Diet Chef

Job Introduction

About the role  
At Sodexo we are passionate about food and we place our patients at the heart of everything we do. Our talented chefs use their passion to create beautiful dishes with the finest ingredients, while being sensitive to nutritional needs and environmental impact. To provide this great service, we have a team of passionate Chefs behind us and we currently have a vacancy for a Trainee Diet Chef to join us!  

You will work with our Culinary Teams and Dieticians to ensure our patients on special diets get the very best food they need. You will always prepare food with due care and attention to meet special dietary requirements (such as low fibre, no added salt) always taking into account each patients needs. 

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications.

A few things about you  
We are looking for someone with a passion for food and innovation, who is a great team player. Your communication skills need to be top notch and your attention to detail second to none. Our patients are at the heart of what we do so it’s important that our service delivery is always at the forefront.

You must be a qualified chef who holds Basic Food Hygiene and Health and Safety Certificates. You must have experience and knowledge of Special Diets and allergen awareness.

Sodexo embeds a strong Safety culture in everything we do so there will be company procedures and policies to adhere to.

Package Description

Birmingham Children's Hospital 

• 37.5 hours per week (alternate weekends)
• The diet section is open 9:00-17:00.
• The starting rate is £9.90 and this will increase with experience and completion of training
• The role has the extensive Sodexo benefits package.
• The Birmingham Children's Hospital is situated in the city centre, close to all travel lin

About the Company

Why choose Sodexo?
You don’t just join Sodexo, you belong.   

What do we mean when we say belong?  

It’s simple. You create a company where everyone is respected and feels that their ideas count. You take care of the quality of life of your people. You make your workplace inclusive, encouraging people to bring their whole self to work every day. That’s our philosophy in a nutshell.   

A career at Sodexo won’t tie you down, it actively encourages your progress. The diverse range of roles we offer is truly infinite. Whatever your skills, experience or passion, you’ll be encouraged and supported to have a fulfilling career. 

We are committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Working Parents, Sodexo Disability, So together, generations and origins.  We have also launched Be Heard which is an employee network designed to bring black colleagues together (virtually) to bring about positive change.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.   

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture. 

Our benefits:   
As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life, health and wellbeing for our employees we provide discounts and benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs. In addition to the essentials like 20 days holidays (plus bank holidays) and pension contribution, we can help you take advantage of being part of Sodexo with benefits such as;    

• Sodexo Discounts - discounts from over 1,200 top retailers with you earning WOW Points (cashback) as you shop   
• Talk – a free wellbeing support helpline for you and your family   
• Up to three paid days each year to volunteer
• Your Lucky Number Employee Lottery (this also supports the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation)
• Cycle to work    
• Life assurance