Sous Chef

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in elderly care is seeking a dedicated Sous Chef to support their culinary team. This role involves ensuring high-quality, nutritionally balanced meals for residents while upholding food safety standards. The ideal candidate will possess relevant catering qualifications and experience, demonstrating compassion and flexibility in a dynamic kitchen environment. Join a supportive team committed to making a positive impact on residents' lives, where your culinary skills will contribute to their well-being. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow within a caring and innovative organization dedicated to exceptional service.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of catering experience and relevant qualifications are essential.
• Demonstrated compassion and commitment to high-quality culinary services.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in leading a culinary team to provide high-quality service.
• Prepare modified diets and supervise culinary staff.

Skills

Catering experience

Food safety management

Compassion

Flexibility

Education

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

Job description

Job summary

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

Main duties of the job

As a Sous Chef at Avery Healthcare, you will support the Head Chef in leading a culinary team that provides a nutritionally balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality culinary service to the residents. Your responsibilities will include preparing modified diets, supervising and directing the work of culinary staff, ensuring food safety and hygiene standards, and supporting the team in understanding Avery's food safety management system.

Date posted

04 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14 to £14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1272872944

Job locations

Avery Healthcare, Purley, CR8 2LF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Sous Chef. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

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, which contributes to the overall well-being of the residents and is achieved within budget.

Other responsibilities will include:

• 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.

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 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.

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 the volume of applications received and business needs.