Head Chef

We are currently recruiting for a Head Chef who will have the opportunity to be involved in every aspect of the kitchen management from planning the menus, motivating and leading your team, ensuring the dining experience meets the needs of all our residents,ensuring food standards are kept high.

Co-ordinating all aspects of Kitchen production so that food is prepared to the agreed standards and time deadlines are met. ordering and supplier of stock, training and coaching more junior staff, ensuring all HACCAP and COSHH requirements are met.

**You must have the following qualifications**
- GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths
- Catering Diploma (City & Guilds/BTEC)
- Health and Safety and Food Hygiene Certificates

**We are looking for someone with the following experience**
- Significant Head Chef experience
- Significant and relevant high cover kitchen experience
- Day to day management of a kitchen team, including staff meetings

**We are looking for someone with the following technical skills**
- Proven competency in nutritionally balanced menu planning
- Ability to cater for specific dietary needs
- Efficient ordering and record keeping
- Stock control
- Working within a budget
- Proven communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic with a can do attitude.
- Works collaboratively with others sharing ideas and information at all times
- Ability to maintain staff discipline and morale
- Has the ability to delegate stretching responsibilities to develop people
- Effectively builds trust with a consistent approach between actions and words
- Has the ability to raise standards through innovation and new ideas
- Will take responsibility for issues and resolve them