Creative Chef | 37.5h, Events & Menu Innovation

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Daventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare Limited, Badby Park in the Daventry area, is seeking a Chef to join the kitchen team. This role involves 37.5 hours per week crafting daily meals for service users, staff and visitors, while also guiding peers and supporting events across the calendar.

You will manage food preparation, storage, and compliance with safety standards, with opportunities to design menus that align with healthy eating guidelines and dietary requirements.

Qualifications

• 18 years or older.
• GCSE or equivalent English.
• City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (Basic Food Preparation cooking).
• Basic Food Hygiene (essential).
• Intermediate Food Hygiene (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Head Chef for the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation.
• Preparing, planning and cooking meals to a high standard, accommodating dietary requests.
• Serving food and beverages to service users, staff and visitors in a courteous manner.
• Preparing and producing foods for conferences and banquets.
• Participating in food costings through cost control procedures.
• Adhering to Safer Food Better Business standards and record keeping.
• Adhering to Food Hygiene Regulations and safety procedures.
• Taking full shift responsibility for catering operations.
• Assisting Head Chef by researching and creating new menus aligned with healthy eating guidelines.
• Filing HACCP paperwork (fridge temps, logs, cleaning schedules).

Skills

Food safety

Team training

Cooking skills

Education

GCSE English or equivalent

City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (Basic Food Preparation)

Basic Food Hygiene

Intermediate Food Hygiene (desirable)

Job description

Elysium Healthcare Limited, Badby Park in the Daventry area, is seeking a Chef to join the kitchen team. This role involves 37.5 hours per week crafting daily meals for service users, staff and visitors, while also guiding peers and supporting events across the calendar.

You will manage food preparation, storage, and compliance with safety standards, with opportunities to design menus that align with healthy eating guidelines and dietary requirements.