Head Chef - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Arundel; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Staff referral bonus up to £500

Discounts with retail/leisure brands

Access to medical specialists

Descripción de la vacante

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Head Chef who will lead and develop the kitchen and dining teams across our care homes in the UK. You will design nutritious, flavoursome menus and ensure high standards while maintaining a warm resident-focused environment.

The role emphasizes autonomy, ongoing development through the Barchester Chef Academy, and opportunities to train staff and implement industry-recognised apprenticeships. You will work on interesting menus with fresh seasonal ingredients.

Formación

• Experience leading, motivating and inspiring a team.
• Experience working with fresh seasonal food with nutrition awareness.
• Ability to create a warm, welcoming kitchen and dining environment.
• Confidence engaging with residents to deliver appetising menus.
• Experience coordinating with front of house to maintain high service standards.
• Knowledge of modified diets using the IDDSI framework.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, motivate and inspire a team; develop and upskill where required.
• Menu development tailored to residents for person-centred hospitality.
• Work with fresh produce to deliver high quality dishes to the highest standards.
• Bake fresh cakes, scones and breads from scratch.
• Assist front of house with dining area setup.
• Manage budgets, audits and stock control.
• Create a warm, efficient and fun environment.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Menu planning

Nutrition knowledge

Front of house coordination

HACCP & COSHH

IDDSI knowledge

Educación

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Herramientas

None

Descripción del empleo

Are you a passionate and qualified Chef looking for a better work life balance? If you are keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and high standards, Barchester is the place to be!

Your Benefits and Rewards

• Working days and alternate weekends only, across 4/5 days a week
• Rewarding Excellence' bonus where you will be financially rewarded up to £500 for a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend' scheme, earning up to £500 per referral
• Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts with big brands, supermarkets and travel companies
• Free access to medical specialists, who are on hand for a second opinion if you need it
• Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services
• Tax Code Review Service to check you're on the right code and paying the right level of tax
• Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside your colleagues nationwide

Your Experience and Qualifications

• A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents
• Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
• Experience in leading, motivating and inspiring a team
• Experience of working with fresh seasonal food with a good understanding of nutrition
• The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our homes
• Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus
• Experience working with a front of house team to ensure the restaurants are set up to a high standard
• Good understanding of HACCP and COSHH
• Knowledge around modified diets using the IDDSI framework (If new to care, we will train and develop chefs on these techniques)

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and inspire a team, develop and upskill where required
• Menu development, tailoring around residents to ensure we deliver person-centred hospitality
• Work with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked of the highest standards
• Bake fresh cakes, scones and breads from scratch
• Assist the front of house team with setting up of the dining areas
• Work within budget, complete regular audits and stock control
• Create a warm, efficient and fun environment
• Ongoing recruitment and retention
• Managing the performance of the kitchen team and front of house

As a Head Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long hours. Our chefs have full autonomy in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus, whilst also taking ownership of their kitchen and ongoing team development.

We are exceptionally proud of our Barchester Chef Academy, where chefs have the opportunity to learn new techniques and further develop their skills, whilst also sharing their knowledge to support the growth of others across the business. This fantastic academy experience is held throughout the year and is offered to all of our chefs.

Our internal Learning and Development team also offer industry recognised apprenticeships and further qualifications to chefs and hospitality team members who are looking to build upon and/or develop their skills.

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