ACTIVE ASSISTANCE (UK) GROUP LIMITED
Chef
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Come and join one of the UKs largest providers in complex care.
We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.
We'd like you to join us as a Chef at our service, The Laurels in Lincoln.
The Laurels
The Laurels provides specialist post-acute rehabilitation and management of long-term neurological conditions. We offer a strong focus on therapy, care, and quality of life. We're committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, and empowered, enabling them to live the best life possible.
Must have
- Knowledge and practical skills of IDDSI levels.
What you'll be working
- Every other weekend
- Part-time - 18 hours
- £26,718.07 (FTE) Per annum (Pro rata)
What you'll be doing
- Prepare, cook and serve food of the highest standards and which is appropriate to and meets the needs of the residents, staff, and visitors.
- Regularly review the menus in line with residents, staff, and visitors' requirements, including the provision of special diets (with respect to allergies, other health-related issues, and cultural reasons).
- Communicate effectively with residents, staff, and visitors to ensure the provision of relevant, appealing, balanced, and healthy diets.
- Develop a positive relationship with all residents, staff, and other visitors to the home by becoming an integral part of the team.
- Support with the effective ordering, control, and review of raw materials, labour, equipment, and supplies and keeping costs in line with agreed budgets and value for money.
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What you'll have
- NVQ level 3 or above in catering.
- Level 3 food hygiene certificate.
- Coshh.
- Allergen trained or a good understanding of allergies and how they affect people.
- Knowledge and practical skills in modified diets, especially IDDSI.
- Ability to work with catering budgets.
- Must be creative and able to demonstrate flair.
- Willing to bake cakes and pastries.
- Experience in documentation to demonstrate safety within the catering environment.
- Be able to maintain and run a kitchen efficiently to a high standard.
- Excellent knowledge of food hygiene and food preparation.
- A positive attitude and a desire to deliver the best possible service to patients in our care.
- Flexible, professional, and positive approach to multi-site working.
- Proven reliability in terms of full attendance and timekeeping.
- Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations to participate in job applications or interviews and perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.
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What to look forward to
- 25 days plus bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities.
- Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop.
- Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship, and consumer advice.
- A Nest Personal Pension account.
- Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians.
- We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme.
- Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits.
- Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know.
- And, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group.
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