REGENERATE-RISE
Job Title:Assistant Chef
Location:The Platt Christian Centre, SW15
Hours:15 hrs a week (3 days 10.00 am – 3 pm)
Salary:£10ph (£7,800 pa)
Annual Leave: 20days including 5Bank Holidays
Contract:Permanent
Responsible to:CEO (when in post, currently Chair of Trustees)
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Main Function of Post
To support the Chef in the preparation of 50-60 meals a day, concentrating specifically on the preparation of desserts.
Main Duties
Toplan a 4 day week menu of hot nutritious lunches and desserts for RISE SW15 that can also bereproduced in Regenerate-RISE’s other projects, following the style that currently exists
To produce the menu on the PC in Publisher ready for printing
To do all theordering and purchasing of food and kitchen cleaning materials on a weekly or monthly basis, ensuring that all ingredients for the lunches are on site by the previous day (apart from the fresh meat) using Asda (on line) and visiting Cash and Carry
To stocktake regularly and rotate stock
To prepare a variety of home-made desserts (hot and cold), washing up and clearing up as you go.
To assist the Chef in serving the meal at lunch time – 12.45 pm sharp and help with the initial clearing up until 2 pm
To use initiative in providing specific dietary requirements.
To keep the kitchen to the highest standard at all times during the day – meeting the requirements of the Environmental Health Officers and for the protection of the clients
To include Regenerate-RISE staff and volunteers in the total number of desserts prepared on a daily basis.
To label and freeze any surplus to requirements
To work extra paid hours when the Chef is on annual leave (20 days a year) nd prepare the whole lunch. Also be willing if required to help out with lunch at Regenerate-RISE’s other venues twice a month (on a normal working day). Extra annual leave will be calculated pro rate for extra days worked. The Chef’s normal hours are 9.30 – 4.30
To prepare a variety of sandwiches for clients to take home for their tea
Additional Duties
To place the kitchen clothing and tea towels in the appropriate place at the end of the day.
To ensure all rubbish and waste products are put promptly in the dustbin, recycling as much as is possible.
To be responsible for the safety of the kitchen equipment used and report any defects to the RISE Co-ordinator
To keep daily temperature charts as required by the Environmental Health Department following the guidelines of the Safer Food Better Business
To consult with clients on the quality of the meals and be willing to listen to any complaints or comments from the members.
To pay particular attention to the Basic Food Hygiene requirements and be prepared to attend training at regular intervals to keep up with current legislation.
To undertake any training considered necessary ie Manual Handling, Health and Safety, etc.
Any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Centre Manager.
October 2012
ASSISTANT CHEF - PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
- Current Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or Safer Food Better Business
- Experience in the kitchen
- Ability to work out food quantities for large numbers
- Able to cook traditional English meals and desserts
- Able to cater for different cultural tastes
- Willing to do the washing up and cleaning tasks when necessary
- A tidy and ordered person
- An understanding of the needs of the elderly
- A caring, considerate and patient attitude
- Ability to work in a team
- Good communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- IT skills for ordering over the Internet and for typing the menu
Desirable
- Basic First Aid Skills
- Foundation Food Hygiene certificate
- Manual Handling certificate
October 2012
Further Information
Clothing will be provided
A clear CRB check is necessary
We served an average of 43 lunches a day during July/August/September
We provide alternatives to the main course
We have several Diabetics
We provide a Day Care service and an Outreach Service with activities and outings during the week. The afternoon programme starts around 1.45 pm – 2 pm. A cup of tea/coffee is served by the staff at 3 – 3.15 pm and clients leave to go home around 3.45 pm
50% of our clients have high care needs
The staff team consists currently of the following:
Interim Operations Manager – Chris
Financial Co-ordinator - Pauline
RISE SW15 Co-ordinator – Simon
Support Worker – Michael
Driver/Activities Co-ordinator - Tom
Chef – David
Hairdresser – Lisa
Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator – Gordon
Pastoral Care Co-ordinator – Barbara
Cleaner – Judy
We have regular volunteers helping us in the Centre
Monday - Marilyn, Anri (fortnightly)
Tuesday – Shamsi, Tracey, Miranda (shortly)
Wednesday – Marilyn, Annie and Matthew
Friday – Sister Mary, Jabbie
Most days – Mo (Chair of Trustees)
Occasionally – Ray (Trustee and volunteer Driver)
We often have Work Experience students in the Centre
We often have guests visiting for lunch
The age range of clients is 61 – 103 years of age
We have a range of disabilities from wheelchair users to registered blind, people who have had strokes, Parkinson’s, Dementia etc
Once a year we do a banquet for 300-400 pensioners in Roehampton in a marquee and staff are expected to help (with a day off in lieu)
We have a new service in Roehampton once a month at St Joseph’s RC Church Hall
We have a new service in Putney Vale once a month at Newlands Hall, Putney Vale
Regenerate-RISE also operates in Ealing, Sheffield and Nottingham
We have a total of 21 staff members and 49 volunteers
Pay day is the last Friday of every month
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