Chef

January 2025 is upon us. Sickness and flu has been reported in the news since Christmas with hospitals bursting at the seams.

Care homes and hospitals cannot function without chefs and it is impossible to recruit independently without the use of an agency.

The chefs at Forte Reliable Staff Agency are all DBS checked, with years of experience of working in care homes and hospitals. Forte Chefs are trained and equipped with the culinary skills to work from low to high volume, to adapt to individual needs of each resident or patient and with all the necessary attention to detail.

Absence due to sickness can be devastating and put a huge amount of pressure on the rest of the team in the kitchen. As well as obvious concerns around infection and contagious flu bugs, bringing in a qualified, experienced chef from an agency can alleviate the worries of the catering team at a care home or hospital immediately.

Schools have also opened after the school holidays. The same concern around illness and holidays lies in the hands of the kitchen and catering department. We have a team of chefs and catering staff including kitchen assistants and porters who work regularly in schools. They are used to the challenges surrounding the busy day to day catering needs and can step in immediately to deal with an emergency. Forte Reliable Staff Agency operates with bookings which are short term and flexible with the possibility of long term cover if required as well as long term and permanent assignments.

If a home, school or hospital is worried about distance or travel, do not despair, we have staff for the utmost emergency who can overcome this challenge to make sure the client receives the best cover in the expedited manner which is required. Forte Reliable Staff Agency is fully aware of the challenges of absence and sickness and the urgency which encompasses this.

Aside from chefs, all levels of kitchen staff are not underestimated. Forte Reliable Staff Agency have always specialised in Catering assistants and Kitchen Porters and this is why we have an excellent team working for us for month after month, year after year. The kitchen porters and catering assistants are trained, qualified and know their responsibilities and challenges. The minimum shifts are four hours per shift. Again, this is the ideal scenario for any care home, hospital or school in the event of emergency cover required.