Chef (older Adults)

Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC617805
Salary Range: £23,115 - £24,140 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £9,370 - £9,786 pro rata, per annum)
Work Location: Hawthorne Court, Sarisbury Green - Southampton
Hours per week: 15
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 31 October 2024

The Role:

Our homes provide the right environment for us to deliver the outstanding care our residents deserve. Joining our catering team as a Chef, you'll be responsible for preparing high quality, nutritious meals. You'll support the Chef Manager with overseeing the catering budget, ordering food stock and planning menus. Each of our residents is unique and you'll deliver a person-centred catering service, ensuring individual dietary needs are met.

Take a look at our
Candidate Pack for more information about the role, team and our values. The section 'About you' explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.

Our Chefs need a Level 2 in Food and Cooking, alongside catering experience in a similar environment. With excellent team working skills you'll working alongside others, responding calmly and flexibly to changing needs. With strong communication and relationship building skills, you'll enjoy getting to know our residents and working closely with your colleagues in the home.

Choose a career with us and join our friendly, committed and supportive team as a Chef, as part of the largest care provider in Hampshire. You'll have access to a wealth of rewarding career choices, whatever your skills and experience, plus access to our extensive
benefits package.

This role does involve some weekend and bank holidays working, for which enhancements are paid.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.

Other roles you may have experience of may include: Cook, Chef Manager, Sous Chef, Caterer.

Values Based Recruitment:

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults' Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Additional Information:

Find out more about
Working with us in Adults' Health and Care, including our benefits and the recruitment process.

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

For general enquiries, # an informal chat about the role, Oladunni Bello, Registered Manager on # County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

Our Chefs need a Level 2 in Food and Cooking, alongside catering experience in a similar environment. With excellent team working skills you'll working alongside others, responding calmly and flexibly to changing needs. With strong communication and relationship building skills, you'll enjoy getting to know our residents and working closely with your colleagues in the home.

Choose a career with us and join our friendly, committed and supportive team as a Chef, as part of the largest care provider in Hampshire. You'll have access to a wealth of rewarding career choices, whatever your skills and experience, plus access to our extensive
benefits package.

This role does involve some weekend and bank holidays working, for which enhancements are paid.