Head Chef

Mission Care has had the privilege of providing residential and nursing care to vulnerable adults in South London for almost 120 years. Today we have five homes, four in the London Borough of Bromley, and one in Dulwich and pride ourselves on providing exceptional person-centred care to all of our residents.

We now have a new and exciting opportunity for a Catering Team Lead to join our team at Willett House Nursing Home.

You will be responsible for creating a wonderful meal experience for our residents, as well as making a positive contribution in providing a homely environment for our residents.

Our Vision: Our vision is to carry out our charitable objectives in such a way that every resident in our homes and their loved ones are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.

Our Values: As a Christian charity, the love which we seek to display is characterised by the following values: good stewardship, individuality, creativity and honesty.

In return for your hard work, we will offer you the following:

Comprehensive learning and development programme

Paid DBS Check

Pension scheme enrolment

Summary of duties:

As Head Chef, you will be a hands-on team lead in the kitchen. You will be responsible for delivering a wonderful meal experience for residents and forging strong relationships within the kitchen team and across the home. Main duties include (please request the job description for more information):

Team Lead of the kitchen responsible for effective service delivery and strong relationships across teams.

Ownership of meal and snack delivery for residents and staff (meals) within the guidelines provided by the Catering Manager, and in accordance with best practice.

Responsible for reflecting residents dietary needs in meal and snack provision, including following IDDSI principles.

Lead the highest standards of hygiene in kitchens.

Ensure very good presentation of meals and snacks to add to the meal experience.

Assist with food service by taking food and beverage trolley to the dining area within the home.

Assist with the preparation of menus per Catering Manager guidance.

Monitor provisions reporting to the Catering Manager ensuring stock levels are maintained in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Assist with ordering and deliveries.

Assist with washing up and putting away cutlery to ensure a presentable kitchen throughout the shift.

Assist residents at mealtimes as directed by the Nurse in charge

Supervision of Cook and Catering Assistants whilst playing a hands-on role in daily activities.

Provide On the job training to all staff ensuring effective records are kept.

Skills required:

To be considered for this post, you must have the following:

Three years experience working as Cook in a Care Home kitchen, preferably in team lead role.

Very good knowledge of IDDSI, including up to date IDDSI training.

Food hygiene certificate Level 3 and HACCP Level 3.

The ability to communicate positively with residents, relatives and colleagues in a constructive and collaborative manner.

Working in a care home environment, you will have a genuine passion and desire to work with the elderly and those living with dementia and will be person-centred in your approach to residents.

If this sounds like it would match your skillset, we would love to hear from you.

Please note, due to the high volume of applicants, only suitable candidates will be contacted.

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