Chef

Position: Chef

Location: Dorking

Platinum Recruitment is working with an established nursing home in Dorking with a long and well-earned reputation for providing excellent care in homely and comfortable surroundings, they are looking for a chef to join their team.

Why choose our client?

This client is offering a healthy work-life balance, with sociable working hours and alternate weekends, the chefs here get full reins of the menu working with the head chef to create dishes. They want a chef to bring The flair and creativity of their food to the residents.

Rate of pay/Salary: £13.75 to £14.50

What's in it for you?

Pay from £13.75/hour up to £14.50/hour (depending on qualifications) with an additional uplift of £1.85/hour at weekends.
Full induction into your role, giving you skills required to deliver meals to restaurant standards
Fully funded job specific training
NVQs encouraged and funded
Access to optional training courses for those wanting to develop their career, many funded
Pension scheme - contribute 5% to your pension every month
Fully flexible holiday allowance
Sick pay, in line with contract
Free on-site parking
x2 death in service cover, based on annual salary
Full support from our professional management teamWhat's involved?

To work at all times within the practice taught in the Food Hygiene course.
To prepare food for appropriate meal as specified by the menu.
To ensure any food prepared looks pleasant, is tasty and kept hot/cold as needed
To ensure food waste is kept to a minimum
To ensure kitchen is tidy and clean at the end of shift
To ensure safe environment for other staff
To ensure fridge, freezers and food temperatures are recorded twice a day
To ensure daily/weekly and monthly cleaning tasks are carried out to a high standard and signed for.
To ensure the Better Food Better Business is correct and kept up to date.
To report any problems to the Person-in-Charge as appropriate
To go into dining room during meal times and ask residents for their feedback on the meals.
To do ordering to ensure plenty of stock to be able to fulfil the daily menus
To be aware of residents' nutritional needs and cater for this.
35 hour week
Working a mix of shifts 7.30am-2.30pm and 12.30am-7.30pm
Alternate weekends
Serving 33 residents - full capacity is 44Ideal candidate

You will have some professional experience as a Cook
A minimum of an NVQ2 in Professional Cookery (not essential)
Food hygiene and food allergen training
DBS certificate - or be willing to applySound like the role for you?
Click Apply Now and one of the team will be in touch to discuss the Chef vacancy we have that suits you in Dorking.
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Job Role: Chef
Job Number: INDHOSP / (phone number removed)
Location: Dorking

Platinum Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy