Second Chef

**Are you tired of working difficult split shifts?**

**Do you want to address your work life balance, whilst continuing to create?**

**Silvermere Care Home** located in **Cobham** are currently looking to add an experienced, creative and passionate Second Chef to work as key part of our culinary team. Silvermere Care Home delivers compassionate residential, dementia,and respite care in a high quality environment.

We view this role an exciting opportunity to work in support of our Hotel Services team by supporting and at times leading (in the absence of the Head Chef) a comprehensive, high-quality culinary service, which contributes to the overall well-being of residents.Our aim is to offer a variety of food which is nutritious seasonal, thoughtful and nourishing.

Good quality inspirational cuisine can be both a treat and healthy, so no residents will have to feel guilty or left out when enjoying our food offering, so if you have experience in the hotel or catering industry, coupled with a passion for quality homecooked cuisine then you may just be who we are looking for.

This role will require you to work shifts on a rota to include weekends.

**The key responsibilities of our Second Chef include**:

- Prepare and cook all daily meals for residents and staff and provides catering for special occasions.
- Understand the principles of safe food handling to ensure all food preparation undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene.
- Accept delivery of goods, checking against order forms and reporting any discrepancies.
- Practice safe systems of work across the range of tasks and in particular moving and handling of loads, by assessing risk and having due regard for personal safety of residents, visitors and staff.
- Advise on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
- Responsible for the safe and tidy storage of supplies and equipment.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with all residents, family, visitors and colleagues.

**Your Money - Great Team Players Need Great Rewards**
- £14.50 per hour + £1.50 weekend rate enhancement
- Enhanced pay options
- Hastee Pay - providing you with the opportunity to receive your earned pay immediately to increase your choice and financial wellbeing
- Holiday pay and holiday-type benefits through employee discount scheme
- Workplace Pension
- Refer a Friend payments
- Free DBS, free uniform
- Paid e-learning and training
- CQC outcome bonus
- Long service awards and recognition
- Career development with salary increases
- Staff wellbeing strategy

**Your Working Life**
- Flexibility - We can offer a range of shift patterns that best fit around your family. Let us know what hours you are looking for and we will do our best to accommodate you
- A career development pathway and support with qualifications - linked with increases in salary
- A comprehensive and supportive induction programme to ensure confidence and competence

**Avery #OneFamily Well-being Programme**
- Blue Light Card - Employee discounts scheme for a wide range of retailers, restaurants and days out
- Treat and pamper days
- Daily staff celebrations
- Staff well-being committees
- Mental health first aiders for staff
- Apprenticeship programme
- Managing Director award and Avery Awards