Chef / Cook - Part-Time Day Shift

Retirement Villages Group Ltd; Abbotskerswell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading retirement village in Abbotskerswell is seeking a passionate Chef/Cook to join their team. The role involves preparing and cooking high-quality meals, ensuring food safety standards, and delivering excellent service to residents. Benefits include a pension scheme, enhanced annual leave, and wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

Medicash

Pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Birthday leave

Rewards schemes

Volunteering days

Wellbeing days

Qualifications

• Cooking skills essential, experience in a commercial kitchen preferred.
• Knowledge of nutrition for seniors is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and cooking of high-quality meals following established recipes.
• Ensure adherence to food safety and sanitation standards.
• Maintain stock levels and control food costs.

Skills

Cooking skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Job description

Our beautiful Retirement Village in Abbotskerswell, Devon, is looking for a Chef/Cook to work 5 days a week - 22.5 hours per week - between £14.00 - £14.50 per hour.

Our village is in a stunning countryside location with the main building being a converted Augustinian Priory built in 1861.

We are looking for:

Sunday - Thursday - 10am until 2.30pm

As Chef, you will play a key role in all aspects of kitchen management, including food preparation, cooking, and presentation. You will ensure the highest standards of food quality and service delivery. Creativity, attention to detail, and a passion for enriching the lives of our residents through food is essential for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation and cooking of high-quality meals following established recipes and portion controls
• Ensuring adherence to food safety and sanitation standards
• Ability to work alone with Front of House support
• Maintain stock levels and control food costs
• Uphold a positive and professional approach with residents, staff, and visitors
  
  
  

Requirements:

• Cooking skills essential, working in a commercial kitchen preferred but training can be provided for the right person
• Knowledge of nutrition and dietary requirements for seniors is advantageous
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Due to location of our village the successful candidate will need to have their own transport
  
  

In return we offer a number of benefits including, Medicash, pension scheme, enhanced annual leave, birthday leave, rewards schemes, volunteering and wellbeing days plus much more!