Head Chef

2 weeks ago

Cullompton, United Kingdom Elysium Healthcare Full time

The words 'head chef' and 'social life' don't often go together. Well, not this time. With this job you will not work evenings, you will only work 5 days a week, and you will not be under heavy pressure and stress.

Join the brand-new service, The Woodmill in the centre of Cullompton, where you will lead the team in preparing and cooking lunch and dinner for staff and service users. You will also provide guidance and training to your peers.

It's a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you'll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating meals. There's a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.

Just imaginehome in time for dinner every night. Two days off a week. And not stressed to the hilt. #
- We encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19. As such, you will need to have had your Covid Vaccine to be eligible for this position._

**Your responsibilities**:

- Participating in food purchasing through established procedures with an emphasis on cost and quality control
- Participating in food costings through effective cost control procedures
- Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation according to established procedures
- Preparing and cooking meals to a consistently high standard
- Preparing and producing foods for conferences and banquets

**To be successful in this role, you'll need**:

- GCSE or equivalent English
- City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking
- Basic Food Hygiene (Intermediate desirable)
- Supervising qualification or working towards
- Experience preparing and producing quality food to a high standard
- Knowledge of menu planning and costing
- Some supervising experience

**What you will get**
- Annual salary of £23,887
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - plus your birthday off
- Free meals and parking
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Career development and training
- Pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity Package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, and much more.

**About your next employer**:
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities& Autism, Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.

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