Part-time chef

Look Ahead; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is looking for a compassionate Chef to join their team in Westminster. You will prepare meals for residents and manage the kitchen staff while creating a welcoming environment for clients with complex needs. The ideal candidate should hold a food safety certificate, enjoy teamwork, and maintain high hygiene standards. This position offers room for personal and professional growth within a supportive organization dedicated to transforming lives. Competitive benefits and a vibrant work culture await you.

Benefits

Annual leave increasing with service

Free DBS

Exclusive discounts

Fully paid induction

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Online wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• Holds a level food safety certificate.
• Enjoys social interaction and company of others.
• Previously worked in a kitchen environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all staff working in the kitchen.
• Prepare and cook meals for residents.
• Ensure meals are served on time and presented well.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in kitchen areas.
• Handle customer comments and complaints appropriately.

Skills

Social interaction

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Customer focus

Resilience

Adaptability to change

Education

Level food safety certificate

Job description

Job description

We’re looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Chef to join our Edward Alsop Court Service in Westminster .

£, per annum, working hours per week.

Want to feel like you’re part of one team? You’ll feel at home here.

Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren’t token gestures - we’ve thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing : helping to transform lives every day.

Our benefits include

• Annual leave increasing up to days with length of service
• Free DBS (take this out if BSW advert)
• Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
• Fully paid induction programme and further training
• ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme for - confidential support
• Online wellbeing resources
• A generous pension – we will contribute up to % and life assurance cover up to £, (T&Cs apply)
• Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff’s commitment and contribution

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

Our kitchen chef will prepare and cook meals for residents according to agreed menus. Oversees the service kitchen by managing any other members of the food preparation team, deciding what dishes to serve and adjusting orders to meet client’s requests. Will assist in prep work and cleaning kitchen, but more often will be involved in cooking and serving dishes. There will be an expectation that the chef designs a menu based on client requirements in line with a set weekly budget. The chef will be expected to create calm, welcoming environment for a client group with complex needs.

Monday–Friday hours per week

What you’ll do

• To be responsible for the day-to-day supervision for all staff working in the kitchen / dining room
• To prepare and cook meals for residents according to agreed menus
• To ensure that meals are provided on time in accordance advertised meal times
• To ensure food kitchen hygiene meets a high standard at all times
• To ensure that all meals are appropriately presented and served
• To monitor all kitchen staff in safe methods of working with equipment and machinery
• To report any accident, breakage or fault in accordance with the stated procedure
• To maintain a high level of cleanliness and hygiene in all food preparation and serving areas
• To provide a high standard of service to customers at all times and to deal with customers comments and complaints appropriately
• Any other duties as designated by the line manager

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you

• Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
• Approachable and open behaviour
• Prefers working as part of a group or team
• Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
• Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
• Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
• Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
• Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
• Is essentially customer–focused
• Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
• Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

What you’ll bring: Essential

• Holds a level food safety certificate

Desirable

• Previously worked in a kitchen environment

About us

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values :

• We focus on Excellence and innovation.
• We are Caring and Compassionate.
• We are Inclusive and Trusted.
• We work in Partnership and are One-Team.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard . We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.