Second Chef - Bank - Care Home

This is a temporary position for a qualified chef to work as a Second Chef at Barchester Healthcare, a leading UK healthcare provider. The role involves assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious and flavorsome menus for the residents, while ensuring a warm and welcoming environment in the home. Barchester is committed to delivering person-centered hospitality and is looking for passionate chefs who take pride in their work and are driven by quality.

As a Second Chef at Barchester, you will have the opportunity to work with fresh seasonal produce and deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the long hours and split shifts typical of the industry. You will assist the Head Chef in menu development, working within budget to create high-quality, wholesome dishes. Additionally, you will help manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, lead and motivate the team, and complete regular audits and stock control.

Barchester offers a competitive pay rate, work-life balance with alternate weekends, and opportunities for career growth and development.

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. The company is consistently reinvesting and growing, with several new build homes due to open and join the Barchester family. Barchester is the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work for, offering a range of benefits and opportunities for ambitious chefs.

Are you a qualified chef looking to work with fresh seasonal food, with the opportunity to have more of a work life balance and make what you do matter?

Working as a bank Second Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long weeks. You will assist the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus whilst working with residents to tailor menus around them. We are proud to deliver person centred hospitality across all our services and look for warm, motivated and passionate chefs who are driven by quality.

Barchester is one of the UKs leading healthcare providers, with over 224 homes and hospitals across the country. We are consistently reinvesting and growing, with several more new build homes due open and join the Barchester family. Barchester can offer long term career growth and opportunities for ambitious chefs who pride themselves on working at the highest of standards.

We are also the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work.

NEED TO HAVE

A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent Experience in helping lead and inspire a team A good understanding of nutrition Experience of working with fresh seasonal food The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home Good understanding of HACCP

NEED TO DO

Manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence Assist the Head Chef in menu development Work fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards

Help create a warm, efficient and fun environment Work within budget Complete regular audits Manage stock control To assist in leading and motivating a team

REWARDS PACKAGE

Work life balance - working days with alternate weekends Free learning and development A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Opportunity to showcase your talent at the annual Barchester Hospitality Awards Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you are a passionate Chef who is keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and who love to celebrate life, Barchester is the place to be

• You will need to hold a City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent qualification, have experience in helping lead and inspire a team, a good understanding of nutrition and HACCP, and the ability to create a warm and welcoming environment.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.