Sous Chef

Sous Chef- Wellford Gardens Location: Wellford Gardens - 1-3 Park Hill, Wheatley, Oxford, OX33 1NE Salary: £17.00 per hour Hours per week: 0 Hours (Bank)  About the Home: Wellford Gardens is our first luxury new build incorporating all-inclusive in the comfort of luxurious surroundings. It will include en-suite bedrooms, fresh air ventilation, acoustic monitoring, landscaped gardens, private dining, hair and beauty facilities, cinema, lounge and sun terrace. The home is located just off the A40 on Park Hill in Wheatley. Wellford Gardens is a three-storey home with 65 bedrooms, offering residents round-the-clock residential and dementia care. The home design includes innovative new technologies including E-care and providing person centred care with many personalised options. About the role: The Sous Chef will manage the provision and day to day delivery of a 24-hour, first-class dining and hospitality experience within Wellford Gardens that supports it being a home where people love to live. You will make sure that the catering provision contributes fully to the delivery of a home where people love to live. The main duties include managing the catering team to be produce top quality food and that they are trained and developed. In the absence of the Executive Chef you will be required to cover their duties. About you: You will have excellent food knowledge and culinary skills, the ability to stay calm in a high pressure environment and strong leadership skills to motivate your team to deliver first class food for your residents. Please see some of the essential criteria of the role below: * 706-2/3 or equivalent or a professional Cookery Level 3 qualification or equivalent. * Level 3 Food Safety Qualification. * A minimum of 1 or 2 years of experience working within a fine dining catering environment. * Excellent knowledge of culinary ingredients and practices. * Experience of using process and planning to deliver consistent high-quality food and standards of hospitality. * Financially astute with regards to food costings and budget. management * Full driving licence and access to vehicle.  * Ability to work during evenings, weekends and on public holidays as required. About our benefits: The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development. Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team: * 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) * A workplace pension * Free uniform * Free DBS * Higher rates of pay at weekends * Access to our Employee Assistance Programme * Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us * Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more! #KP3