Chef / Cook

**Our Chef/Cook role involves**:

- Preparation and cooking of patient and staff meals: ensure meals are nutritious, appetising and taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements.
- Undertake the cleaning of the kitchen and equipment to ensure the kitchen is maintained to a high level.
- Supervising catering staff, ensuring their quality of work continues to meet required operational standards and the company's Assured Safe Catering policies and guidelines.
- Taking full shift responsibility for the catering operation (in the absence of the Head Chef).
- Ensuring the cost-effective and efficient control of stock including placing orders for food products and the checking/reconciliation of deliveries.Ensuring that wastage is minimised.
- To assist the Head Chef in the development of the menu in consultation with dietician and catering staffing, and young people.
- Attend training course as required.

**To be a successful as a Chef, you'll need**:

- Ability to prioritise work and use own initiative.
- Works well as a team and leads by example.
- Good communication skills as you will be interacting with residents as well as staff.
- Experience of working as a chef/cook in catering/care home environment.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of company guidelines, Codes of Practice & legislation.
- Basic food hygiene is required but training will be given.