Second Chef - Care Home

Barchester-Healthcare; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rewarding Excellence bonus up to £5000

Refer a friend scheme up to £500

Discounts on retail and leisure

Medical specialists access

Counselling and legal services

Tax code review service

Staff lottery

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare in Ferndown, United Kingdom, is looking for a qualified Second Chef to work with fresh seasonal food, offering a better work-life balance and meaningful work. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome menus and engage with residents to tailor dishes.

This role involves managing the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, developing menus, and maintaining high standards with fresh produce.

Qualifications

• Personable and warm approach with genuine interest in residents' wellbeing.
• Understanding of nutrition and healthy meal planning.
• Experience working with fresh seasonal food.
• Ability to create a welcoming environment in the home.
• Ability to engage with residents to tailor appetising and nutritious menus.
• Knowledge of HACCP guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage the kitchen in Head Chef's absence.
• Assist Head Chef in menu development.
• Work with fresh produce to deliver high-quality dishes.
• Create a warm, efficient and fun kitchen environment.
• Work within budget and controls.
• Complete regular audits and stock control.

Skills

Personable

Warmth with residents

Nutrition understanding

Fresh seasonal food experience

Kitchen leadership

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent

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 what you do matter?
Working 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. 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.
Here at Barchester, we work with an open, honest, supportive approach, where quality of care is at the heart of everything we do. As sector leading healthcare experts, we are proud to have the highest quality ratings across our 224 homes and hospitals across the UK.
Barchester have proudly been awarded a two-star outstanding rating by Best Companies, ranked 11th in the top 20 Best Health & Social Care Companies to work for and 14th in the Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

NEED TO HAVE
A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents
Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
A good understanding of nutrition
Experience of 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
NEED TO DO
Manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
Assist Head Chef in menu development
Work with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards
Create a warm, efficient and fun environment
Work within budget
Complete regular audits
Manage stock control
REWARDS PACKAGE
Rewarding Excellence bonus, meaning you will be financially rewarded by up to £500* for a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection
Unlimited access to our generous refer a friend scheme, earning up to £500* per referral
Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets
Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need it to make a decision with confidence
Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services
Tax code review service, where we will check that you are on the right code and paying the right level of tax
Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside thousands of colleagues across the UK
*Terms & conditions apply

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