Head Chef

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sunninghill; Presencial; GBP 28 000 - 32 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

DBS check cost met by employer

Career development opportunities

Resumo da oferta

Ascot Grange Care Home, part of Avery Healthcare Group Ltd, is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen team. You will deliver nutritionally balanced meals, including texture-modified diets per IDDSI, while managing costs and supplier relationships.

You will oversee kitchen and Host staff, train junior staff, and ensure safe practices and compliance with right-to-work requirements. DBS clearance is required.

Qualificações

• Two years managing a culinary team in the care or hospitality sectors.
• Relevant catering qualification: City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2, or NVQ.
• DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK.

Responsabilidades

• Lead culinary team to provide nutritionally balanced meals within budget.
• Prepare modified diets in line with IDDSI guidance.
• Place orders with approved suppliers within budget limits.
• Maintain stock levels and ensure quality provisions.
• Supervise kitchen and Host staff.
• Instruct unqualified staff in basic food preparation.
• Practise safe systems of work and assess risk when moving loads.

Conhecimentos

Budget control

High culinary standards

Formação académica

City & Guilds 706/1

City & Guilds 706/2

NVQ

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Head Chef role leading the kitchen at Ascot Grange Care Home, one of over 100 homes run by Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. The work centres on serving nutritionally balanced meals to residents, texture-modified diets to IDDSI standards, and running the kitchen within budget. Alongside this, the post covers ordering from approved suppliers and supervising kitchen and Host staff. Applicants need two years managing a kitchen team in care or hospitality, a catering qualification, a DBS check and proof of right to work.

What the job involves

• Manage and lead a culinary team providing nutritionally balanced, high-quality meals that support residents' well-being, within budget
• Prepare modified diets that are appealing, well-balanced and in line with IDDSI guidance
• Place food orders with approved suppliers, within authority levels and budget limits
• Maintain appropriate stock levels and control, and ensure good-quality provisions are bought
• Supervise and direct the work of kitchen staff and the Host team
• Instruct and demonstrate simple food preparation to unqualified staff
• Practise safe systems of work, assessing risk when moving and handling loads

What’s required

Qualifications

• Relevant catering qualification: City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2, or NVQ

Experience

• Two years managing a culinary team in the care or hospitality sectors

Skills & knowledge

• Budget control
• Commitment to high culinary standards for residents

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK

Other

• Living the values of caring, support, honesty, respect and accountability

What’s offered

• Opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career
• DBS check cost met by the employer