# Relief Chef De Partie

**Company**: Jewish Care
**Location**: Friern Barnet
**Job type**: Permanent
**Salary**: £16.54
**Category**: Hospitality
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Relief Chef de Partie will play an important role within Jewish Care's Catering & Hospitality team, supporting the delivery of high-quality catering services across our care homes and community centres.

Working on a relief basis, the postholder will provide cover for staff absence and operational requirements, helping to ensure consistent food quality, excellent customer service and safe kitchen operations.

Responsibilities include overseeing food preparation and production, maintaining food hygiene and health and safety standards, contributing to menu planning and presentation, and ensuring meals meet residents' dietary, cultural and religious requirements.

You will work closely with the Head Chef and Sous Chef, support colleagues and contribute to efficient kitchen operations, including effective stock and waste management.

A relevant professional chef qualification, food hygiene qualification and proven experience in a professional kitchen are essential.

**Main duties of the job**

- Supporting the Head Chef and Sous Chef to manage and deliver all catering services across the organisation, ensuring residents' liberty, dignity and safety are maintained

- Ensuring all food hygiene and Health & Safety practices are monitored and standards are met and recorded in line with organisational policies and current legislation

- Overseeing all food production is to the agreed standard

- Developing innovative approaches towards presentation of dishes, menu planning and procedures that will optimize the cooking process

- Reviewing and executing the menu on a regular basis, acknowledging seasonal changes in supplies, market trends and cultural requirements

- Meeting the special needs and dietary requirements of residents and demonstrating awareness of cultural and religious preferences.

**Requirements**

- City & Guilds 7051/7062 or equivalent qualification

- Health & Hygiene NVQ Level 2 or QCF equivalent

- Proven experience as a Chef, preferably in multi-site operations

- Experience of high standard food preparation

- Knowledge of dietary requirements and allergen awareness

- Knowledge of cultural requirements and producing a varied menu

- Awareness of waste disposal techniques and infection control

- Awareness of COSHH and CQC regulations

## Skills

### Required
- food hygiene
- health and safety
- menu planning
- kitchen operations
- stock management
- waste management
- dietary requirements
- cultural requirements
- religious requirements

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