Chef Care Home

3 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Excelcare Holdings Full time

**£500 Welcome Bonus**

We are currently looking for a **Chef** to join the Excelcare team at** Primrose Care Home in Cambridge.**

Excelcare is a family-owned care home group established for over 30 years. Offering great care every day is central to everything we do.

**What you can expect**:

- Salary from £12.00 - £13.60 per hour depending on experience.
- 35 hours a week
- Shifts from 07.30am - 02.30pm X 5 times a week, Monday - Sunday (including alternate weekends).

**Main Duties**:

- Cook using fresh ingredients made from scratch
- Prepare weekly food rotas and menus, paying attention to any special dietary requirements
- Communication of information to senior members of staff relevant to ordering stock and menu planning
- Assist Healthcare Professionals around dietician
- Complying with and developing Risk Assessments
- Maintain quality assurance systems within the kitchen
- To deputise the catering services in the absence of the Head Cook
- Undertake supervision of other kitchen staff
- Have a full understanding of Health & Safety as well as Food Hygiene issues, COSHH, and working within the guidelines relating to cross infection
- Be available at short notice to cover absence and sickness.

**What you will need**:

- NVQ Level 2 in catering and hospitality
- 2 years’ experience in a catering environment
- 12 months experience in managing a kitchen

**What we offer in return for your hard work**:

- **£500 Welcome Bonus**:

- 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
- Free on-site parking*
- **Enhancement to pay on bank holidays**:

- Refer a Friend Scheme rewarding £300 for every person you refer
- DBS certificate paid by Excelcare*
- Comprehensive induction programme
- Funded qualifications via the apprenticeship programme (where required)
- Paid uniform
- Employee of the month - £100 for outstanding contribution
- Free learning and development*

*T’s and C’s apply


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