Second Chef - Bank - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a passionate Second Chef for a care home. This role focuses on creating nutritious, flavoursome menus and providing high-quality food while offering work-life balance in a rewarding environment. Ideal candidates will have relevant culinary qualifications and a commitment to quality food service.

Benefits

Work life balance

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Opportunity to showcase talent at the annual awards

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• A personable and warm approach with genuine interest in residents' wellbeing.
• Experience in helping lead and inspire a team.
• Good understanding of nutrition and HACCP.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef in menu development and kitchen management.
• Create high-quality, wholesome dishes using fresh produce.
• Manage stock control and conduct regular audits.

Skills

Warm approach

Team leadership

Understanding of nutrition

Fresh seasonal food experience

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

Job description

This is a temporary Second Chef role at a care home operated by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK's leading healthcare providers. The role involves assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus while working with residents to cater to their preferences. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a warm and welcoming environment, with a focus on delivering high-quality, fresh, and seasonal food.

Main duties of the job

As a Second Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus whilst working with residents to tailor menus around them. Barchester is proud to deliver person-centred hospitality across all its services and is looking for warm, motivated and passionate chefs who are driven by quality.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. The company is consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due to open and join the Barchester family. Barchester can offer long-term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs who pride themselves on working at the highest of standards. The company is also the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work for.

Job responsibilities

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 what you do matter?

Working as a bank Second Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus whilst working with residents to tailor menus around them. We are proud to deliver person centred hospitality across all our services and look for warm, motivated and passionate chefs who are driven by quality.

Barchester is one of the UKs leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. We are consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due open and join the Barchester family. Barchester can offer long term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs who pride themselves on working at the highest of standards.

We are also the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work.

NEED TO HAVE

A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent Experience in helping lead and inspire a team A good understanding of nutrition Experience of working with fresh seasonal food The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home Good understanding of HACCP

NEED TO DO

Manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence Assist the Head Chef in menu development Work fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standardsHelp create a warm, efficient and fun environment Work within budget Complete regular audits Manage stock control To assist in leading and motivating a team

REWARDS PACKAGE

Work life balance - working days with alternate weekends Free learning and development A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Opportunity to showcase your talent at the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you are a passionate Chef who is keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and who love to celebre life, Barchester is the place to be

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• You will need to hold a City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification, have experience in helping lead and inspire a team, a good understanding of nutrition and experience of working with fresh seasonal food. You should also have the ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within the home and a good understanding of HACCP.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.