Head Chef

Head Chef
Hours: 40 hours per week, 5 days per week, every other weekend
Pay Rate: £15.15 an hour
Runwood Homes is one of the UKs largest residential elderly care providers recently placed in the top 20 care home groups in the uk. The Group operates 76 homes in England and Northern Ireland under three brands, Runwood Senior Living, Sanders Senior Living and Kathryn Homes (Northern Ireland only).
Runwood Homes Group invests heavily in internal, external, and e-training programmes for our staff at every level. As we move forward our reputation for providing innovative care for people living with dementia continues to grow.
We are currently recruiting for a Head Chef to join our Hospitality team, Working as a Head Chef at Runwood Homes, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long hours. You will have full autonomy in creating nutritious, flavoursome, and well-balanced menus, whilst liaising with residents to ensure they are involved in the menu creations. We are looking for warm, motivated, and passionate chefs who are driven by quality and high standards, to deliver person centred hospitality to our residents. At Runwood Homes, we work with an open, honest, supportive approach, where quality of care is at the heart of everything we do.
Key responsibilities:
Work within the agreed company budget.
Ensure all kitchen staff are trained on dish specification and budget control
Manage the stock in the kitchen.
Inspire and motivate the team to achieve food to specification and therefore ensure satisfaction of our residents.
Lead by example, setting the pace and standards.
Meet monthly with the management team to ensure dietary requirements for all residents are met.
Train and develop the team to deliver food to specification and exceed residents expectations.
Ensure all food is cooked to a safe temperature and is taste tested before serving.
Ensure that the storage of food meets company and statutory health and safety requirements.
Deliver the company kitchen standards as identified on the kitchen audit.
Implement and ensure the company Health and Safety policy is met at all times
this includes the training of all kitchen staff.
Experience & Qualifications
Relevant experience in a catering environment
Intermediate/Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate
Advanced knowledge of handling and operation of equipment including knives
Good leadership skills
Experience in achieving food margins
To have full understanding of H.A.C.C.P, to ensure all staff adhere to H.A.C.C.P and all documentation is completed.
Menu writing/planning/costing.
Experience in systems compliance and delivering company standards.
Personnel skills
Team Player
Understanding of special dietary and nutritional requirements, and appropriate methods of ensuring that these are met
Genuine interest in working within a caring environment
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Satisfactory police check and check against the ISA list (where applicable)
Basic Understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Previous Experience of working with nutritional information would be desirable
Benefits:
Employee Assistance Programme offering support and counselling in a number of different categories which is available to both you and your immediate family.
Access to thousands of discounts through schemes such as;
Blue light card
Concerts for carers
Discounts for carers
Free DBS Check
28 days annual leave
Pension scheme
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of adults. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
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