Chef - Milton Keynes
The Disabilities Trust
- Milton Keynes
- £15.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To plan and provide cooked nutritious meals for service users on a daily basis ensuring food is fresh and purchased within budget.
- To ensure health, safety, environment and hygiene standards are achieved and maintained.
- To plan and prepare a varied choice of menus, ensuring properly balanced and nutritious meals are provided, taking into account any special dietary requirements and service user preferences
- To follow any dietary or food preparation guidelines as provided in service user care plans and guidance by health care professionals
- To ensure that the storage, preparation and cooking of all food is carried out using the highest standards of hygiene
- To be responsible for catering and cleaning budgetary control and purchasing, alongside Service Manager
- To oversee all stock ordered is of high quality and consistent with planned menus that reflect choice and preference, maintaining stock control
- Ensure high standards of food management within current Food Hygiene regulations and policies and procedures
- To be responsible for the storage and use of cleaning items in accordance with COSHH
- Direct and supervise all kitchen staff and ensure they are aware of their responsibilities with regards to Food Hygiene and preparation and Health and Safety requirements
- Establish and maintain professional working relationships with the service users, contributing to the creation of a homely and pleasant living environment for each service user
- To work on a rota which may include weekend and bank holiday working
- A competitive rate of up to Up to £15 per hour on Weekdays and £16 per hour at Weekends
- 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata)
- Excellent training and support
- Group life assurance / Company Pension
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Eye voucher scheme
- Free parking
- Nationwide employee staff discounts incl. eating out and shopping