Head Chef

No two days are the same; you will bring your expertise as a Cook/Chef, and leave each day knowing you've made a difference. You'll work in our clean, professional, 5-star rated kitchen and know that you are appreciated. This is a role where you will:

• Use your catering skills to ensuring that nutritional varied menus are designed
• Use your creative flair to manage catering for our various corporate and fundraising events
• Work in a care-based environment, interacting with our patients and their families and ensuring that they and our staff are fed and happy
• Work with colleagues regarding special diets that may be needed by some patients
• Provide line management to Catering Assistants and Cooks
• Ensure that all catering areas maintain a high standard, Offering care and support for people with incurable illness where and when it's needed.
  
  Experience of managing a professional kitchen
• You will have a basic Food Hygiene Certificate and City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ level 1& 2 equivalent
• You are a flexible team player who can organise and prepare for the day-to-day catering demands
• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, to manage a team and interact with colleagues, patients and families
  
  Salary: £26,574 per annum (+ 50% at weekends and all bank holidays)
Free parking on-site, subsidised food and uniform provided.Why working at Pilgrims Hospices is different No split shifts or late nights and a better work-life balance than found in many jobs in the hospitality industry. A permanent contract of 40 hours per week. "You end your work week knowing that you have made an incredible difference to families across east Kent."About Pilgrims Hospices Pilgrims Hospices provide care and support for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families. All our sites are modern, spacious and surrounded by landscaped gardens. As well as caring for their medical needs, we support our patients to feel comfortable and happy, whether by spending time in our beautiful gardens, having pamper days, playing a board game with their loved ones, eating their favourite meal or whatever is special to them. You can watch a short film about Pilgrims here (the catering section features at 19 minutes 19 seconds into the video), This is a full-time role (40 hours per week) and is based at Pilgrims Hospice Canterbury. Working days will be between Monday and Sunday. The successful candidate will be required to work early and/or late shifts, between the hours of 07:00 and 19:30. You will be provided with on-site parking, a uniform and subsidised meals during your work day.Our benefits As an Employer of Choice, we are committed to supporting our employees and volunteers through both a holistic benefits package, but also through wellbeing and work-life balance. Our hospices offer:
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised meals (currently £2 per meal)
• Uniform provided
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity pay and special leave
• A great work-life balance with realistic working hours
• Financial discounts, provided through the Blue Light Card membership scheme
• Standard Life Workplace Pension; those joining us from the NHS may retain eligibility to membership of the NHS pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Friendly and highly professional working environments alongside passionate people
• Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning
We invest in our employees, which is one of the key things that makes us an award-winning Employer of Choice!