Head Chef

Harbour Healthcare; Halifax; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping

Earned wage access

Free face-to-face counselling

Staff recognition award ceremonies

Employee of the month voucher (£30)

Training and career progression

Pension scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Eye test discount

Refer a friend bonus

On-site parking

Job summary

Harbour Healthcare is seeking a Head Chef to join our care-home kitchen on a full-time basis, 37.5 hours per week, 7.30am–5.30pm with every other weekend. The role involves managing kitchen functions, ordering supplies, menu planning, budgets and maintaining high food-safety standards for residents with varied dietary needs.

The successful candidate will have culinary and management experience, oversee staff, ensure sanitation, and work with the Activities Team for events within the home.

Qualifications

• Essential experience includes EHO and IDDSI, ordering, menu planning and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Support preparation, cooking and serving of meals and snacks in line with residents' preferences and dietary needs.
• Stock management and ordering supplies
• Menu planning
• Maintain food safety checks and records
• Adhere to company policy and procedures
• Follow Health and Safety procedures
• Keep equipment and food service areas clean
• Cater for special events with Activities Team
• Managing budgets
• Oversee staff supervision and scheduling

Skills

EHO and IDDSI

ordering

menu planning

budgets

Education

Qualification in catering

Qualification in food safety/hygiene

Job description

Harbour Healthcare

£14.05 Per Hr

Full Time - 37.5 Hrs per week - 7.30am - 5.30pm and every other weekend

Harbour Healthcare

Fleetwood Heights - Rochdale Road - Greetland - Halifax - HX4 8XE

£14.05 Per Hr

Full Time - 37.5 Hrs per week - 7.30am - 5.30pm and every other weekend

Essential experience:

EHO and IDDSI, ordering, menu planning and budgets.

We are in search of a ‘first class’ Head Chef to join our team, full time, including some weekends. The successful candidate will have culinary and management experience, be responsible for kitchen functions including ordering supplies, preparation, and maintenance of quality standards, sanitation and cleanliness, and supervision of employees.

Duties and responsibilities (although this is not a definitive list):

• Support the preparation, cooking, and serving of meals and snacks throughout the day in line with our residents’ preferences and dietary needs e.g. diabetics, texture modified food, vegetarian
• Stock management and ordering supplies
• Menu planning
• Maintain food safety checks and records as per company requirements
• Ensure that you are aware of and adhere to company policy and procedures
• Follow Health and Safety procedures
• Ensure that all equipment and food service areas are kept clean and in excellent working condition
• Work alongside the Activities Team to cater for special events taking place within the home.
• Managing budgets
• Oversee and ensure that employee supervisions are completed on a timely basis
• Rota scheduling

Essential Characteristics:

• Previous experience of working in a care setting
• Qualification(s) in catering
• Qualification(s) in food safety/hygiene

Desirable Characteristics:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good team player
• Follow food safety requirements
• Possess good judgement, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Effective time keeping and time management

General

• To attend and participate in staff meetings
• Complete all mandatory training and other training identified to develop skills
• To communicate effectively with other staff, relatives and visitors including professional agencies
• To practice and promote safe working practices within the Home

What are the Tangible benefits for working for Harbour?

• Discounts on Shopping, Fashion, Days out, Travel, Entertainment and lots more!
• Flex Earn - Earned wage access.
• FREE face-to-face counselling, for you and your family!
• Staff recognition award ceremonies
• £30 voucher available every month for the nominated ‘Employee of the month’
• Opportunities for training and career progression
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
• Blue Light Card - up to 50% discount across 100’s of retailers
• Access to a FREE eye test and discounted glasses
• Cashback card - save up to £500 annually, can be used at over 80 big brands
• Wellbeing portal:
• FREE meditatin series
• FREE wellbeing pdcasts & live virtual events
• FREE mental health supprt programmes
• FREE wrkout plans
• FREE Live digital gym classes
• FREE mindset and wellbeing series
• Seasonal Company events, competitions and incentives
• Refer a friend scheme - earn up to £250 when referring a friend to work for Harbour Healthcare
• On-site parking

This position is subject to two acceptable references and an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

We would love to hear from you. Candidates who are shortlisted will be invited to an interview.

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