Regional Support Chef

Regional Support Chef

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Regional Support Chef

About Runwood Homes:

Runwood Homes is one of the UK’s largest residential elderly care providers recently placed in the top 20 care home groups in the uk. The Group operates 76 homes in England and Northern Ireland under three brands, Runwood Senior Living, Sanders Senior Living and Kathryn Homes (Northern Ireland only).

Historically a local authority focused estate, our ambition is to transition towards a stronger private pay mix, developing our current estate and adding new homes to help achieve this.

Job Overview:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Regional Support Chef to join our Group Hospitality team.

You will work with the Regional Support Chef North & our Group Hospitality and Catering Manager to develop training and support materials for the Catering teams in our Care Homes.

This is a field based role and will require the successful candidate to travel to any of our homes in the South.

Key duties and responsibilities:

* Develop training and support materials to drive quality and compliance around food and cooking quality.

* Take on food related projects and manage cross functional food initiatives.

* Liaise with the Group Hospitality Manager to create regular chef's forums and training sessions to cover the needs of the home you are supporting.

* To audit the kitchen operations to ensure that the food quality, presentation, and service are provided to the appropriate standards as defined by the catering policies and mealtime standards.

* To develop and maintain good working relationships with the homes management and kitchen teams through regular personal contact.

Experience / Qualification:

* Genuine interest in working within a caring environment

* Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

* Team Player

* Willingness to participate in vocational training programmes

* Satisfactory DBS result and good references

* Experience of the provision of catering services, food preparation and presentation

* Understanding of food hygiene regulation

* Basic understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act

Benefits:

* Employee Assistance Programme offering support and counselling in a number of different categories which is available to both you and your immediate family.

* Access to thousands of discounts through schemes such as;

* Blue light card

* Concerts for carers

* Discounts for carers

* Free DBS Check

* 28 days annual leave

* Pension scheme

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of adults. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances