About
Chef manager required serving high quality meals for residents at a care home and day centre. Catering for approx 80 residents per day - live local to London NW9
Vacancy Reference:
CM6031
Location:
London
The Company:

Friendly working environment overseeing a team of 4 offering great working hours and benefits

Role Details:

The successful candidate be responsible for leading the catering team in the daily production and serving of high quality meals for residents at this care home and day centre. The  Care home is a 70 bed care home in NW London  roviding support to individuals over 65 including those living with Dementia. We are looking for someone who is passionate about food and has experience managing a catering team as a chef manager in a similar environment or within a school enviroment. The successful candidate should be confident managing budgets and people and should be flexible, self-motivated with great organisational skills and attention to detail. Experience in menu development and tailoring menus around residents to ensure we deliver person centred hospitality is essential as well as experience of completing regular audits and managing stock control. The successful candidate should be able to lead, motivate, inspire and develop a team.

Essential

  • 2 years commercial chef manager experience
  • Experience and knowledge of menu planning
  • Broad range of managerial skills including; communication, managing budgets, supervision, development and training and performance management
  • Consultative approach to catering provision
  • Scrupulous attention to hygiene, and health and safety
  • Team player, reliable and responsible, calm under pressure
  • Commitment to personal development

Desirable

Experience of catering for the dietary needs of older people

Essential   Good literacy and numeracy skills Working knowledge of relevant health & safety legislation Knowledge of procedures for food ordering Knowledge of dysphagia and other dietary needs Eligible to work in the UK A satisfactory DBS check with no barred listing
 Knowledgeable about Dementia Knowledge of CQC requirements  

 

 

  • We are a London Living Wage Employer
  • 25 days annual leave, rising with length of service
  • Ability to buy or sell up to five days annual leave per year
  • Life assurance - 3x of annual salary
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Volunteering Activities
  • Flexible and agile working
  • Pension & Flexible Benefits – access to a variety of benefits to choose from
  • Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring programme and apprenticeships
  • Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with learning pool platform
  • The company is a mindful employer with trained Mental Health First Aiders

 

 The working hours are mornings  7- 1pm - 5 days per week - every other weekend off

Salary & Benefits:

You will need to have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role, along with all the necessary supporting documents.