Job Description: Chef
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS
REPORTING TO: Home Manager
Required:
• Basic Food / Hygiene Certificate
• Good communication skills
• Team player
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to manage pressure and conflicting demands, and prioritise tasks
• Satisfactory Police Check
Desired:
• Relevant proof of qualification
• Experience of food preparation for Clients living with Alzheimer’s or other form of Dementia
• Awareness of dietetics and nutrition
JOB PURPOSE:
As the Chef, you are responsible to manage (under the supervision of the Home Manager) the operation of the kitchen including food production, staff management, supplies, presentation / service and record management and compliance with quality and safety standards. Your duties will include:
Food Preparation:
• Preparing, cooking and serving of delicious and nutritious hot and cold meals, as and when required for both Clients and Staff.
• Ensuring all meals are of the highest possible quality and attractively presented.
• Providing for special dietary requirements where necessary and taking into account the preferences of individual Clients
Communication:
• Participating in Staff and Client meetings as required.
• Assisting in planning / costing menus in order to provide a balanced nutritious diet, making the best use of available fresh foods.
Budgetary / Financial Control:
• Maintaining accurate records of food supplies, waste and hazard analysis, and freezer / fridge temperatures as required by regulatory bodies and the Company.
• Ensuring stock rotation. Assisting in the ordering of stocks and checking of deliveries, and checking and valuing stocks as required by the Home Manager and Head Chef.
• Ensuring the correct and economical use of provisions and equipment within budgetary guidelines.
Training and Development:
• Supervising and instructing Kitchen Staff Members in the use of all equipment and hygiene procedures, and giving help and guidance where appropriate.
• Maintaining and improving professional knowledge and competence.
• Attending mandatory training days / courses, on or off site, as and when required.
Health and Safety:
• Ensuring statutory Health and Safety standards in the kitchen and dining areas.
• Making certain that chemicals / kitchen equipment are used correctly and safety procedures adhered to at all times.
• Ensuring all crockery and equipment is cleaned and stored appropriately, and that the overall cleaning of the kitchen area (and, where appropriate, the dining areas) is carried out effectively.
• Reporting immediately to the Home Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a Client, colleague, self or another.
• Understanding and ensuring the implementation of the Home’s Health and Safety, Infection Control and Hygiene policies, and Emergency and Fire procedures.
• Reporting to the Home Manager, or the Handyperson, any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or any potential hazard.
• Promoting safe working practice at the Home.
General:
• Taking steps to protect Residents from any form of abuse or neglect and use the appropriate reporting mechanisms to inform the Home’s Management of any concerns.
• Adhering to all new, and changes in Local and Central Government initiatives as and when they are implemented.
• Promoting a positive personal / professional profile within the local community and ensuring the good reputation of the Home at all times.
• Ensuring that all information of confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties.
• Notifying the Home Manager, or the Person in Charge, as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty, and also on your return to work from all periods of absence.
• Ensuring the security of the Home is maintained at all times.
• Adhering to all Company policies and procedures within the defined timescales.
• Ensuring all equipment is clean and well maintained.
• Carrying out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.
This Job Description indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended as an exhaustive list.