environment
• Work within budget
• Complete regular audits
• Manage stock control
• To assist in leading and motivating a team

REWARDS PACKAGE

• Work life balance - working days with alternate weekends
• Free learning and development
• A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
• Opportunity to showcase your talent at the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you are a passionate Chef who is keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and who love to celebrate life, Barchester is the place to be