Chef - Kibblesworth

Active Care Group; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday off

25 days + bank holidays

Benefits hub

Active Rewards app

EAP helpline & app

Nest pension

Medicash health plan

Active Awards programme

Refer a friend bonus

Sick pay benefits

Job summary

Active Care Group is seeking a Chef for the Kibblesworth Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, a part-time role at 28 hours per week. You will prepare, cook and present meals while adhering to dietary needs and food safety standards.

The service offers a supportive environment with 25 days leave plus bank holidays, birthday off, and extensive staff benefits. You will join a large UK provider focused on complex care and rehabilitation.

Qualifications

• Previous catering experience.
• Understanding of Food Hygiene.
• Passion for caring for clients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and present high-quality meals, including for special dietary needs.
• Maintain food safety, hygiene and cleanliness per HACCP and related legislation.
• Support day-to-day kitchen operations, minimise waste and ensure quality.
• Record food production, stock and kitchen activities as required.
• Promote a positive dining experience and build relationships with service users and staff.

Skills

Catering experience

Food hygiene

Attention to detail

Client care orientation

Job description

Come and join one of the UK’s largest providers in complex care.

We'd like you to join us as a Chef at our service, Kibblesworth Neurological Rehabilitation Centre.

Kibblesworth Neurological Rehabilitation Centre is a purpose-built 16-bed service offering access to a broad range of rehabilitation. From clinically led therapies to the rehabilitation equipment, patients are able to focus on their recovery with 24/7 support.

What you'll be working:

• Part-time 28 hours.
• Salary: £26,884.93 FTE Per Annum (Pro rata)
• Rota: Week 1 - Monday, Thursday, Friday. Week 2 - Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday. All 9am-5pm

What you'll be doing:

• Prepare, cook and present high-quality meals, including catering for special dietary requirements, while following planned menus.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness, ensuring compliance with HACCP, Safer Food Better Business, COSHH and relevant food legislation.
• Support the efficient day-to-day running of the kitchen, minimising food waste and ensuring food quality, temperature and presentation standards are met.
• Maintain accurate records relating to food production, stock and kitchen activities as required.
• Promote a positive dining experience and build effective relationships with service users, visitors and colleagues.

What we would like from you:

• A passion in caring for client needs
• Being authentically yourself
• Being creative in coming up with different ways to cookAttention to detail
• Making sure all requirements are well noted and provided.
• Previous catering experience
• Understanding of Food Hygiene

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Benefits Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know
• and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Take a look around the company https://activecaregroup.co.uk/