Chef

Chef Milton Keynes Salary: Up to £14 per hour (up to £15 weekends & bank holidays) Hours: Flexible working hours available Do you have a passion for food? Would you like to be part of a friendly, dedicated team who are passionate about providing a fantastic catering service? We are looking for chef/cook to join our team at Thomas Edward Mitton House, Milton Keynes on a permanent basis. We can offer flexible working patterns for this post, however, the post holder will be expected to work some weekends. Thomas Edward Mitton (TEM) House is a specialist residential centre that provides continuing rehabilitation and specialist care and support for people with an acquired brain injury (ABI). Developed and run by the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, the service uses a neurobehavioral approach, to people with cognitive, physical and emotional/behavioural problems following an acquired brain injury. The Role: As a Chef, you are responsible;

• To ensure a high level of service for all meal times.
• To ensure report any defects to equipment to the Service Manager.
• To supervise the catering functions within the Service, to prepare home cooked meals for our residents, to include catering for blended diets, in accordance with instructions from the staff.
• To adhere to all statutory requirements and good practices as laid by all authorities involved.
• To observe and operate a standard of cleanliness and hygiene that meets legislation related to the registration of the Service.
• To communicate with residents to ensure their dietary needs are met.
• To actively support and promote decisions and initiatives by the Manager.
• To carry out any reasonable duties requested by senior staff that will aid and assist the smooth running of the Service.
• To audit compliance of standards within the kitchen, maintaining the standard of health and hygiene as the Chef.

Benefits include:

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Long service and staff awards
• Nationwide staff discounts
• Excellent training

If this position sounds of interest to you, please click the Apply Now Button. Please note: we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. *All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks* The Disabilities Trust are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. The Disabilities Trust is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It’s a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.