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Head Chef required for luxury care home
Are you an experienced Head Chef with a passion for delivering nutritious, high-quality food in a care setting?
We are working in partnership with a highly respected, award-winning care provider to appoint a Head Chef for one of their beautiful, purpose-built care homes. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established provider with a growing portfolio of luxury homes and an excellent reputation for clinical and hospitality excellence.
Responsibilities
- Leading and mentoring a team of kitchen staff, including a Sous Chef and Kitchen Assistants
- Designing and delivering a varied, seasonal, and nutritious food programme tailored to individual needs (including soft diets and dysphagia)
- Managing daily budgets, stock, and suppliers with a focus on cost control and portioning
- Ensuring a safe, clean, and compliant kitchen environment
- Supporting with hospitality for events and celebrations within the home
Requirements
- You are an experienced Head Chef with a background in care or healthcare catering
- You're confident in menu planning, nutrition, and catering to a variety of dietary needs
- You understand the importance of balancing quality and cost control
- You bring energy, leadership, and a passion for excellent food that enhances the lives of residents
- Knowledge or training in dysphagia diets is highly desirable
Remuneration
- Competitive hourly rate (depending on experience)
- Join a company known for internal promotion opportunities - the current Head Chef has been promoted within the group
- Be part of a provider with strong values of love, care, and compassion, recognised through industry awards and in-house recognition programmes
- Opportunities to contribute to new services and home openings as the group continues to grow
For more information, please contact Lisa at Bright Selection Ltd.
Bright Selection advertises roles on behalf of our clients. If you do not hear back from us within 3 days of your application, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, however we may keep your details on our database for future roles & if we do so you will receive an email letting you know this.
