Junior Sous Chef

DISH; Leeds; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A quality care home in South Leeds is looking for a Junior Sous Chef to provide high-quality meals in a fresh food kitchen. This role offers a 4-day work week, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to contribute to menu design. Ideal candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in a similar role, strong teamwork skills, and knowledge of baking. Enjoy working in a supportive environment focused on quality of life and career progression.

Benefits

4 day work week

Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts

Paid overtime

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years working as a chef in a fresh food setting.
• Comfortable being customer-facing for dietary consultations.
• Experience in kitchen teamwork and fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals for residents.
• Contribute to menu design and updates.
• Maintain health and safety standards in the kitchen.

Skills

Customer service

Health & safety procedures

Teamwork in a fast-paced environment

Baking & cake making

Working with fresh seasonal produce

Job description

JUNIOR SOUS CHEF, SOUTH LEEDS, 4 DAY WEEK, DAY-TIMES, £29,000

ALTERNATE WEEKENDS OFF, SUPERB WORK/LIFE BALANCE

QUALITY ASSISTED LIVING CARE HOME, FRESH FOOD LED KITCHEN

Benefits include:

• 4 day week
• Straight shifts working 40 hours a week
• Day time work
• Paid overtime
• great new kitchen with all the latest equipment
• Alternate weekends off
• Menu autonomy
• Career progression and promotion opportunities.
• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• 100’s of discounts on big brand shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
• £250 refer a friend scheme
• Wellbeing support
• Savings advice, free life assurance and Salary Advance scheme, plus many, many more company benefits

Our clients are one of the UK's largest providers of first class care and assisted living in the UK, and as such the successful applicant would be joining a company whose ethos is about quality of life for both clients, and their staff, with a wide range of company benefits, a great work life balance, and proven progression opportunities, this would be a great career move for an experienced chef looking for a better work/life balance.

This high quality care home in this leafy suburb in South Leeds caters for up to 70 residents, providing breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinners for early evening meals, all made fresh in house, including all cakes and pastries, so a knowledge of basic bakery is a must.

Working within a 3 person team, with a 2nd Junior sous chef and Head chef, everything is set up here to allow you to succeed, from the very well supplied kitchen and kit, to the fresh food menu's which you will be asked to contribute to designing, to the industry leading support and compliance procedures, everything is in place to allow you to be at your best every day.

Ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Minimum 3 years working as a chef in a fresh food setting
• Be comfortable being customer facing as the role require consultation with patients for dietary needs
• Experience working in a team in a fast paced kitchen environment
• Health & safety procedures including control of substances harmful to health (COSHH) and food safety standards.
• Basic knowledge of dietary requirements for older people and the impact of food types on medication.
• Working with fresh seasonal produce
• Baking & cake making skills

If this sounds like the ideal position for you, then do please apply with up to date CV through the link here, or give Eddy Nuttall a call in the Dish hospitality offices for more information on this, and other positions in the region