Chef, Ebrook Resource Centre

Birmingham City Council,

We're looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Chef to join our Day Centre catering team, helping to provide high-quality, nutritious meals to some of Birmingham's most vulnerable residents.

Working as part of a catering service, you will support the Head Chef and Second Chef in delivering an excellent dining experience for service users and visitors. You'll prepare and cook appetising, nutritionally balanced meals that meet a variety of dietary, cultural and individual needs while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and customer care.

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is passionate about food, enjoys working with people, and wants to make a positive impact on the wellbeing of others.

What You'll Be Doing

• Preparing, cooking and presenting high-quality meals to set standards
• Developing and delivering menus that meet nutritional requirements and individual dietary needs
• Maintaining excellent standards of food hygiene, health and safety, infection control and HACCP compliance
• Ordering food supplies and managing stock rotation and storage
• Completing cleaning schedules and ensuring kitchen equipment is used and maintained correctly
• Supporting service improvements and contributing to team meetings and quality initiatives
• Providing excellent customer service to residents, visitors and colleagues
• Assisting in the supervision of Catering and Facilities Assistants where required.

About You We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience of food preparation and handling within a professional catering environment.
• Experience preparing and presenting food to high standards.
• Knowledge of nutrition and the dietary requirements of different groups of people.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work effectively in a busy kitchen environment.
• Strong customer care and communication skills.
• Understanding of Food Hygiene legislation, HACCP and Health & Safety requirements.
• Knowledge of COSHH regulations and infection control practices.
• Basic numerical skills to support stock control and administrative duties

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Basic Food Preparation and Cooking (or equivalent).
• Level 2 Food Safety qualification.
• Manual Handling training, or willingness to undertake training.

What We Offer In Return…

• Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund – with generous employer contributions
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 30 days, increasing with length of service
• My Rewards Scheme – access to over 800 brands providing discounts and savings
• Health and wellbeing support – independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application.

The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post.

Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words.

Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.