Sous Chef

Sous Chef; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Jewish Care organization as a Sous Chef, where you will work in a high-spec kitchen to deliver high-quality meals. Enjoy a supportive environment with sociable hours, allowing you to make a significant impact on the lives of residents and service users. We offer great benefits, including a Cycle to Work scheme and discounted gym memberships.

Benefits

Free soup and sandwich during shifts

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Company sick pay

4% employer pension contributions

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy kitchen environment essential.
• Appropriate supervisory experience required.
• Energetic, passionate, and proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality food preparation and service.
• Monitor food hygiene and Health & Safety compliance.
• Motivate team to achieve quality and service expectations.

Skills

Team Working

Food Hygiene

Budget Management

Catering Services

Education

NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Food & Hygiene

Job description

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This isn’t just catering … this is Jewish Care catering …

We’re seeking a skilled and passionate Sous Chef to join our team. You’ll be working in a high-spec kitchen with top-quality equipment, including Rational iCombi ovens, as well as working in an established and high-performing team.

Our sociable working hours offer the perfect work-life balance and you’ll be able to make a real difference to our service users and residents through providing great quality meals and catering. Our campus locations offer a great working environment, with the opportunity to work with a diverse and brilliant team. You’ll also support in the catering for our numerous events.

We strive to be an employer of choice, fostering a positive kitchen culture where staff feel valued and supported. As a result, our team members stay with us long-term, allowing us to build strong, well-established teams that work collaboratively and support one another. If you are not familiar with Kosher kitchen practices … don’t worry – full training is provided.

We offer great benefits, including

• Free soup and sandwich during shifts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounted gym membership, and shopping discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support, and access to a 24/7 GP
• Company sick pay and 4% employer pension contributions

We are seeking a culinary professional who is committed to delivering high-quality, nutritious, and delicious meals to our residents, service users and their families & friends.

This post is working 35 hours per week working 5 days out of 7 and will include some weekends. Shifts are either 7am to 2.30pm or 11.30am to 7pm.

As the Sous Chef you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring we deliver an excellent service to our customers, creating an inviting and pleasant environment. Your core duties will involve:
• Ensuring all food produced is to the agreed standard, developing innovative approaches ensuring market trends, cultural requirements and Kashrut laws are met
• Ensuring all food hygiene and Health & Safety practices are monitored, met, and recorded in line with organisational policies and current legislations
• Working within the agreed budget, administer unit controls in line with budget and consistently seek and implement ways of improving the quality and cost effectiveness of the service
• Leading, motivating and encouraging team building to ensure agreed qualitative outcomes are achieved and customer service expectations are exceeded and maintained
• Deputising for the Head Chef in their absence and comply with their responsibilities

Who are we looking for?

You will ideally have previous experience working within a busy kitchen environment, working both independently and within a team. You will need:

• Appropriate supervisory experience and relevant qualifications pertaining to the safe delivery of Food & Hygiene or Catering Services. NVQ Level 2 or 3
• Energetic, passionate and proactive attitude
• Experience of working to deadlines and adhering to budgetary requirements.
• Understands the challenge of and sensitivity needed to care and support vulnerable people

Jewish Care is the largest provider of health and social care services for the Jewish community in the UK. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people. We provide services to a range of people including older people, people with mental health needs and people living with dementia.

Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture. We value Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusivity.

Jewish Care operate a rolling recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert once a suitable candidate has been identified.