Second Chef

3 weeks ago

StrattonontheFosse, United Kingdom Care Concern Group Full time
Second Chef Catering and Hospitality - Rowan Park Care Home Contract: Bank Salary: £14.00 per hour Shift Type: Dayshift

Our modern, traditionally built care home situated in the rural town of Radstock, will provide luxury accommodation for 50-residents. We will specialise in Residential, Nursing, Dementia and Respite care.

We’re looking for a skilled Second Chef to join our care home team, where you’ll play a key role in ensuring our residents enjoy high-quality, well-balanced meals every day.

Why This Role Matters

As Second Chef, you’ll do more than just cook you’ll be crafting meals that provide comfort, nourishment, and joy to our residents. Your expertise in the kitchen will help create a welcoming atmosphere where food is something everyone looks forward to.

What You’ll Do

  • Meal Preparation: Prepare, cook, and serve both hot and cold meals, ensuring they meet the dietary needs and preferences of our residents.
  • Menu Planning: Work closely with the Head Chef to plan menus that provide a balanced, nutritious diet, making the most of fresh, available ingredients.
  • Kitchen Management: Take charge of day-to-day kitchen management, organizing and controlling food production within budget while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
  • Record Keeping: Maintain accurate records of food supplies and monitor freezer and fridge temperatures to ensure food safety and quality.
  • Stock Management: Ensure proper stock rotation, assist in ordering supplies, check deliveries, and conduct stock valuations as needed.
  • Health & Safety: Uphold statutory Health & Safety standards in the kitchen and dining areas, ensuring a safe and hygienic environment.
  • Cleaning & Maintenance: Ensure all crockery and equipment are cleaned and stored properly and oversee the overall cleanliness of the kitchen and dining areas.

Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications

  • Culinary Qualifications: City & Guilds 706 " 1 & 2, or equivalent qualification (achieved or working towards).
  • Team Player: Ability to work effectively within a team to achieve common goals.
  • Food Hygiene: Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, ensuring you understand and implement best practices in food safety.
  • Communication Skills: Good communication skills to liaise with team members and understand residents’ dietary needs.
  • Initiative: Ability to work independently and take the lead in the kitchen, when the Head Chef isn’t available.

Desired Experience

  • Specialized Food Preparation: Experience in preparing food for the specific needs of our residents.
  • Care Environment Experience: Experience working in a care environment is beneficial but not essential.

If you’re passionate about cooking and want to make a real difference in the lives of our residents, we’d love to have you join our team. Bring your culinary skills to our kitchen, where your meals will nourish, delight, and contribute to the well-being of those in our care.

Apply now to become a valued member of our care home family

Benefits

  • Pension
  • Onsite Parking
  • Paid DBS
  • Uniform Provided
  • 5.6 Weeks Annual Leave (Based on a full-time contract)

  • Second Chef

    1 month ago

    Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, United Kingdom Rowan Park Care Home Full time

    Job Title: Second ChefWe are seeking a skilled Second Chef to join our team at Rowan Park Care Home, where you will play a vital role in ensuring our residents enjoy high-quality, well-balanced meals every day.Key Responsibilities:Prepare, cook, and serve hot and cold meals, meeting the dietary needs and preferences of our residents.Work closely with the...

  • Second Chef

    1 month ago

    Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, United Kingdom Rowan Park Care Home Full time

    Job Title: Second ChefWe are seeking a skilled Second Chef to join our team at Rowan Park Care Home, where you will play a vital role in ensuring our residents enjoy high-quality, well-balanced meals every day.Key Responsibilities:Prepare, cook, and serve hot and cold meals, meeting the dietary needs and preferences of our residents.Work closely with the...

  • Second Chef

    4 weeks ago

    Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

    Job SummaryThis role as a Second Chef in a care home setting offers the opportunity to work with fresh, seasonal ingredients and create high-quality, nutritious meals for residents. The successful candidate will assist the Head Chef in menu development and kitchen management, while also engaging with residents to tailor the menus to their preferences....

  • Second Chef

    4 weeks ago

    Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

    Job SummaryThis role as a Second Chef in a care home setting offers the opportunity to work with fresh, seasonal ingredients and create high-quality, nutritious meals for residents. The successful candidate will assist the Head Chef in menu development and kitchen management, while also engaging with residents to tailor the menus to their preferences....

  • Second Chef

    1 month ago

    Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

    Job SummaryThis role as a Second Chef in a care home setting offers the opportunity to work with fresh, seasonal ingredients and create high-quality, nutritious meals for residents. The successful candidate will assist the Head Chef in menu development and kitchen management, while also engaging with residents to tailor the menus to their preferences....

