Sous Chef - Bank

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in London is seeking a Sous Chef to support the Head Chef in delivering a high-quality culinary service. The role involves preparing modified diets and supervising culinary staff. Ideal candidates will have relevant catering qualifications and at least one year of experience. This position emphasizes compassion and commitment to enriching resident experiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of catering experience.
• Ability to prepare modified diets following IDDSI guidance.
• Demonstrates compassion and commitment to high-quality service.

Responsibilities

• Prepare visually appealing, well-balanced modified diets.
• Supervise and direct culinary staff as per Head Chef's direction.
• Ensure all food preparation meets safety and hygiene standards.

Skills

Catering experience

Food safety knowledge

Team supervision

Education

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 a vision of "creating meaningful lives together." They are passionate about creating enriching experiences for residents and their team, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes and building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Role

As a Sous Chef at Avery Healthcare, your focus 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. Your responsibilities include preparing modified diets, supervising and directing the work of culinary staff, understanding the principles of safe food handling, and supporting the team in understanding the Avery Food Safety Management System.

Job responsibilities

• 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.

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 that 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 our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Other information

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, with the cost 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.

Disclosures

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such any necessary checks will be made with the Disclosure and Barring Service.