Sous Chef
- Jewish Care
- Stella & Harry Freedman House (Jewish Care), Asher Loftus Way, Colney Hatch Lane, London, UK
- 03 Mar, 2025
Job Description
Our multi-award-winning organisation is looking to recruit a Sous Chef to join our Hospitality team. This role may include some weekend working.
The role of Sous Chef will involve the delivery of Hospitality Services within our Campus, Care Homes, and Community Centres to excellent standards.
This is a great opportunity for an established Sous Chef with a good head for finance to head up this café operation. You will be reporting to the Executive Chef for the wider campus but will have a large degree of autonomy as we are looking to streamline the operation whilst maximising revenue opportunities.
You will be 5 out of 7 days including weekends (averaging 1 weekend in 3) with Occasional evening shifts for special events (averaging 1 a month). This post is working 40 hours a week on a shift basis.The shifts are:
- 7am to 15.30 pm ( 8 hours with a 30 minute break)
- 8am to 16.30pm ( 8 hours with a 30 minute break)
- 10am to 18.30pm ( 8 hours with a 30 minute break)
What you will be doing
- You will have a key role ensuring we deliver an excellent service to our customers, creating an inviting and pleasant environment. Your core duties will involve:
- Ensuring all food produced is to the agreed standard, developing innovative approaches ensuring market trends, cultural requirements and Kashrut laws are met
- Ensuring all food hygiene and Health & Safety practices are monitored, met, and recorded in line with organisational policies and current legislations
- Working within the agreed budget, administer unit controls in line with budget and consistently seek and implement ways of improving the quality and cost effectiveness of the service
- Leading, motivating and encouraging team building to ensure agreed qualitative outcomes are achieved and customer service expectations are exceeded and maintained
- Deputising for the Chef in their absence and comply with their responsibilities
Who are we looking for?
You will ideally have previous experience working within a busy kitchen environment, working both independently and within a team. You will need:
- Appropriate supervisory experience and relevant qualifications pertaining to the safe delivery of Food & Hygiene or Catering Services. NVQ Level 2 or 3
- Energetic, passionate and proactive attitude
- Experience of working to deadlines and adhering to budgetary requirements.
- Understands the challenge of and sensitivity needed to care and support vulnerable people
Jewish Care is the largest provider of health and social care services for the Jewish community in the UK. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people. We provide services to a range of people including older people, people with mental health needs and people living with dementia.
Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture. We value Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusivity.
Jewish Care operate a rolling recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert once a suitable candidate has been identified.
Salary
About Us
We are a leading health and social care charity for the Jewish community in London and the South-East. Although we care for a specific community, our employees come from all faiths, backgrounds and nationalities. It also means they’re valued and supported in just the same way we value the people we care for - at Jewish Care, love is at the heart of all we do.
Our campuses offer unique services including care and nursing homes, Retirement Living apartments and community centres.
We provide care that is Jewish at heart for older people. And we support their family members every step of the way. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people.
Our Purpose
We want to make a positive impact on the lives of Jewish people by providing excellent social care that enhances their well-being and helps them to stay connected to their community.
We’re also committed to inspiring our employees, developing their careers and creating an environment where they love every day.
Why Us
Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture.
Our values are:
- Excellence - We are ambitious, professional and passionate about offering high-quality services delivered with dedication and sensitivity.
- Integrity - We treat people fairly and are accountable for what we do and how we do it
- Innovation - We are adaptable and creative, we welcome new ideas and believe in finding solutions that work for each individual.
- Compassion - We consciously work in a caring and empathetic way, we are considerate of others and put kindness at the heart of everything we do.
- Inclusivity - Everyone involved with Jewish Care is important and deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
- Inclusion & Diversity
At Jewish Care, we are committed to ensuring all our staff feel valued and included.
We have a number of staff networks aimed to promote equality, diversity and inclusion – these include our REACH (race, ethnicity and cultural heritage) network and our LGBTQ+ network for staff and service users. We are a Disability Confident Employer, and in a recent survey, 95% of staff surveyed felt Jewish Care embraced diversity and inclusion.
Why Jewish Care?
We offer excellent benefits to reward you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment. Competitive rates of pay are reviewed annually.
A wide range of benefits, rewards, and well-being support through our Jewish Care Benefits platform. These include:
● A huge range of discounts at major retailers and supermarkets
● 24/7 access to a GP either online or on the phone
● Access to our Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential advice.
● Our Wellbeing Hub contains lots of articles and support with mental and physical wellness, free fitness and yoga videos and lots more
● 4% employer pension contribution
● Career development opportunities and access to our online learning management system
● Free DBS checks and uniforms for our Care Home Workers
● Free DBS check where the role is required.
Fair Pay
We are happy to announce that Jewish Care now pays all members of staff the current London Living Wage.
We care about our employees as much as the people we support, which is why we pay all our staff a minimum of £11.95 per hour. So, whether you’re a carer, a bus driver, an administrator or a finance operative, you can rest assured you’ll be rewarded fairly for what you do.