Sous Chef

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider in Chertsey is looking for an experienced Sous Chef to support the head chef. This role involves leading a culinary team to provide high-quality culinary services to residents, ensuring all food preparation meets hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will have relevant catering qualifications and at least one year of catering experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of catering experience required.
• Ability to supervise and instruct culinary staff.
• Must understand safe food handling principles.

Responsibilities

• Support the head chef in leading the culinary team.
• Prepare modified diets according to IDDSI guidance.
• Ensure all food preparation meets hygiene standards.

Skills

Catering experience

Food hygiene standards

Adaptability

Compassion

Education

Relevant catering qualification (City & Guilds 706/1, 706/2 or NVQ)

Job description

Overview

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

Job responsibilities

As a Sous Chef at Avery Healthcare in Chertsey, 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 overall well-being of residents and achieved within budget. You will be responsible for preparing modified diets, supervising and directing the work of culinary staff, and ensuring all food preparation meets the highest hygiene standards.

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

About you

To be successful in your application, you must live our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in all that you do.

• 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 the delivery of high-quality culinary services to residents.
• Be able to be adaptive 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. We believe the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," 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 every day.

Disclosure and checks

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required to check for any previous criminal convictions. The cost of the DBS check will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK may be required.

Note

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