About this role
Job summary As the Head Chef at Barchester Healthcare in Poole, you will lead a kitchen that emphasizes quality and high standards in a care home setting. You will have the opportunity to manage your team, create personalized menus, and ensure top-notch dining experiences for residents. The role offers a balanced work-life schedule, avoiding long hours and split shifts. Additional benefits include financial rewards for excellence, retail discounts, access to medical specialists, and various wellness resources. This position is ideal for a culinary professional keen on promoting healthy and delectable meals while enhancing their leadership skills in the hospitality sector.
Main duties of the job Are you a passionate and qualified Chef looking for a better work life balance? If you are keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and high standards, Barchester is the place to be! Your benefits and rewards include working days and alternate weekends only, across 4/5 days a week, a 'Rewarding Excellence' bonus, unlimited access to 'Refer a Friend' scheme, access to retail and leisure discounts, free second medical opinions, and confidential counselling services. We also offer a tax code review service, a staff lottery, and opportunities for personal growth through our Chef Academy.
About us Barchester Healthcare is known for its commitment to providing exceptional care and high-quality living environments for its residents. As a leading care home provider, Barchester ensures its staff have the best possible working conditions, which include opportunities for career progression, professional development, and employee wellness. Offering services across numerous locations, Barchester prides itself on being at the forefront of care and hospitality excellence. The organisation values its employees, providing them with the necessary tools and resources to thrive while maintaining an open and supportive work culture. Join Barchester for a fulfilling career within a respected and innovative company.
Job description Job responsibilities
Are you a passionate and qualified Chef looking for a better work life balance? If you are keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and high standards, Barchester is the place to be!
Your Benefits and Rewards
Working days and alternate weekends only, across 4/5 days a week
Rewarding Excellence' bonus where you will be financially rewarded up to £500* for a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection
Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend' scheme, earning up to £500* per referral
Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts with big brands, supermarkets and travel companies
Free access to medical specialists, who are on hand for a second opinion if you need it
Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services
Tax Code Review Service to check you're on the right code and paying the right level of tax
Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside your colleagues nationwide
Your Experience and Qualifications
A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents
Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
Experience in leading, motivating and inspiring a team
Experience of working with fresh seasonal food with a good understanding of nutrition
The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our homes
Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus
Experience working with a front of house team to ensure the restaurants are set up to a high standard
Good understanding of HACCP and COSHH
Knowledge around modified diets using the IDDSI framework (If new to care, we will train and develop chefs on these techniques)
Your Role and Responsibilities
Lead, motivate and inspire a team, develop and upskill where required
Menu development, tailoring around residents to ensure we deliver person-centred hospitality
Work with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked of the highest standards
Bake fresh cakes, scones and breads from scratch
Assist the front of house team with setting up of the dining areas
Work within budget, complete regular audits and stock control
Create a warm, efficient and fun environment
Ongoing recruitment and retention
Managing the performance of the kitchen team and front of house
As a Head Chef at Barchester, you will have the chance to deliver hotel/restaurant standards without the split shifts and long hours. Our chefs have full autonomy in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus, whilst also taking ownership of their kitchen and ongoing team development.
We are exceptionally proud of our Barchester Chef Academy, where chefs have the opportunity to learn new techniques and further develop their skills, whilst also sharing their knowledge to support the growth of others across the business. This fantastic academy experience is held throughout the year and is offered to all of our chefs.
Our internal Learning and Development team also offer industry recognised apprenticeships and further qualifications to chefs and hospitality team members who are looking to build upon and/or develop their skills.
Interested? If you are a motivated and dedicated chef who is ready to be part of something special, apply today!
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Barchester Healthcare
Address Barchester Healthcare
Poole
BH15 4HY
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)