Part-Time Chef (Weekend Shift)
ACS Staffing Solutions
Salary: £9,762.81 per annum
Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 8:00am–2:00pm
Location: Wootton, Bedford
Contract: Permanent
Are you a chef who enjoys preparing fresh, nutritious food and providing a great service to customers? This is an excellent weekend opportunity to join a welcoming community environment where your skills can make a real difference to residents' everyday experience.
Working alongside the Catering Manager, you’ll help deliver a varied and enjoyable food service while ensuring meals meet individual dietary, nutritional and cultural requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and serve fresh, nutritious meals to residents, visitors and guests.
- Support the development of varied menus that reflect seasonal ingredients and residents' preferences.
- Ensure food is prepared and served on time and to a consistently high standard.
- Assist with food ordering, stock management and cost control.
- Monitor deliveries and ensure all products meet required quality standards.
- Maintain accurate stock records, complete regular stock checks and minimise food waste.
- Support and encourage other kitchen colleagues to maintain high standards.
- Listen to resident feedback and contribute ideas to improve the catering service.
- Maintain excellent standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and kitchen safety.
- Follow HACCP, COSHH, health and safety and other relevant procedures.
- Complete appropriate food safety, hygiene and risk assessment documentation.
- Ensure kitchen equipment is used correctly and report any maintenance requirements.
- Deliver a friendly, professional and customer-focused service.
- Recognise and appropriately report any safeguarding concerns.
- We’re looking for a confident and enthusiastic chef who takes pride in producing quality food and creating a positive dining experience.
- You’ll be organised, reliable and comfortable working independently while also contributing to the wider kitchen team.
- Previous experience working within a professional catering or kitchen environment.
- A passion for food and delivering excellent customer service.
- Good knowledge of kitchen operations and catering equipment.
- Strong organisational and communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to manage your own workload and use your initiative.
- Experience with food purchasing, stock control and minimising waste.
- A good understanding of food hygiene and health and safety requirements.
- Experience preparing menus that accommodate dietary, cultural and nutritional requirements.
- A recognised Food Hygiene qualification or equivalent.
- Experience working within retirement living, extra care, care homes or a similar setting.
- Experience providing catering for events or functions.
- City & Guilds 706-3, NVQ or an equivalent professional cookery qualification.
- Intermediate or Advanced Food Hygiene certification.
- Annual leave entitlement
- Pension scheme
- Employee wellbeing support
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee discounts
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to additional savings and wellbeing benefits
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