Chef - Bank

Barchester-Healthcare; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Work life balance

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Hospitality Awards participation

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Job summary

Barchester is recruiting a casual Bank Chef to work in our in-house kitchens across our care homes. This flexible, part-time role lets you balance work with your day-to-day life while delivering hotel-style meals.

You will support the Head Chef, prepare nutritious and flavoursome dishes from fresh seasonal produce, and tailor menus to residents' needs. You’ll join a warm team dedicated to high standards.

Qualifications

• Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent.
• Experience leading and inspiring a kitchen team.
• Knowledge of nutrition and healthy menu planning.
• Experience cooking with fresh seasonal produce.
• Good understanding of HACCP and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome menus.
• Lead kitchen operations in Head Chef's absence.
• Prepare high-quality dishes with fresh seasonal produce.
• Work within budget and manage stock control.
• Complete regular audits and maintain cleanliness.
• Foster a warm, welcoming environment for residents.

Skills

Team leadership

Nutrition awareness

HACCP knowledge

Seasonal cooking

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

Bank 0hrs Flexible contract to cover annual leave 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

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