Head Chef

HEAD CHEF, NORTH LEEDS, 4 DAY WEEK, DAY-TIMES, £35,000

ALTERNATE WEEKENDS OFF, SUPERB WORK/LIFE BALANCE

QUALITY ASSISTED LIVING CARE HOME, FRESH FOOD LED KITCHEN

Benefits include:

• 4 day week

• Straight shifts working 40 hours a week

• Day time work

• Paid overtime

• great new kitchen with all the latest equipment

• Alternate weekends off

• Menu autonomy

• Career progression and promotion opportunities.

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts

• 100s of discounts on big brand shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

• £250 refer a friend scheme

• Wellbeing support

• Savings advice, free life assurance and Salary Advance scheme, plus many, many more company benefits

Our clients are one of the UK's largest providers of first class care and assisted living in the UK, and as such the successful applicant would be joining a company whose ethos is about quality of life for both clients, and their staff, with a wide range of company benefits, a great work life balance, and proven progression opportunities, this would be a great career move for an experienced kitchen manager.

This high quality care home in this leafy suburb in North Leeds caters for up to 70 residents, providing breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinners for early evening meals, all made fresh in house, including all cakes and pastries, so a knowledge of basic bakery is a must.

Working within a 3 person team, with a sous chef and KA's, everything is set up here to allow you to succeed, from the very well supplied kitchen and kit, to the fresh food menu's which you will be asked to contribute to designing, to the industry leading support and compliance procedures, everything is in place to allow you to be at your best every day.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Minimum 3 years working as a head chef/kitchen manager

• Be comfortable being customer facing as the role require consultation with patients for dietary needs

• Experience managing teams in a fast paced kitchen environment

• Health & safety procedures including control of substances harmful to health (COSHH) and food safety standards.

• Proven chef and people management experience.

• Basic knowledge of dietary requirements for older people and the impact of food types on medication.

• Basic Understanding of IDDSI

• Working with fresh seasonal produce

• Baking & cake making skills

If this sounds like the ideal position for you, then do please apply with up to date CV through the link here, or give Eddy Nuttall a call in the Dish hospitality offices for more information on this, and other positions in the region

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