Chef de Partie

This role as a Chef de Partie at Avery Healthcare's Bagshot Gardens Care Home offers an opportunity to join a supportive and caring team, providing high-quality culinary services to residents. The successful candidate will work closely with the Head Chef and Sous Chef to deliver nutritious and delicious meals while ensuring cost-effective stock control and menu development.

Main duties of the job

As a Chef de Partie, your primary focus will be to support the Head Chef and Sous Chef in leading a culinary team that provides a nutritionally balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality culinary service, contributing to the overall wellbeing of the residents. You will be responsible for preparing nutritional food and beverages to a high standard, participating in meetings to discuss catering functions and address special needs or dietary requirements, and working with the leadership team to develop and review the menu on a regular basis. Additionally, you will assist in implementing cost-effective stock control systems to minimize waste.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They are committed to creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered, and where residents can enjoy their later years to the fullest.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details: 6:00 am - 2:00 pm, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

As part of our close-knit team, you will experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Chef De Partie.

Key Responsibilities:

• Taking part in meetings with residents and Heads of Departments to discuss and agree catering functions across the home, and to address special needs or dietary requirements of residents.
• Preparing nutritional food and beverages to a high standard, as directed by the Head Chef.
• Supporting cost-effective stock control systems to minimize waste and ensure these are in place.
• Working with the Head Chef and Sous Chef to develop and review the menu on a regular basis.

About you

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Hold a catering qualification such as City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ or equivalent.
• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Have a minimum of 1-year catering experience.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high-quality culinary services to residents.
• Be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline, depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Employer name

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address

Avery Healthcare
Bagshot Gardens Care Home, 14-16 London Road, Bagshot, Surry