Head Chef Fleetwood Hall Care Home

Head Chef. Fleetwood Hall Care Home

• £15.63 per hour
• 38 hours per week
• 4 days each week working alternate weekends

Join us at Fleetwood Hall Care Home Sandstone Care Group’s beautiful modern residential home in Fleetwood Lancashire.

Situated just a short walk from the vast expanses of the Lancashire coast the devoted team at our 62bedded home are truly intent on providing an exceptional level of care led by experienced Manager Joanne. We run a tight ship as we believe our residents and team deserve nothing less. Our wellestablished reputable home offers residents modern and comfortable facilities within warm and friendly surroundings whilst at the same time providing fantastic standards of care supported by the very latest care planning technology. Here at Fleetwood Hall we truly believe in supporting each person’s individuality whether that is through gardening clubs or birthday celebrations!

As a Head Chef at our home your role will involve:

• Being accountable for the successful and effective operation of the kitchen including food production menu planning staff management supplies presentation/service and record management
• Compliance with quality and safety standards
• Prioritising the culinary experience for our residents focussing on inclusivity by ensuring all residents can participate in enjoying a varied and highquality diet prepared in accordance with their individual needs
• Inspiring and mentoring junior kitchen staff to maintain a reputation of culinary excellence within the home

Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:

• Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.
• Discounts on the high street* with retailers like Asda Costa and Argos
• ReferaFriend and get a £250 bonus
• Flexible pay* choose when you are paid and management tips too
• Free wellbeing programme helping you look after your physical and mental health
• Employee recognition scheme we recognise and reward great work
• Pension scheme helping you plan for your retirement
• Inhouse training ongoing facetoface training tailored to you
• Career opportunities The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role

*Overtime is paid for working over full time hours. However overtime enhancement will not feature on your contract of employment and can be withdrawn at any time as managers decision is final. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me’ app. Flexible pay is available via ‘WAGESTREAM’.

What are we looking for

Essentially we are seeking applications from experienced Chefs who understand the importance of the mealtime experience for our residents and as such will consistently leave no stone unturned in delivering fantastic nutritious and varied meals to all those living at our home.

• Candidates should be communicative hardworking and suitably qualified individuals with excellent leadership skills and significant proven experience of heading up kitchen environments
• Excellent menuplanning and budgetary management skills are key as are a good working knowledge of nutrition and dietetics
• City & Guilds Diploma in Professional Cookery 7100 Levels 1 & 2 or equivalent and a Basic Food/Hygiene Certificate are highly desirable
• Knowledge of EHO Regulations IDDSI diets/texturemodified food & dysphagia HACCAP and COSHH are highly desirable

Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates LGBTQ as well as nonbinary candidates and those with experience of mental health.