Chef

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Job Description | Chef

This list of duties and responsibilities is by not exhaustive. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification

Job Role

Chef  

Reports to

Registered Manager  

Location

Ashgrove Care Home, RM11 1XA

Job Summary

To co-ordinate all aspects of kitchen production so that food is prepared to the agreed standard and that time deadlines are met.

Overall Responsibilities

·  To order catering consumables from current nominated suppliers.

·  To complete monthly audits.

·  To maintain the agreed stock levels of food.

·  To implement and maintain an agreed deep cleaning schedule for the kitchen.

Key Responsibilities

·  Reviewing the menu and doing inventory biweekly.

·  Following the budget set by the Registered Manger.

·  Ordering food on a weekly basis via the use of laptop provided.

·  Managing relationships with distributors and resolving any issues with vendors.

·  Ensuring standard portions and quality of dishes.

·  Maintaining a clean and safe kitchen.

·  Ensure your own personal hygiene and cleanliness is of the highest standard

·  Prepare and cook meals and snacks following pre-set menus in accordance with Health & Safety Regulations to ensure meals are nutritious, appetising and meet dietary needs.

·  Undertake the cleaning of the kitchen and surrounding areas and also of equipment to ensure the kitchen is maintained to a high level.

·  Ensuring dietary requirement and resident requests are catered to where possible.

·  Ensuring food is prepared and cooked in line with temperature guidelines.

·         Ensuring daily documentation such as temperature checks are actioned. 

Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults & Mental Capacity Act

Complete training on Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and the Mental Capacity Act and be able to understand and implement SVA and MHA policies and procedures taking responsibility for reporting any safeguarding concerns to the Registered Manager.

Health and Safety

Must always, under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974:

-  Take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and all other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.

-  Co-operate with their employer to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and the Health and Safety policies and procedures of the organisation, not intentionally or recklessly interfere with, or misuse, anything provided in the interests of health, safety, or welfare, in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions.

Data Protection

Must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the specified registered purposes and to use or disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

Failure to preform may result in disciplinary actions

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