Part Time Chef at Burleys Wood

Shaw Healthcare; Furnace Green; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Chef for its dementia care home in Furnace Green, UK. As a Chef, you will prepare and serve meals while managing the catering team. Responsibilities include ensuring a varied diet, maintaining hygiene standards, and participating in health inspections. Experience in a similar role is preferred. This position offers excellent career opportunities and various employee benefits including annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Development options including NVQ qualifications

Employee recognition awards

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

28 days paid annual leave

Company Sick Pay

Free Uniform

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Ability to manage the Catering Team.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and serving meals for residents.
• Providing a varied diet for cultural preferences.
• Catering for celebrations and events.
• Ordering supplies within catering budget.
• Maintaining accurate catering records.
• Participating in health inspections.
• Maintaining hygiene standards.
• Ensuring a safe working environment.

Job description

About the Role

Shaw healthcare is looking for a Chef who is ready to make a positive impact at Burleys Wood, a dementia care home located in Crawley, West Sussex, offering residential dementia care, nursing care and respite care.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, cooking and serving meals for residents and others as required, in a timely manner.
• Providing a varied diet, catering for the cultural preferences of those who use our services.
• Catering for celebrations and other events in our Home.
• Ordering supplies within the catering budget and company policy guidelines, using approved suppliers in the absence of the senior cook.
• Maintaining accurate catering records in accordance with HACCP.
• Participating in inspections by Environmental Health and/or care regulators and Local Authorities.
• Maintaining a high standard of hygiene within the kitchen by adhering to HACCP and COSHH guidelines.
• Assisting in the maintenance of a safe and healthy working environment by ensuring adherence to Health & Safety and Welfare.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage the Catering Team.

Benefits

• We are dedicated to ensuring our employees have a wide range of development options including NVQ qualifications and our Leadership Programme, as well as in-house training on a diverse range of topics.
• We take pride in acknowledging the hard work and dedication of our employees. We love holding celebrations such as our annual Star Awards event, long-service awards, Employee of the Month and Service of the Month.
• We are committed to ensuring that all employees have a say in shaping our workplace by appointing dedicated employee representatives and conducting annual employee surveys.
• We operate using employee-ownership principles and are the Employee-Owned Business of the Year 2024.
• Excellent Career Opportunities.
• Care Qualifications.
• 76% Employee Owned - our employees have received over £1850 each in tax free bonuses to date!
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme (earn up to £1000 for each referral by you).
• Paid annual leave 28 days per year (based on hours) inclusive of bank holidays.
• Company Sick Pay.
• Enhanced payrates for bank holidays.
• Free Uniform.
• Death in service payment subject to criteria.
• GP online - providing around the clock GP consultation via an interactive app.
• Discounted Homemade Meals while on Shift.
• Pension scheme.
• Colleague discounts - Access to over 1600 high street discounts including carefully selected discount partners.
• Holiday discounts.
• Outstanding recognition schemes such as Shaw Star Awards and Long Service Awards.
• Online benefits and cashback rewards.
• Our support to your Wellbeing includes free of charge access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme. This gives Colleagues and their family access to 24/7 365 support for a whole range of issues including physical, mental and financial issues.

Why Work at Shaw Healthcare?

Shaw Healthcare was founded in 1986 and has evolved to become the largest Employee-Owned Healthcare company in the UK. We are now made up of 64 registered services, including 55 care homes, and 118 extra-care flats.