Chef – Bowthorpe Care Village

Chef

Bowthorpe Care Village

Full-Time

The salary for this role is £23,587.20 which equates to £11.34 per hour.

Norse Catering work in partnership with a growing number of care homes, schools and businesses across the Norfolk and Suffolk region to deliver meal services throughout the day. Utilising local and fresh produce, Norse deliver an exceptional customer service whilst ensuring delicious, varied and nutritious meals for our clients.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Chef to join our team at Bowthorpe Care Village. This is on a permanent basis for 40 hours per week, working 4/7 days.

Bowthorpe Care Village is home to a restaurant and café, with all food freshly produced on site providing residents with healthy, nutritious and tasty meals using high-quality, local ingredients.

As Chef you will work as part of an established team and closely with the Chef Manager, using your expertise to develop nutritious and balanced menus that meet the resident’s dietary requirements. This is an excellent opportunity to be creative with your food to ensure mealtimes are healthy and exciting.

Main Responsibilities:

• Preparation, cooking, and presentation of food to the highest standard
• Deputising for the Chef Manager by supporting the wider Catering team
• Contribute to high levels of customer service
• Comply and have full knowledge of regulations regarding Health & Safety, ensuring that best food practices and hygiene procedures are adhered to

Our Successful Candidate:

• Previous catering experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of basic health & safety, including the food safety act.
• High Standard of culinary skills
• Knowledgeable about the food industry

Our Offer:

You will have the chance to work in a friendly, customer service focused environment, and alongside our company benefits package, you will have the platform to develop within the industry with a national company with the opportunity to gain professional qualifications.

Please read the attached job description and person specification to ensure you meet the criteria for the role before applying.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, payment will be met by the employer. Please click here for details of our DBS policy relating to the recruitment of ex-offenders.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.