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Chef Manager
Noble House, Worcester
£28,359
37.5 hours per week – to include some weekends and public holidays
Are you a friendly and dedicated person looking for a rewarding career?
Are you an enthusiastic person with great skills and experiences that will enable you to excel your career in Catering?
If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Chef Manager with strong leadership skills and a creative flair to manage the delivery of a quality catering service that meets the high expectations and varied dietary requirements of our customers.
Located in Sanctuary Grove, a purpose-built community on the outskirts of Worcester, Noble House provides apartments and communal facilities for over 55s, with a range of on-site services and facilities. In addition, a catering service is provided to an adjoining Care Home. If you want to make a positive impact to people’s lives, this is a rewarding opportunity to come and work within an established and experienced team.
Our in-houseTaste Restaurantis open to customers from 8am – 6pm seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and snacks. Strong interpersonal skills and a friendly open manner is essential for success in this role.
Our Chef Manager will enjoy steady hours with no split-shifts compared to other areas of the catering world, which may be a good choice if you have a family to consider, or you don’t necessarily want to be working late nights.
If you want to create restaurant style food without the restaurant style hours, this is a great opportunity to hone your skill set whilst creating innovative menus for our customers in a relaxed environment.
Strong interpersonal skills and a friendly open manner is essential for success in this role.
Read more about Noble House on our Website
The role of Chef Manager will include:
- Managing the day to day running of a busy kitchen as well as managing a Chef and a team of catering General Assistants
- Designing, planning, and preparing a varied set of menus that cater for individual needs, including special diets and the preferences of each tenant
- Managing all stock and wastage levels, ensuring that the kitchen remains at a professional standard whilst operating within commercial requirements and budget
- Managing the Food Safety Management System and having responsibility for the team understanding and implementing it
- Overseeing all documentation, including auditing, HACCP, Health & Safety
Skills and experiences:
- Proven experience working as a Chef, Catering Manager or Head Cook within a similar environment is essential
- Knowledge of menu planning and costing
- A catering qualification such as City and Guilds 706 1/2 (or equivalent) is desirable
- Carrying out risk assessments and cleaning the kitchen to a high standard
- Assisting with the supervision and development of staff
- Previous experience of staff management and of leading teams within a busy kitchen
- Friendly and approachable with the ability to interact with our customers, visitors, and colleagues
Why work for us?
We’re united in working together to help customers on their pathways for independence, and our people are the single, biggest influence on our success.
No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.
We won the West Midlands Care Employer Award 2022-23, in recognition of our commitment to our staff and supporting our teams to be their best. We’ve also been awarded Investors in People Gold status for the second time – because we value our people and have a strong focus on inclusion, teamwork, and empowerment.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where you can grow and thrive. And like our customers, we know everyone is different, and we’ll support you to be your best self. We’ll develop your skills and experiences, celebrate success, and turn any setbacks into motivation.
Are you ready to be your best?
Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits! As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:
- £22,626 per annum with an additional policy allowance of £5,733 per annum
- 28 days annual leave (including public holidays)
- A pension scheme with employer contributions
- A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
- Health and well-being plans
- Life assurance
- Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
- Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
- A wide range of learning and development opportunities
We are proud to support the Department of Health and Social Care’s ‘Made with Care’ campaign to encourage more people to apply to work in adult social care. If you’re considering a caring career, we have many rewarding roles at Sanctuary Supported Living. For more information on the campaign click here
Read the full job profile here
Download our Recruitment Pack to learn more about Sanctuary culture and how you can #BeYourBest
Closing Date: 23 January 2024
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
For an insight into what it’s like to work for Sanctuary Supported Living, take a look at our careers page, or find us on Twitter,Facebook,LinkedInand YouTube.
Together we can be our best so that our customers can be their best.
#BeYourBest
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.
