About this role
Job summary Ready for a chef role that lets you unleash your creativity? If so, join Arbury Court as a Chef working alongside a dedicated team. Become a crucial part of the kitchen team working 37.5 hours a week, crafting daily meals for service users, staff and visitors. Dive into food preparation and elevate your role by providing guidance and training to your peers. Heres the exciting part- the calendar is buzzing with activities, events and special occasions which youll also cater for. From World Food Day to festive moments like Christmas and Easter, you get to infuse your own flair and keep things exciting. Its a calm and pleasurable working environment, where youll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating delicious meals. Theres a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly. Just imagine great job satisfaction, home in time for dinner every night and two days off a week. Now thats a recipe for a balanced work-life combo. As a Chef you will be: Supporting the Head Chef for the day
Main duties of the job Join Arbury Court as a Chef where you will work with a dedicated team, becoming a crucial part of the kitchen team by crafting daily meals. You'll work 37.5 hours weekly, preparing food for service users, staff, and visitors. This role offers variety with a calendar full of activities, events, and special occasions for you to cater to, including World Food Day and festive events like Christmas and Easter. The working environment is calm and pleasurable, allowing you to manage your workload as you create delicious meals. A significant social aspect allows for interaction with people outside the kitchen. As a Chef, you'll support the Head Chef in the day-to-day kitchen management, maintain food storage procedures, prepare and cook meals to high standards, and involve yourself in meal planning, costing, and stock control. This role requires attention to hygiene regulations and safety procedures, offering opportunities to research and create new menus, ensuring meals meet healthy eating guidelines.
About us Elysium Healthcare is a part of Ramsay Health Care and operates over 80 services across England and Wales. This includes Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and Children & Education services. Elysium Healthcare employs over 8,000 individuals and is part of a global network that stretches across 10 countries, with over 86,000 employees worldwide. The company has a unique approach to delivering care, focusing on person-centered care rather than disease-centered approaches. Elysium Healthcare stands committed to the inclusive and accessible recruitment of staff and holds the status of a Disability Confident employer. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment practices and ensures that all staff recognizes their responsibility to safeguard the welfare of its service users. Potential candidates need to undergo a DBS disclosure process as part of their recruitment to uphold the company's standards and integrate into the multidisciplinary teams responsibly.
Job description Job responsibilities Ready for a chef role that lets you unleash your creativity? If so, join Arbury Court as a Chef working alongside a dedicated team.
Become a crucial part of the kitchen team working 37.5 hours a week, crafting daily meals for service users, staff and visitors. Dive into food preparation and elevate your role by providing guidance and training to your peers.
Here’s the exciting part- the calendar is buzzing with activities, events and special occasions which you’ll also cater for. From World Food Day to festive moments like Christmas and Easter, you get to infuse your own flair and keep things exciting.
It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you’ll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating delicious meals. There’s a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.
Just imagine… great job satisfaction, home in time for dinner every night and two days off a week. Now that’s a recipe for a balanced work-life combo.
As a Chef you will be:
Supporting the Head Chef for the day-to-day running of the kitchen. Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation according to established procedures. Preparing, planning and cooking meals to a consistently high standard, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements within the unit. Serving service users, staff and visitors with food and beverage in a professional and courteous services manner. Preparing and producing foods for conferences and banquets. Participating in food costings through effective cost control procedures. Adhering to the ‘Safer Food Better Business’ standards and record keeping. Adhering strictly to Food Hygiene Regulations and other safety procedures at all times. Taking full shift responsibility for the catering operation Assisting the Head Chef by researching and creating new menus ensuring meals are of a high quality and compliment healthy eating guidelines. Correctly filing of all paperwork in relation to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system (HACCP) i.e. Fridge temperatures, food temperature logs and cleaning schedules To be successful in this role, you'll need:
To be 18 years or older GCSE or equivalent English City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking Basic Food Hygiene (essential) Intermediate Food hygiene (desirable) Previous experience in a similar environment Previous experience in delivering a service on mass Menu planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience Where you will be working:
Location: Townfield Lane, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire,WA2 8TR Join the multidisciplinary team at Arbury Court and provide care and treatment for adult women in medium, and low secure, and psychiatric intensive care PICU) environments, who have Personality Disorder and Mental Health conditions.
Rehabilitation and recovery at Arbury Court focuses on care being ‘person-centred’ as opposed to ‘disease-centred’.
The service is located just off the M62 junction 9 in Winwick, which benefits from good transport links, making it easy to commute to from most local areas between Liverpool and Manchester.
What You’ll Get At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:
Annual base salary of £26,384 The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window. Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub! Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts Life Assurance, for added peace of mind Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support. 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time Pension contribution, to help secure your future About your next employer:
Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
To be 18 years or older, GCSE or equivalent English, City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking, Basic Food Hygiene (essential), Intermediate Food hygiene (desirable), Previous experience in a similar environment, Previous experience in delivering a service on mass, Menu planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience
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 Elysium Healthcare
Address Elysium Healthcare
Warrington
WA2 8TR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)