  • Second Chef

    3 weeks ago

    Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

    Job SummaryThis role as a Second Chef in a care home setting offers the opportunity to work with fresh, seasonal ingredients and create high-quality, nutritious meals for residents. The successful candidate will assist the Head Chef in menu development and kitchen management, while also engaging with residents to tailor the menus to their preferences....

  • Second Chef

    3 weeks ago

    Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

    Job SummaryThis role as a Second Chef in a care home setting offers the opportunity to work with fresh, seasonal ingredients and create high-quality, nutritious meals for residents. The successful candidate will assist the Head Chef in menu development and kitchen management, while also engaging with residents to tailor the menus to their preferences....

  • Second Chef

    1 month ago

    Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

    Job SummaryThe role of a Second Chef at Barchester Healthcare involves working with fresh seasonal food, delivering hotel/restaurant standards, and assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus while tailoring them to the preferences of the residents. The position requires a personable and warm approach, a good...

  • Second Chef

    4 weeks ago

    Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

    Job SummaryThe role of a Second Chef at Barchester Healthcare involves working with fresh seasonal food, delivering hotel/restaurant standards, and assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus while tailoring them to the preferences of the residents. The position requires a personable and warm approach, a good...

  • Second Chef

    1 month ago

    Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

    Job SummaryThe role of a Second Chef at Barchester Healthcare involves working with fresh seasonal food, delivering hotel/restaurant standards, and assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus while tailoring them to the preferences of the residents. The position requires a personable and warm approach, a good...

  • Second Chef

    4 weeks ago

    Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

    Job SummaryThe role of a Second Chef at Barchester Healthcare involves working with fresh seasonal food, delivering hotel/restaurant standards, and assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus while tailoring them to the preferences of the residents. The position requires a personable and warm approach, a good...

  • Second Chef

    3 weeks ago

    Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

    Job SummaryThe role of a Second Chef at Barchester Healthcare involves working with fresh seasonal food, delivering hotel/restaurant standards, and assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus while tailoring them to the preferences of the residents. The position requires a personable and warm approach, a good...

  • Second Chef

    3 weeks ago

    Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

    Job SummaryThe role of a Second Chef at Barchester Healthcare involves working with fresh seasonal food, delivering hotel/restaurant standards, and assisting the Head Chef in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus while tailoring them to the preferences of the residents. The position requires a personable and warm approach, a good...

  • Executive Chef Assistant

    3 weeks ago

    Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Care UK Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Second Chef to join our catering team at Care UK. As a Second Chef, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our kitchens, working closely with the Head Chef to deliver high-quality meals to our residents.Key ResponsibilitiesAssist the Head Chef in preparing and cooking meals...

  • Executive Chef Assistant

    3 weeks ago

    Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Care UK Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Second Chef to join our catering team at Care UK. As a Second Chef, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our kitchens, working closely with the Head Chef to deliver high-quality meals to our residents.Key ResponsibilitiesAssist the Head Chef in preparing and cooking meals...

  • Executive Chef Assistant

    4 weeks ago

    Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Care UK Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Second Chef to join our catering team at Care UK. As a Second Chef, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our kitchens, working closely with the Head Chef to deliver high-quality meals to our residents.Key ResponsibilitiesAssist the Head Chef in menu planning, food...

  • Executive Chef Assistant

    4 weeks ago

    Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Care UK Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Second Chef to join our catering team at Care UK. As a Second Chef, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our kitchens, working closely with the Head Chef to deliver high-quality meals to our residents.Key ResponsibilitiesAssist the Head Chef in menu planning, food...

  • Chef

    5 months ago

    Stow-on-the-Wold, United Kingdom Edwardstow Court Full time

    Chef Chef Location: Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire Pay rate: £14.70 per hour, plus weekend and NVQ enhancements Contracted hours: 0 / Bank ABOUT THE ROLE Are you an experienced chef, used to catering for large groups of people, looking to design your own menus, cooking with fresh seasonal food? Are you looking for your next challenge...

  • Executive Sous Chef

    2 weeks ago

    Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Marston's Full time

    Unlock Your Culinary PotentialAt Marston's, we're on the hunt for a talented Second Chef to elevate our kitchen team to new heights.Be the Master of Your DomainAs a Second Chef, you'll be the right-hand person to our Head Chef, covering their responsibilities when they're away. You'll oversee, organize, and motivate our kitchen team, helping them develop...

  • Taco Chef

    4 weeks ago

    Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Las Iguanas Full time

    Be a Part of the Las Iguanas TeamWe are seeking a skilled Taco Chef to join our dynamic team at Las Iguanas. As a Taco Chef, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional service and producing high-quality dishes in a fast-paced kitchen environment.Key Responsibilities:Organize and coordinate service for one or more sections in our kitchens.Work...