Avery Healthcare Group is recruiting a bank chef to cover kitchens across its care homes, on an as-needed basis rather than a fixed contract. The post centres on running the culinary department at each home visited: planning menus, ordering stock within budget, and directing kitchen staff and the host team. Because the work involves travelling between homes, it suits someone happy to move about. Applicants need at least five years' culinary experience, a catering qualification and IDDSI or textured diet training.
What the job involves
- Run the culinary department day to day, managing and guiding the culinary team
- Provide nutritionally balanced, high-quality meals for residents within budget
- Travel between homes across the region
- Prepare menu plans for Home Manager approval, accounting for special dietary needs and keeping records
- Place food orders with approved suppliers within authority and budget limits, maintaining stock levels
- Supervise and direct kitchen staff and the Host team
- Instruct unqualified staff in simple food preparation
- Apply the Avery Food Safety Management system and safe food handling to keep the kitchen to the highest hygiene standards
What’s required
Qualifications
- NVQ 3 in Food Production or equivalent, or City and Guilds 706-1 and 706-2 Catering qualifications
- Trained in IDDSI and textured modified diets
Experience
- A minimum of 5 years' culinary experience
- Experience managing a busy kitchen
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of health and safety and current food safety legislation
- Knowledge of COSHH
- Managing the cleaning of a culinary department to 5-star rating standards
- Ability to work as part of a team and show leadership
Checks & eligibility
- 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
