Chef Manager roles at Quantum Care

Head Chef

Full-time - 37 hours per week

Quantum Care is a not for profit company providing high quality care services for over 2000 older people in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex. We are looking to recruit the right people to join us and provide the best possible care to our residents, offering support, maintaining dignity and assisting them to enjoy every day living in our Homes.

As a Head Chef you will be responsible for:

• Providing homely meals for our residents, meeting a diverse range of dietary requirements.
• Planning staff rotas which are appropriate for the kitchen workload and arrange cover for planned absences, using existing and casual staff.
• Organising every aspect of the catering operation within the home to provide a safe, nutritious, cost effective quality service to all customers.
• Ensuring all statutory training takes place.
• Ensuring regular stock takes occur and that stock is maintained at minimum agreed levels.
• Communicating with all customers on a regular basis, whenever possible.
• Managing the catering budget and producing financial information relating to performance against the budget on a monthly basis.

If you believe this is the job for you, we would love to have you join our team and in return we will provide the following rewards & benefits:

• Competitive salaries with enhancements at weekends and Bank Holidays.
• Career development opportunities and recognition of career milestones.
• First class in house training provided from day one.
• Free Employee Assistant Programme: Providing 24/7 assistance and support to help you balance work, family and life.
• Company Pension Scheme (after 1 years’ service).
• Free DBS check and uniform.
• Access to retail discounts and offers.
• Refer a friend scheme of £500 per referral.

Terms and Conditions apply to all benefits

This is a great opportunity to join a well-established, values driven company that offers varied and rewarding work and opportunities for career progression. We welcome applications from a very diverse range of people who have the right to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship to candidates at this time.

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Full Time

Annual car allowance of £5,500

At Quantum Care we are proud of our commitment to providing the highest quality care services for over 2000 older people in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex. A great opportunity is available for a Relief Chef based at our Head Office in Welwyn Garden City.

This role will involve:

• Working with the Support Services Manager to provide cover and support to the homes catering teams in delivering a safe, nutritious, cost effective quality service to all customers.
• Planning and developing standard recipes and menus across the homes.
• Working with our residents you will support the creation of new menus to meet their needs and suit their tastes.
• The opportunity to be involved in our fine dining events, using Quantum Care’s award-winning Dining Club concept.

To be successful in your application, you will be:

• The holder of a C&G 706/01, 706/02 or NVQ equivalent Intermediate Food Hygiene/ Safety certificate.
• Well organised.
• Able to lead a team in the absence of the Chef Manager.
• Sensitive to the needs of older people.
• Willing to travel to our different homes when needed.

We would love to have you in our team an in return we will provide the following rewards & Benefits:

• Competitive salaries with weekend enhancements.
• Career development opportunities & Recognition of career milestones.
• First class in house training provided from day one.
• Company sick pay.
• Free Employee Assistant Program: Provide colleagues a 24/7 assistance to help balance work, family and life.
• Company Pension Scheme & optional salary death in service benefit (after 1 year).
• Free DBS and Uniform.
• Access to thousands of retail discounts and offers.
• Refer a friend scheme of £500 per referral.
• Access to a Blue Light Card discounts after getting your first pay slip.

Terms and Conditions apply to all benefits

This is a great opportunity to join a well-established organisation that can give you a permanent job that can secure yours and your family financial future. All posts are subject to a clear DBS check and the right to work in the UK. Only candidates that are in the UK with the right to work will be contacted.

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