Kitchen Supervisor Beach House, Learning Disability Service

Job introduction

We are recruiting for an experienced Kitchen Supervisor/Chef to work at The Beach House, 30 hours a week, over 5 days Monday to Sunday, on a permanent contract to provide an evening meal.

Beach House provides respite accommodation and support for people with learning difficulties with complex and multiple needs.

You will have responsibility for the management of the of the kitchen, including creating menus, ordering the food whilst keeping to a strict budget, compliance with food safety legislation. This will include the supervision of colleagues providing front line support and care.

Do you thrive on working in a challenging environment?

Do you have experience of cooking for large numbers of people?

Have a good sense of humour?

If so we'd welcome your application to work with us.

Interview date: TBC

For an informal discussion, please contact Liam O'Rourke on 01273 295285

About the role

We are looking to recruit a Kitchen Supervisor to order and prepare a varied and nutritious diet for Service Users as part of the care package offered to them. To supervise other kitchen staff in preparation of food and hygiene control.

The postholder will be expected to oversee the day to day work of the kitchen porter and plan balanced menus within a tight budget as well as maintain high standards of cleanliness and kitchen hygiene in line with legislation and our own procedures.

You will need to

• Good knowledge of hygiene legislation.
• Knowledge and experience of budget control.
• Knowledge and good understanding of nutritional values.
• Experience of working to tight time-scales.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Ability to plan ahead.
• Common sense.
• Ability to work as a team.
• Flexible approach to the needs of the residents.
• To be resourceful and reliable.
• Good timekeeping.
• Sense of humour.

There are also some specific skills needed to work in this role. These include:

• the ability to treat people with dignity
• good listening and observational skills
• some awareness of the challenges faced by people who need care and support
• number skills.

Working for us, we can offer you:

• Basic hourly rate of £14.60 increasing to £15.58
• a career average pension scheme
• generous holiday
• regular supervision meetings plus
• a range of other staff benefits from Staff shop, discounted Freedom Leisure membership

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

*For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

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Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).