Maria Mallaband Care Group
Chef Role at Rose Lodge Care Home
Key Responsibilities
- Create menus that utilise seasonal ingredients, ensuring freshness and delight for residents.
- Balance creativity with cost-effectiveness.
- Dream up crave-worthy, innovative dishes aligning with the brand identity.
- Design recipes that fit within kitchen capabilities and equipment.
- Oversee food preparation, presentation, and taste, ensuring perfection for guests.
- Manage inventory efficiently to minimize waste and maximize flavour.
- Understand food and labour costs, working within a pricing strategy to ensure business growth.
- Craft menus that appeal to tastebuds while maintaining profitability.
Skills and Expertise
- Proven experience as a Chef
- Holder of a food hygiene certificate or equivalent
- Financial acumen (understanding of food and labour costs)
Job Facilities/Benefits
- Simply Health – company funded, with cashback on prescriptions, optical, and dental costs, 24/7 virtual GP access plus more for you and up to 4 children*
- Early Pay Access to earned pay prior to payday
- Benefits platform discounts across retailers, leisure providers, hospitality etc.
- Exclusive Tastecard discount up to 50% off food bills
- Free criminal record checks
- Pension Scheme with Nest
- Flexible working patterns
- Cycle to work scheme**
- Service recognition
- Training support and development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing support
- Discounted gym membership
*Benefits require completion of a 12-week probationary period.
**Benefit subject to deduction not taking colleague below National Living Wage