Chef, Dartford Kent

TN United Kingdom; England; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a passionate Chef to lead their catering team at a care home. In this role, you will create nutritious and appealing meals for residents with diverse dietary needs. You will thrive in a supportive environment that values compassion and creativity, ensuring that every meal brings joy and enhances the well-being of those in your care. Join a family-run company dedicated to exceptional care and professional development, where your culinary skills can truly make a difference in the lives of others.

Benefits

Competitive Pay

Paid Training Hours

Enhanced Pay for Bank Holidays

Flexibility of Work

Refer a Friend Payments

Staff Longevity Payment Awards

Enhanced DBS Paid

Access to Funded Qualifications

5.6 Weeks Annual Leave

Free Employee Support Helpline

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional kitchen environment leading a team.
• Strong knowledge of food hygiene and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve high-quality meals tailored to residents' dietary needs.
• Maintain kitchen hygiene and safety standards.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Leadership

Menu Planning

Food Hygiene Compliance

Stock Control

Education

Culinary Degree or Equivalent

Food Safety Certification

Tools

Kitchen Equipment

Food Safety Management Systems

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Job Vacancy: Chef / Cook
Location: Sonya Lodge Care Home in Dartford, Kent
Contracted hours: 45 hours (to include – every other weekend free, as applicable)

Work flexibility in accordance with your availability and the service requirements
(Hourly) rate of pay: From £13 - to be discussed and agreed according to experience and qualifications

Are you passionate about food? Do you like to get creative with ingredients and whip up dishes that provide both joy and a healthy balance of nutrition to those you are serving? Do you have exceptional leadership skills and the ability to inspire those around you to achieve amazing results? If so, this could be the next step you've been looking for.

We're currently on the lookout for a Chef to lead our professional catering team. You'll be responsible for providing high quality, attractive dishes for the people in our care with a range of special dietary and nutritional needs. Catering for large-scale clientele in healthcare requires a driven, enthusiastic, and understanding individual. If this is you, please read on…

The perfect role for you
Being a caring heart, with a passion for making people happy, you will thrive on bringing a smile on our residents' face, whilst supporting their physical and mental wellbeing. Being a kind, compassionate person who respects people's personal choice, dignity, and privacy, we would be honoured to welcome you in our team at Sonya Lodge Care Home.

Nellsar is committed to developing and training our staff in order to ensure high quality care is provided to our residents and the successful candidate will receive on-going training and development with opportunities for progression within the Company, including apprenticeships for new and existing staff.

You will have the opportunity to excel whilst:

• Preparing menus and agree them with the residents and the manager, including any resident preferences, special diets and specific foods as needed.
• Preparing and serving all meals in a timely manner.
• Maintaining the safety and hygiene of the kitchen environment.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory and company requirements on food hygiene, storage and temperature control.
• Supporting the kitchen team and liaising with colleagues from other departments.
• Operating an efficient stock control system.

What we offer in return to your dedication:

• Competitive pay and paid training hours
• Enhanced pay rate for Bank Holidays
• Flexibility of work according to your personal availability
• ‘Refer a Friend' payments of up to £1000
• Staff longevity payment awards
• Enhanced DBS paid for by the company on completion of six months employment
• Access to funded qualifications via the apprenticeship programme
• 5.6 weeks annual leave
• Working in a supportive team
• The opportunity to help your team develop
• Free 24-hour access to confidential employee support helpline
• Nellsar work uniforms

If you would like to obtain more details about this exciting role, please contact Sonya Lodge Care Home at: 01322 289 768.

Why Choose Us?
Nellsar has been a family-run Company since 1988 and we provide exceptional care for residents across our group of 13 Care Homes in Kent, Surrey, and Essex. We consistently strive to achieve the highest standards of professional and person-centred care, and we achieve this by promoting the wellbeing and development of our team members. Our values focus on the individual, creating an inclusive environment with both residents and our teams at the heart of what we do every day.

It's our mission at Nellsar to ensure that people live life to the full
We are passionate about making every day count and bringing colour and laughter to the people living in our home, their visitors and the team supporting them.
You will be an important member of the Sonya Lodge family, who will support you to reach your goals and feel accomplished by enhancing other people's quality of life.
Nellsar is an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to creating a work environment that embraces and celebrates individual differences.
Thank you for considering the possibility of joining the Nellsar family, we are looking forward to welcoming you!