2nd Chef

2nd Chef.

• £14.82 per hour
• 40 hours per week, working across 4 days on a 2 week rolling rota and alternate weekends off
• Shifts: 7am 5pm

When you step inside Telford Hall, you will leave the typical view of care homes behind you! The Sandstone vision is to provide its residents and staff with the opportunity to live and work in high-quality, modern and dynamic environments. Based in the heart of bustling Lawley, our stunning 66-bedded Nursing home for older adults offers unrivalled modern facilities, including salon, tranquil lounge and garden rooms, cinema and tearoom.

Here at Telford Hall, we provide an exceptional standard of specialist nursing, palliative and dementia care to our residents, with a particular focus on nurturing each individual to achieve personal goals and to lead a fulfilling and meaningful life.

As a 2nd Chef at our home, your role may involve:

• Supporting the Head Chef and the rest of the catering team with providing fresh, home-cooked meals from scratch to our residents
• Delivering the highest possible culinary standards to residents by providing nutritious, well-balanced and appetising meals from a clean, safe and hygienic environment
• Supporting with controlling the catering budget
• Maintaining a hygienic and compliant working environment
• Supporting with all day to day aspects of the catering operation
• Compliance with quality and safety standards
• Submitting food orders
• Undertaking any necessary training
• This role sits below the Head Chef

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
• Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
• Flexible pay - choose when you are paid, and get money 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
• In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
• Career opportunities - The chance to make your mark and play a key role

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?

• Previous experience working in a busy kitchen environment
• A passion for producing fresh, home cooked food, from scratch to the highest standards.
• Friendly and enthusiastic disposition, ability to integrate well with others.
• Good organisational skills, ability to prioritise workloads.
• Preferably NVQ level 2 in food hygiene

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 non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health.