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SalarySalary: £26,000 - £28,500 per annum
Location: Acer Lodge, Eleanor Street, Blackburn, BB1 1JD
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Acer Lodge is so much more than a home – it is an integral part of the local community. Located in the heart of Blackburn. Acer Lodge offers a welcoming and safe environment where you’re among people you love and trust.
We have brought together professional, compassionate teams and smart technology to make every day joyful for the people who share our lives. It is a place that offers opportunities to enjoy life inside and outside your immediate surroundings.
Our Bracebridge Care ethos is ‘Ohana’, It’s a word used in Hawaii which means extended family and one that encapsulates what we strive to create in all our homes – a feeling of security, love, and exemplary care.
Benefits:
- 1/2-day off to start your birthday celebrations early
- Blue Light Discount Card
- 28 days annual leave (Pro rata)
- Contributory pension
- Dedicated Learning & Development
As the Head Chef at Acer Lodge, you will be placed at the heart of the home along with the people that live here. You will have the overall responsibility for the catering services within Acer Lodge and you will lead by example. You will be responsible for the team rota, food ordering, stock control including waste, ensuring that all allergies are recorded and shared with your team. You will liaise with the people that live in the home and attend resident dining experiences. The kitchen and food preparation areas need to be kept clean and tidy. You will also have a comprehensive understanding of Health and Safety issues, particularly in respect of Basic Food Hygiene, COSHH, safe moving and handling and working within the guidelines relating to cross infection.
It is essential that you have experience in a similar environment and that you have your City & Guilds 706 in Catering or NVQ Level 3 in professional cookery.
Family means everything to us, and we would like to welcome a Head Chef that is passionate, dedicated and committed. We are looking for rockstars that have hearts of gold to join our family.
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