Deputy Chef (3881) Hatfield, England
| Salary: | GBP20085 - GBP20085 per annum + + Benefits |
The words ‘chef’ and ‘social life’ don’t often go together. Well, not this time. With this job you will not work evenings, you will only work 5 days a week, and you will not be under heavy pressure and stress.
Working 37.5 hours a week, you will assist in leading an established kitchen team as Deputy Chef at Rhodes Wood Hospital in Hatfield, where you'll prepare and cook meals on a large scale for the staff and service users.
It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you’ll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating meals. There’s a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.
As a Catering Manager, you will lead the kitchen team which will see you manage the rota's, budgets, stock and provide support and training to your team.
Just imagine… home in time for dinner every night. Two days off a week. And not stressed to the hilt.
Your Responsibilities:
- Participate in food purchasing through established procedures with an emphasis on cost and quality control
- Participate in food costings through effective cost control procedures
- Maintain good food storage procedures and stock rotation according to established procedures
- To ensure that all areas/equipment within the kitchen are cleaned using appropriate chemicals following manufacturers instructions
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- GCSE or equivalent English
- City & Guilds 706/1, 706/2 or equivalent in Basic Food Preparation Cooking
- Basic Food Hygiene
- Intermediate Food Hygiene
- Supervising qualification or working towards
- Knowledge of menu planning and costing
- Some supervising experience
- Health and Safety
What you will get
- Annual salary of £23,000
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
- Free meals & parking
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Career development and training
- Pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity Package
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.
About your next employer:
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 70 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.