A2Dominion
Job title:
Chef Manager
Company
A2Dominion
Job description
Chef Manager
Salary: £17,631.90 – £21,349.90
Contract type: Permanent, Part time (27.5 hours per week), Monday – Friday, working hours for this role are 8:30am – 2pm
Location: Charles Clore Court, 139 Appleford Road, Reading, RG30 3NTRole OverviewAs the Chef Manager at Charles Clore Court, you will be responsible for leading and delivering a first class end to end Catering service to the scheme, which accounts 47 self contained apartments for residents aged 55+Being both hands on with preparation and cooking to ownership of the ‘back office’ compliance, administration and audits, this rewarding opportunity will be working with a fun, dedicated team of 4 colleagues consisting of a Kitchen Assistant, Restaurant Service Assistant, Weekend Cook/Chef and Weekend Kitchen Assistant, to deliver excellence for our residents.Key Responsibilities:– Preparation, cooking and serving of meals, meeting Company and Environmental Health Standards. Taking responsibility for particular dietary and cultural needs, cooking specific meals as per the resident food profile so that resident’s preferences are met
– Complete all menu tick sheets, cleaning records and handover sheets daily, recording meals sold and reporting resident feedback to Catering Manager
– Issuing of resident catering invoices, responding to resident and queries regarding payments and accrued arrears
– Carry out Health & Safety & Food Hygiene standards checks as directed by A2Dominion catering standards and that all practices meet the statutory regulations, including the Registered Homes Act 1984, and A2Dominions Health & Safety policy
– Take responsibility for preparing and responding to inspections and audits by external authorities and other bodies and fulfilling reporting requirements
– Lead and support a small, fun dedicated team of colleagues, allocating duties and checking work is completed in timely manner. Taking responsibility for managing their recruitment, probation, development, absence, staff behaviours and employment lifecycle
– Ownership of ordering, stock control, deliveries, agency workers time keeping and maintain the standards set by the Catering ManagerMore about you:We want you to bring your knowledge and experience to play your part in improving people’s lives:– Ideally you will have a Catering/Cooking qualification and/or experience working in a Care and Support environment, or cooking experience for large volumes of people
– Excellent time management and organisational skills in running a smooth, effective catering service for our residents
– Have a passion for leading a team, whether you have prior experience or looking to take the next step in your career.
– Comfortable in taking ownership of the ‘back office’ administration and documentation using basic Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Teams, Outlook)
– Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
– Able to commute to the housing scheme in Tilehurst, Berkshire, RG30 3NTAbout A2DominionWe are a UK housing association committed to a new vision – providing homes people love to live in.With over 38,000 homes in management across London and southern England, we provide a wide range of homes for social, affordable, and private rent, specialist services, as well as homes for sale and shared ownership.Our 70,000+ customers come from a diverse range of backgrounds with varying levels of income. We’re here to provide them all with homes that are safe, high quality and sustainable.And with social housing roots going back eight decades, we continue to ensure that every penny of profit is reinvested into our charitable social purpose – delivering more homes and better services for customers.Choosing us is easyAs an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life.We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include:– 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
– Up to 8% contributory pension
– Investment in your learning and developmentIn addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family.We also operate a Cycle to Work Scheme whereby employees have access to cycling equipment throughout the year and can pay via monthly salary deductions.
If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Team to request: [email protected]A2Dominion Group is a Disability Confident Employer which means that we are committed to employing disabled people and will: actively look to attract and recruit disabled people, provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job, be flexible with assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job, make reasonable adjustments as required.At A2Dominion Group, we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and inclusivity in our hiring processes. We always aim to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions, and beliefs.Meeting the role requirementsWe recognise that some females will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, we’d still encourage you to apply and also to arrange a call with one of our recruitment team to discuss your application further at [email protected]A2Dominion are proud to be a family friendly employerEveryone is welcome at A2Dominion Group. We know that equality, diversity, and inclusivity make us better. We embrace the unique contributions of our people and seek to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Find out why our people love working with us.”Join us at A2Dominion, where your expertise will be integral to our recovery journey, creating lasting positive changes in the lives of our customers. If you possess the right motivation and drive to contribute to our recovery and change initiatives, we invite you to apply and be a crucial part of our team.
Expected salary
£17631.9 – 21349.9 per year
Location
Reading
Job date
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 22:57:48 GMT
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