Sous Chef

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Sous Chef at Edenbridge Manor Care Home in Kent. Your focus as Sous Chef will be to support the head chef in leading a culinary team that provides a nutritionally balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality culinary service, which contributes to the overall well-being of the residents and is achieved within budget. Other responsibilities will include: Preparing modified diets that look appealing and are well-balanced and in accordance with IDDSI guidance., Avery Healthcare is seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Sous Chef at Edenbridge Manor Care Home. The role involves supporting the head chef in leading a culinary team that delivers a high-quality service contributing to the residents' wellbeing. The responsibilities include preparing modified diets according to IDDSI guidance, supervising culinary staff, ensuring food hygiene standards, and supporting team members in understanding the Avery Food safety management system. To succeed in this role, candidates must live Avery's values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability, hold a relevant catering qualification, have a minimum of 1-year catering experience, demonstrate compassion and commitment, and be flexible in covering various responsibilities., Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Sous Chef at Edenbridge Manor Care Home in Kent. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus asSous Chefwill be tosupportthe head chef in leading a culinary team that provides a nutritionally balanced, comprehensive,and high-quality culinary service, which contributes to the overall well-being of the residents and is achieved withinbudget. Other responsibilitieswillinclude:

• Preparing modified diets that look appealing and are well-balanced and in accordance with IDDSI guidance.
• Supervising and directing the work of culinary staff, as directed by the Head Chef, providing instruction and demonstration to unqualified staff on simple food preparation activities.
• Understandingthe principles of safe food handling to ensure that all food preparation undertaken in the kitchen meets the highest hygiene standards.
• Supporting all culinary team members in fully understanding the Avery Food safety management system.
  
  To be successful in your application, you must live our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in all that you do., Holdarelevant catering qualification City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ or equivalent.
• Have a minimum of 1 year of catering experience.
• Demonstratecompassionandcommitmentto the delivery of high-quality culinary services to residents.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice., Hold a relevant catering qualification City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ or equivalent.
  
  Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating enriching life experiences for residents and employees. The organisation values the later years of life as enriching as any other, providing exceptional care across a network of over 100 homes. Avery promotes a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. With a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together,' Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike. Employees are celebrated and supported to grow in a caring and supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout their career., At Avery, were not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes were a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and were passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.
Please note this role will require:
• ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.