Sous Chef

**SOUS CHEF**

The role of Sous Chef will involve the delivery of Hospitality Services within ourclient's Campus, Care Homes, and Community Centres to excellent standards.

This is a great opportunity for an established Sous Chef with a good head for finance to head up this café operation. You will be reporting to the Executive Chef for the wider campus but will have a large degree of autonomy as they are looking to streamlinethe operation whilst maximising revenue opportunities.

**What you will be doing**

You will have a key role ensuring we deliver an excellent service to our customers, creating an inviting and pleasant environment. Your core duties will involve:

- Ensuring all food produced is to the agreed standard, developing innovative approaches ensuring market trends, cultural requirements and Kashrut laws are met
- Ensuring all food hygiene and Health & Safety practices are monitored, met, and recorded in line with organisational policies and current legislations
- Working within the agreed budget, administer unit controls in line with budget and consistently seek and implement ways of improving the quality and cost effectiveness of the service
- Leading, motivating and encouraging team building to ensure agreed qualitative outcomes are achieved and customer service expectations are exceeded and maintained
- Deputising for the Chef in their absence and comply with their responsibilities

**Who they are looking for?**

You will ideally have previous experience working within a busy kitchen environment, working both independently and within a team. You will need:

- Appropriate supervisory experience and relevant qualifications pertaining to the safe delivery of Food & Hygiene or Catering Services. NVQ Level 2 or 3
- Energetic, passionate and proactive attitude
- Experience of working to deadlines and adhering to budgetary requirements.
- Understands the challenge of and sensitivity needed to care and support vulnerable people