Second Chef - £500 Welcome Bonus

Care South Residential; Poole; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus £500

40 hours per week over 4 days

Alternate weekends

Job summary

Care South Residential in Poole is hiring a Second Chef at Marjorie House. You will create and cook nutritious meals for residents, ensuring quality and presentation while leading the kitchen team when required.

We offer £14.50 per hour, a £500 welcome bonus, and 40 hours over 4 days with alternate weekends. The role requires NVQ Level 2 Food Production/Hygiene or willingness to undertake, plus knowledge of health and safety and current legislation.

Qualifications

• Experience in cooking in high volumes.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a kitchen environment.
• Understanding of health and safety and current legislation.

Responsibilities

• Create, prepare and cook nutritious meals for residents with high quality and presentation.
• Plan meals/menus with residents and care staff to cater for dietary needs.
• Assist Head Chef, supervise and support kitchen team.

Skills

Cooking

Lead when needed

Team player

Organised

Education

NVQ Level 2 Food Production/ Hygiene

Job description

About The Role

Join Our Caring and Dedicated Community at Marjorie House!

Role: Second Chef

Location: Marjorie House, Poole, BH14 8LT

Pay: £14.50 per hour and a £500 welcome bonus

Hours: 40 hours over 4 days, to include alternate weekends

Shifts: 7:30 - 18:00

Should you be successfully hired into this role, we are pleased to be able to offer you a one-off Welcome Bonus of £500 as a thank you for deciding to join Care South. *T&Cs Apply

About You

Are you someone with a passion for cooking?

Are you organised with the ability to meet deadlines? Ideally you will have experience working in a kitchen producing attractive and high-quality meals in high volumes.

We’re looking for someone with a Certificate in NVQ Level 2 Food Production/ Hygiene or interested in undertaking one. You will ideally need an understanding of health and safety and other current relevant legislation.

Are you confident to take the lead when needed as well as being a team player?

The Role:

• Creating, preparing and cooking nutritious meals for our residents - ensuring quality & presentation is always to a high standard
• Planning meals/menus - consulting with residents and care staff to ensure that individual dietary needs and preferences are catered for across all residents
• Alongside our Head Chef - supervise and support our kitchen team.
• Ensuring all health & safety and other relevant legislation is adhered to within your area.
• Covering for the HeadChef when necessary: assuming responsibility for ordering, checking in and controlling supplies.

Make a Real Difference Every Day

Everyone working at Care South is dedicated to providing the best quality care to all our residents. We all share and work hard to uphold our HEART values, ensuring that throughout the delivery of care, we consistently demonstrate Honesty, Excellence, Approach, Respect and Teamwork.

Our care homes don’t just provide companionship and social interaction, they provide a happy and fulfilling lifestyle for residents, delivering Food, Fun and Friendship, as well as compassionate person-centred care.

Our fantastic facilities, exciting social activities and exceptional care teams all help to enhance the health and happiness of our residents.

No two residents are the same and we love to learn about their amazing life stories, hobbies and interests. This allows us to tailor our care and activities to suit their likes and favourite pastimes, as well as to really get to know them and build strong relationships.

Food, Fun and Friendship is at the HEART of everything we do!

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

You’ll receive a comprehensive induction including;

• Ongoing training and development.
• Receiving support from a friendly, experienced team and colleagues.
• Delivering person-centred care that truly makes a difference.
• Encouraging residents to stay independent and active.
• Assisting with personal care and mobility needs.
• Building genuine friendships with residents.
• Creating a positive, team-focused atmosphere within the home.

Your Rewards and Benefits

At Care South, we really value all our staff, whatever the role. We offer a stimulating and incredibly rewarding career. We celebrate all our staff every year through the Care South Stars Awards.

As a not-for-profit charity, our focus isn’t on our owners or shareholders its very firmly on those in our care and those that care for them. We are constantly looking at ways to improve the reward and recognition of all our amazing people within the Care South Team. Our current benefits package includes: -

• Online/retail discounts – Blue Light Card.
• Paid induction and training.
• Employee referral bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• Staff association.
• Local staff reward programme
• Onsite learning and development team.
• Career progression.
• Competitive pay rates.
• Flexible working hours.
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.

What You Need to Know

• You must be 18 years or older.
• We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.

About Us

PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE

Care South are one of the top 20 rated Care Home Groups in the UK based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends at carehome.co.uk.

As a not-for-profit charity, our HEART values are key to us providing outstanding care. For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website: http://www.care-south.co.uk/about-us.

If you have any questions, please contact the recruitment team on 01202712448.