Sous Chef - Care Home

Care home Chef - We are seeking to appoint a motivated and experienced Sous Chef to join our team of one Head and two Sous.

To work with the Head Chef, to ensure that a high quality of food service is provided to support residents, responsive to their needs and contributes to their overall positive experience of living and thriving in our GOOD rated Care Home.

Care Home Experience is not needed, as full training will be provided; DBS must be clean.

40 hours - 4 days a week - hourly rate of £14.00.
Shift times are 0730-1730, with alternate weekend working.
Role Responsibilities:

• Ensure that menus are presented and displayed in a way that residents can understand them and make daily choices on what they wish to eat during the day.
• Ensure that meals are provided in sufficient quantities, taking into account the diets to meet medical, ethnic and personal needs and preferences.
• Ensure all food is nutritionally balanced, attractively presented for service in a timely manner and in the correct sequence.
• Understand, follow and adhere to company HACCP, ensuring full compliance.
• Ensure that the kitchen and serving areas are clean and hygienic and maintain a high standard of infection control and adhere to the Food Standards Act 1999, ensuring cleaning rotas are adhered to and records kept.
• Manage, allocate duties and supervise the kitchen team in the absence of the Head Chef, ensuring a quality delivery of services.
• Inspire and motivate the team to produce food to the expected high standards.