2Nd Chef

The Cinnamon Care Collection; Stourbridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious care home group in Stourbridge is seeking a passionate 2nd Chef to ensure mealtimes are a highlight for residents. You will work from diverse menus, ensuring high standards of food and safety. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of catering experience, ideally at the Chef de Partie level with NVQ 2/3. Join a well-equipped kitchen and be part of a dedicated team delivering exceptional dining experiences.

Benefits

Company benefits

Sociable hours

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of catering experience.
• Ideally Chef de Partie level with NVQ 2/3.

Responsibilities

• Work from a variety of menus created by the Head Chef.
• Ensure mealtimes are a highlight for residents by ordering, preparing and serving appetising freshly produced food.
• Source ingredients from local suppliers where possible and maintain high cleanliness and health and safety standards.
• Provide a fine dining experience with varied choices for every mealtime and cater for private events for residents.
• Work in a spacious, well-equipped kitchen; be hard-working, professional and reliable.
• Collaborate with the kitchen team and be willing to contribute ideas and menus; receive mentoring from the Head Chef.

Skills

Catering experience

Passion for cooking

Collaboration with kitchen team

Education

NVQ Level 2/3

Job description

Overview

2nd Chef

£14.19 per hour plus company benefits

Full Time and sociable hours

A Top 20 Care Home Group 2025!

Awarded One Of The 'UK's Best Companies To Work For'

Parkfield Grange is a luxurious 80 bedded residential and dementia care home situated in Stourbridge.

We are looking for someone who is both energetic and passionate about providing exceptional food. Working from a variety of menus created by the Head Chef, you will ensure that mealtimes are a highlight of our residents daily by ordering, preparing and serving appetising freshly produced food, from local suppliers where possible, whilst maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and health and safety.

We aim to provide a fine dining experience with varied choices for every mealtime but also providing all catering for private events for our residents.

Working in a spacious, exceptionally well equipped kitchen, you will need to be hard working, professional and reliable.

Our Chef is looking for someone who has at least 2 year's catering experience, ideally Chef de Partie level with NVQ 2/3.

You will need to have the passion to work with the catering team showcasing innovative and fine dining standard of food. You will be mentored and trained further by the Head Chef and encouraged to contribute to the kitchen's ideas and menus.

Responsibilities

• Work from a variety of menus created by the Head Chef.
• Ensure mealtimes are a highlight for residents by ordering, preparing and serving appetising freshly produced food.
• Source ingredients from local suppliers where possible and maintain high cleanliness and health and safety standards.
• Provide a fine dining experience with varied choices for every mealtime and cater for private events for residents.
• Work in a spacious, well-equipped kitchen; be hard-working, professional and reliable.
• Collaborate with the kitchen team and be willing to contribute ideas and menus; receive mentoring from the Head Chef.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of catering experience.
• Ideally Chef de Partie level with NVQ 2/3.