Regional Chef Leader: Care Home Dining

Avery Healthcare Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

At Avery Healthcare Group, a Regional Bank Chef is sought to support the culinary operations across our Midlands and Northwest homes. You will lead a kitchen team, ensure nutritionally balanced meals within budget, and travel between sites to uphold high standards.

Responsibilities include menu planning, supplier orders, supervising kitchen staff, and applying the Avery Food Safety Management system to maintain top hygiene and quality levels for residents.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a busy kitchen and a minimum of 5 years' culinary experience.
• Knowledge of health and safety, as well as current food safety legislation. Knowledge of COSHH and managing the cleaning of the culinary department to 5-star rating standards
• NVQ 3 in Food Production or equivalent/City and Guilds 706-1 706-2 Catering qualifications /Trained in IDDSI /textured modified diets
• Ability to work as part of a team and demonstrate leadership qualities

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritionally balanced menu plans for approval by the Home Manager, which provide varied, nutritious, and appetising meals for residents.
• Place food orders, subject to appropriate levels of authority, with approved suppliers, complying with procedures to maintain proper stock levels and control, ensuring good quality provisions are purchased within agreed budget limits
• Supervise and direct the work of other kitchen staff and the Host team, and instruct and demonstrate simple food preparation activities to unqualified staff.
• Understand the Avery Food Safety Management system and demonstrate the principles of safe food handling to ensure all food preparation undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene

Skills

Kitchen management

Team leadership

Budgeting

Food safety

Culinary experience

Education

NVQ 3 in Food Production or equivalent

City and Guilds 706-1 706-2 Catering qualifications

Trained in IDDSI / textured modified diets

Job description

At Avery Healthcare Group, a Regional Bank Chef is sought to support the culinary operations across our Midlands and Northwest homes. You will lead a kitchen team, ensure nutritionally balanced meals within budget, and travel between sites to uphold high standards.

Responsibilities include menu planning, supplier orders, supervising kitchen staff, and applying the Avery Food Safety Management system to maintain top hygiene and quality levels for residents.