Extra Care Chef

Hull City Council; Dunswell; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

LGPS pension

23 days annual leave + public holidays

Career development

Supportive culture

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Hull City Council is seeking a Cook to lead, manage and develop the Catering Department’s service for customers. The role requires craft skill, menu creation, nutritional data, and staying current with commercial catering trends.

You will coach and train staff to ensure objectives are met and to drive continuous improvement. The post emphasizes developing a modern approach to individual and team development, with responsibilities spanning governance, safe operations, and customer-focused service

Qualifications

• Experience in professional cookery and managing catering services.
• Ability to create menus and provide nutritional data to standards.
• Knowledge of HACCP and Natasha's Law compliance.
• Ability to train and develop staff and ensure team performance.
• Ensure a safe, hygienic working environment in line with legislation.

Responsibilities

• Develop the catering service in line with management and Government guidelines.
• Produce menus and provide high-quality service to customers.
• Lead, develop and support a customer-focused workforce.
• Order goods and services per procedures.
• Develop and train employees through induction and on-site training.

Skills

Menu development

Nutritional data compliance

HACCP/Natasha's Law

Catering research & development

Staff training

Team development & coaching

Food safety & standards

Tools

Till systems

Kitchen management software

Job description

This post requires a Cook to lead, manage and develop the catering service provision to the customers served by the Council's Catering Department. Effective management and craft skills are essential in this position. Also, must possess ability to create menus, produce nutritional data showing compliance with food standards for the Caroline Walker Trust standards for adults and be up to date with current trends in the commercial catering with ability and skill to research, develop and produce new dishes. Must also possess the ability to train others where improvements are needed. This post requires a modern approach to individual employees and team development, which will also require coaching/training and development skills to ensure the department achieves its objectives.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. To develop the service in line with management and Government guidelines.
2. Statutory Obligations - To maintain an organised, safe and hygienic working environment in accordance with current legislation and corporate policies. HACCP/Natasha's Law legislation.
3. To produce, develop all menus and providing a consistently high-quality service to our customers.
4. To lead, develop and support a customer focused workforce.
5. To order goods, supplies and services from nominated suppliers in accordance with corporate, divisional, and departmental procedures and administration processes.
6. To develop and train all employees and administration processes through induction, achievement, and development interviews and on site-based training.
7. To organise and record details of regular meetings with staff/managers /site managers/customers and tenants' meetings.
8. To promote the aims and objectives of the department in a professional manner to both internal and external partnerships.
9. To work closely with Catering Manager to develop a focused customer-based service.
10. To reconcile and control all on site cash/income processes and procedures.
11. To manage the day-to-day administration of the computerised pre-payment till systems on site computer systems, kitchen cypad manager for all monitoring and procedures.
12. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council's Corporate HS policy.

£26,824.00 - £29,064.00

Job Classifications:

3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 6- Enhanced (Adult Workforce) - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post)

Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:

• - A competitive salary
• - An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• - Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
• - Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
• - Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• - Great career development opportunities