Sous Chef

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Aldridge; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elder care provider is looking for a dedicated Sous Chef in Aldridge, UK. The role involves supporting the head chef, preparing appealing and nutritionally balanced meals, and ensuring high standards of food safety. Candidates should hold relevant catering qualifications and have at least 1 year of experience in a similar role. This position allows you to contribute to the well-being of residents in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Supportive team environment

Help with ADBS Disclosure check

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of catering experience required.
• Demonstrate high-quality culinary service for residents.
• Ability to adapt quickly to various responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the head chef in managing the culinary team.
• Prepare modified diets for residents.
• Ensure food safety and hygiene standards are met.

Skills

Compassion

Flexibility

Food preparation

Understanding food safety

Education

Catering qualification (City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ)

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with over 100 homes across the country. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, offering exceptional care and building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Main duties of the job

As a Sous Chef, you will support the head chef in leading a culinary team that provides a nutritionally balanced, comprehensive, and high‑quality culinary service, contributing to the residents’ well‑being and achieving this within budget. Responsibilities include preparing modified diets and supervising the culinary staff, ensuring safe food handling, and helping the team understand the Avery Food Safety Management System.

About the role

YOUR FOCUS as Sous Chef will be to support the head chef in leading a culinary team that provides a nutritionally balanced, comprehensive, and high‑quality culinary service, achieved within budget. Other responsibilities will include:

• Preparing modified diets that look appealing, are well‑balanced, and in accordance with IDDSI guidance.
• Supervising and directing the work of culinary staff, providing instruction to unqualified staff on simple food preparation activities.
• Understanding the principles of safe food handling to meet the highest hygiene standards.
• Supporting all culinary team members in fully understanding the Avery Food Safety Management System.

About you

To be successful, you must live Avery’s values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in all that you do. Our ideal candidate must:

• Hold a relevant catering qualification (City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ or equivalent).
• Have a minimum of 1 year of catering experience.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to delivering high‑quality culinary services to residents.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we are a place where people love to work. Our vision is creating meaningful lives together, and we proudly offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered daily.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: We support the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams and are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. We are seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Sous Chef to join our award-winning team.

Responsibilities include those listed under "About the role" above.

Additional information

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant catering qualification (City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ or equivalent) and have a minimum of 1 year of catering experience. Demonstrate compassion and commitment to delivering high‑quality culinary services to residents, and be adaptable to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.