Second Chef

Crooton; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home is looking for a motivated and passionate Second Chef to work with fresh seasonal food. This role offers a great work-life balance while ensuring the delivery of high-quality meals tailored to residents' needs. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious menus and managing the kitchen, focusing on person-centred hospitality.

Benefits

Rewarding Excellence bonus

Refer-a-friend scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Qualifications

• Qualified Chef with interest in resident wellbeing.
• Good understanding of nutrition.
• Experience in creating nutritious and appetising menus.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen in absence of Head Chef.
• Create high-quality, wholesome dishes.
• Work within budget while ensuring enjoyable environment.

Skills

Nutritional understanding

Experience with fresh seasonal food

Personable approach

Engaging with residents

Tools

HACCP

Job description

Are you a qualified Chef looking to work with fresh seasonal food, with the opportunity to have more of a work-life balance and make your work matter?

Working as a Second Chef at our client's care home, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus while working with residents to tailor menus around their needs. We pride ourselves on delivering person-centred hospitality across all our services and seek warm, motivated, and passionate chefs driven by quality.

Requirements

• A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents
• A good understanding of nutrition
• Experience working with fresh seasonal food
• The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home
• Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus
• Good understanding of HACCP

Responsibilities

• Manage the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef
• Work with fresh produce to deliver high-quality, wholesome dishes cooked to the highest standards
• Create a warm, efficient, and fun environment
• Work within budget

Rewards Package

• Rewarding Excellence bonus, earning 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 at major brands and supermarkets, and more!