Sous Chef post at Carrstone House Care Home, a care home run by Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. The role supports the head chef in running a kitchen team that serves nutritionally balanced, high-quality meals within budget. What sets it apart is preparing modified texture diets to IDDSI guidance and supervising kitchen staff, including training unqualified colleagues. Applicants need a catering qualification and at least a year's catering experience.
What the job involves
- Support the head chef in leading a culinary team delivering nutritionally balanced, high-quality meals within budget
- Prepare modified diets that are appealing, well-balanced and follow IDDSI guidance
- Supervise and direct culinary staff as the head chef directs
- Instruct and demonstrate simple food preparation tasks to unqualified staff
- Apply safe food handling principles so that all kitchen food preparation meets the highest hygiene standards
- Help kitchen staff understand and follow the Avery food safety management system
Qualifications
- Relevant catering qualification such as City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2, NVQ or equivalent
Experience
- At least 1 year of catering experience
Skills & knowledge
- Compassion and commitment to delivering high-quality culinary services to residents
- Adaptable and flexible, able to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice
- Lives the values of caring, support, honesty, respect and accountability
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS disclosure check, cost met by the employer
- Proof of eligibility to work in the UK
What’s offered
- Opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
