Junior Chef

The words '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 Thornford Park in Thatcham as Junior Chef, where you will work 37.5 hours a week on a shift pattern of 5 out of 7. You will be 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.

**Your responsibilities**:

- Undertaking the planning, preparation and cooking of meals, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements
- Undertaking Kitchen Assistant duties, including cleaning and stock rotation
- Assisting the Head Chef by researching and creating new menus, ensuring meals are of high quality and compliment healthy eating guidelines.
- Ensuring the cost-effective and efficient control of stock, including placing orders for food products and checking/reconciliation of deliveries

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

- To be 18 years of age or over
- To understand basic numeracy and literacy
- NVQ Level 2 in food preparation and cooking or equivalent
- Flexibility, as you will be working a shift pattern 5 out of 7
- Basic food hygiene is required but training will be given
- Good communication skills as you will be interacting with Service Users as well as staff

**What you will get**:

- Annual salary of £22,000
- Overtime available for hours over 37.5
- 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.