Care Home Chef

Care Home Chef

We are looking for a Care Home Chef to oversee and deliver food provision within a residential care home, Herewards House, in Maidenhead. To provide expertise in delivering high quality, nutritious food to up to 25 residents, whilst also ensuring budgets are adhered to, that H&S / HSE guidance is followed meticulously, and that the kitchen is stocked and cleaned appropriately.

This is a full-time position at 35 hours per week, 5 days a week. You must be flexible to work Monday - Sunday. You will be expected to be flexible to work around the holidays such as Christmas Day, Easter, etc.

Shift: 7am - 2:30pm
Pay: £14 per hour

Main Responsibilities

• You'll be planning, preparing and cooking a variety of high-quality home cooked meals with fresh ingredients that meet the nutritional and dietary requirements of our residents.
• Cater to individual preferences, choices and specific needs, such as allergies, soft/pureed diets, low fat diets, etc.
• Ensure that any residents that have dietary intolerances or allergies are dealt with properly and safely, to the best of the kitchen’s ability to do so.
• Develop new diverse dishes and oversee menus in line with the needs of the residents and care home.
• Ensure that the care home’s mealtime services are smoothly executed, that there is sufficient information available to residents and relatives about food being served and nutritional values, etc.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen by completing daily, weekly and monthly cleaning to a high standard.
• Collaborate with the care team to ensure meal times and menu choices are enjoyable and fulfilling.
• Ensure adherence to the home’s compliance with SFBB, HSE and H&S considerations.
• Manage the inventory, and provide weekly grocery lists to the manager to order stock as needed.
• Ensuring that all ingredients are fresh and properly stored.
• Complete admin work timely at the end of each shift including fridge/freezer temperature check, cleaning schedule, food temperature check, SFBB checks.
• Oversee the maintenance of kitchen equipment and report repairs when needed.
• Ensure that action plans relating to monthly kitchen audits are carried out as appropriate.
• Attend mandatory annual trainings including safeguarding, food hygiene, fire safety, moving and handling, infection control, first aid, data protection and any other relevant additional trainings.