Bring Your Passion for Food, Keep Your Evenings - Quality Cooking with a Better Work-Life Balance.
 
Our client, an award-winning and well-established care home provider within the healthcare and elderly care sector, based in Tetbury, has an exciting new opportunity for a Second Chef to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis due to continued growth and increased demand.
 
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Second Chef who is passionate about creating high-quality meals using excellent ingredients while enjoying a healthy work-life balance. As a Second Chef, you'll work within a beautifully appointed care home environment, helping to enhance residents' quality of life through exceptional food and hospitality. This role offers the chance to deliver restaurant-standard meals without split shifts or late-night finishes.
 
The successful Second Chef should have:
·Previous experience working within a commercial kitchen environment
·City & Guilds, NVQ or equivalent professional cookery qualification
·Strong understanding of food hygiene and health & safety regulations
·Confidence catering for special dietary requirements and nutritional needs
·A passion for delivering exceptional food and person-centred hospitality
 
In this role, the Second Chef will be responsible for:
·Preparing and serving delicious, nutritious, restaurant-quality meals
·Supporting the Head Chef with the day-to-day running of the kitchen
·Catering for individual dietary requirements and resident preferences
·Maintaining the highest standards of food hygiene and kitchen safety
·Contributing to a positive dining experience for all residents
 
About You
Working as a Second Chef, you will strive to deliver person-centred hospitality to the highest standards. You will have experience working within a commercial kitchen environment, ideally within a care home setting, although this is not essential. You should hold a City & Guilds, NVQ or equivalent qualification and be confident carrying out all kitchen duties, including catering for special dietary requirements.
Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
 
What's on Offer?
Our client is offering the successful Second Chef a salary from £16.00 per hour, plus an excellent benefits package including:
·Great pay with a competitive salary
·Double pay on Special Bank Holidays
·Time and a half paid on all other Bank Holidays
·Refer-a-Friend bonus of up to £1,000
·Blue Light Card
·Colleague perks and discounts across major high street brands
·FlexEarn, allowing access to a portion of wages before payday
·Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
·Online GP services for you and your family
·Fully funded training and development opportunities
·Company pension scheme
·Cycle to Work scheme
·Free on-site parking
·Free uniform
·Free enhanced DBS check
 
Additional benefits include:
·Full-time position working 40 hours per week
·10-hour shifts, typically 8am to 6pm
·Alternate weekends only
·No late-night finishes
·Excellent work-life balance
 
If you are a passionate, dedicated and quality-focused chef who enjoys creating exceptional dining experiences, apply now to be considered for interview.
 
Don't delay in applying for this fantastic opportunity. Roles offering restaurant-quality cooking, no late nights and excellent employee benefits are highly sought after and interviews will be arranged shortly.
 
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