Sous Chef

Hawthorns Retirement; Northampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a friendly, award-winning team at The Hawthorns as a Sous Chef. You will support the Head Chef in delivering high-quality culinary services to residents while embodying the values of compassion and support. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance your career in a vibrant retirement community, with a focus on quality meals in line with nutritional guidelines.

Qualifications

• 1 year of catering experience required.
• Demonstrates commitment to high-quality culinary service.
• Adaptable to cover various responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Chef in leading a culinary team.
• Prepare modified diets and supervise culinary staff.
• Ensure food preparation meets hygiene standards.

Skills

Compassion

Flexibility

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ or equivalent

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Join Our Team at The Hawthorns

At The Hawthorns, we believe in supporting those who support our residents. We recognize and celebrate our hardworking colleagues, champion your career development with a range of apprenticeships, and provide access to various leisure and retail discounts.

We are now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as a Sous Chef.

About the Role

Your focus as a 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, contributing to the overall well-being of the residents 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 and demonstration to unqualified staff on simple food preparation activities.
• Understanding the principles of safe food handling to ensure all food preparation 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 embody our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability.

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 a commitment to delivering high-quality culinary services to residents.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About The Hawthorns

The Hawthorns offers a unique retirement model with properties for rent for those seeking an independent lifestyle at beautiful locations across the country. Our retirement villages are vibrant and friendly, where we eat, have fun, and live together. Our vision of creating meaningful lives together is achieved through exceptional service and experience across our four luxurious retirement homes, establishing us as the preferred choice for residents and employees.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be covered by the business.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the deadline depending on application volume and business needs.