At a Glance
- Tasks: Create delicious, nutritious meals and manage kitchen operations with a fantastic team.
- Company: Join one of the West Midlands' largest housing and care providers.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, professional development, and great rewards like free tickets and pension contributions.
- Other info: Inclusive culture with strong support for all employees and excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in residents' lives through your culinary skills and creativity.
- Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 in Catering and excellent people skills required.
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £29,274.73
Location: Springwood, Telford TF11 8GT
The Role: Are you passionate about showcasing your cooking skills? This is a great opportunity for you to prepare nutritious, delicious meals for our ShireLiving residents putting a smile on their faces. If you have excellent people skills, hold a NVQ Level 3 in Catering and looking to work as part of a fantastic team, look no further.
Benefits:
- Continuous professional development with training, coaching, and mentoring
- Enhanced maternity, shared parental, and adoption leave
- Free onsite parking
- Paid Carer’s leave
- You will have access to our comprehensive training platform
- Access to a number of fantastic rewards including free and discounted tickets to popular destinations
- Employer pension contributions up to 7%
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to our Long Service Award Scheme
- Access to our Cycle to Work Scheme
What will you be doing?
- Preparing quality food
- Managing kitchen operations
- Tracking inventory
- Ordering supplies
- Cleaning and organising the food preparation area
- Training new kitchen employees on standards and regulations
- Have a friendly approach towards visitors and residents
- Monitoring the kitchen area to ensure sanitation standards are maintained.
About you:
- You will be someone who has the ability to create great food, that is well presented, full of flavour, balanced and nutritional
- You will have experience of ordering supplies and carrying out stock takes
- You will be someone who would embrace processes and procedures along with adding in a good measure of your creativity
- You will be open to new ideas and thinking out of the box
About Us: We’re one of the West Midlands’ largest housing and care providers, with over 33,000 homes and a bold vision for the future. We create places people are proud to call home.
The way we work is shaped by three simple behaviours:
- Own it – make it happen
- Improve it - move things forward.
- Live it – show understanding and compassion
We’re building something special and need talented people to help lead the way. There’s never been a better time to join us and make a real difference.
Our Inclusive Culture: The Housing Plus Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees. We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, so creating a culture which is inclusive isn’t only the right thing to do, but is crucial to the success of any organisation. All of our employee networks make a positive contribution to how we are able to support all of our staff and includes networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, heritage and culture and our allies’ network.
Next Steps: To apply for this role, please submit an application. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check.
Chef Manager in Shifnal employer: Housing Plus Group
At Housing Plus Group, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment in Springwood, Telford. As a Chef Manager, you will not only have the opportunity to showcase your culinary skills but also benefit from continuous professional development, generous employee rewards, and a strong commitment to work-life balance. Join us in making a meaningful impact on the lives of our residents while enjoying a culture that values creativity, compassion, and collaboration.
