Chef / Cook

Job title: Chef / Cook

Location: Burger Court 131 Barkerend Rd, Bradford BD3 9AU

Rate Of Pay: £12.50 Per Hour + Overtime

Shift Patterns: Part time, Permanent Contract.

Information about the Role:

Working as a Chef / Cook at Burger Court your duties will include the following:

• Creating, preparing, and cooking fresh, nutritious and varied meals for our residents including those who may require modified or special diets.
• Ensuring preparation and presentation is always to a high standard
• planning meals and consulting with residents and care staff to ensure that individual dietary needs and preferences are catered for
• Some responsibility for ordering, checking in and controlling supplies
• Working as part of a diverse staff team
• Opportunities to influence the menu and the dining experience of those within our care (quarterly review of menus)
• Ensuring that the dining experience is positive
• Ensuring that the kitchen standards are maintained in line with the Safer Food Better Business requirements.
• To prepare and present food to a high standard and quality.
• To ensure that you work within an agreed budget

Information about the Service:

Burger Court in Bradford is a 17-bed residential home for people with a diagnosis of mental health/learning disability conditions. Most people we care for are working age.

Residents are often referred to us with a history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, personality disorder, depression, bipolar disorder or complex trauma.

Some of our residents also have additional diagnoses, such as Korsakoff’s or Huntington’s disease, with psychosis and physical conditions such as epilepsy or diabetes.

We may be able to support residents if they are engaged with alcohol or other substance recovery services, and sometimes, we take in people with a forensic background. Still, we are not a specialist forensic service.

Necessary Experience or Qualifications to work as a Chef / Cook:

• The right candidate will have a real passion for Cooking.
• Relevant experience in a similar setting working as a Chef / Cook / Sous-chef / or Chef de partie.
• Ability to work on shift/rota pattern, including some weekends.
• Have the right to the work in the UK.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Working knowledge of the Safe Food Better Business requirements.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Oakleaf Recruitment are the In-House Recruitment Team for a growing group of Services and Hospitals across the UK

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.50 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability