Chef (Bank)

Workplace Coach Institute; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in health recovery is seeking a dedicated Chef to join their dynamic team. This role involves preparing and cooking meals for patients while adhering to strict dietary requirements and food safety guidelines. You'll work in a supportive environment, ensuring the highest standards of catering and hygiene are met. If you're passionate about food and making a difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and inclusivity, and contribute to a meaningful mission while honing your culinary skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering and food preparation is essential.
• Knowledge of dietary requirements and food safety is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for patients and staff adhering to dietary guidelines.
• Maintain high standards of health, safety, and hygiene in the kitchen.

Skills

Catering Management

Food Safety Guidelines

Dietary Requirements Awareness

Cooking Skills

Teamwork

Education

Catering Qualification

Tools

Kitchen Equipment

Job description

Chef (Bank)

Adferiad Recovery delivers a flexible and coordinated response to the exceptional circumstances faced by people with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions and related issues. Vulnerable people facing complex life challenges need consistent and seamless support to ensure they remain engaged with vital health and wellbeing services – and to prevent them becoming disenfranchised and isolated.

Hours: Bank
Salary: £12.40 per hour
Based at: Hafan Wen Inpatient Detox Unit, Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Covering: Tier 4 sites, if required

Role Purpose:

To work within the catering kitchen and provide all meals on a daily basis professionally, ensuring the highest standard of catering and adhering to strict dietary requirements. To work independently or in a team of approximately 2 kitchen staff.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Preparation, production, and cooking of food for patients (25) and staff in accordance with menu specifications and food safety guidelines.
2. In liaison with the Catering Manager, to assist with new innovative menus, matching customer dietary and nutritional requirements.
3. To maintain the highest standards of health, safety and hygiene in accordance with both Adferiad Policies & Procedures and with Statutory Requirements.
4. To identify and purchase food from suppliers in the catering manager’s absence ensuring food and stock rotation is maintained at cost effective levels.
5. Responsible for meeting patient’s needs and satisfaction, having an awareness of dietary requirements, underlying health conditions, and food allergies.
6. Preparation of buffets for meetings on an as required basis.
7. Ensuring all crockery and equipment is cleaned and stored appropriately and that the overall cleaning of the kitchen area is carried out effectively and in line with legislation.
8. Flexible and positive approach to work as additional hours will be required as and when requested.
9. To maintain and complete all kitchen paperwork on a daily basis, following Better Food, Safer Business guidance.

Adferiad Recovery welcomes applications from everyone with the right to work in the UK, and values diversity in the workplace. All employees are required to act inclusively to encourage, promote, and cultivate our values (such as rights affirming and cultural diversity).

Working towards becoming a Rights Affirming organisation, we actively encourage applications from people where the Person Specification calls for a particular qualification or experience. We will consider waiving these requirements if an applicant who could not achieve them because of a disability can demonstrate he/she would be capable of performing well in the job and fulfills the criteria in other respects.

For more information, a full person specification and how to apply, please go to our website: Job Board

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