2nd Chef: Brooke House

Prestwickcare; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training package

EAP

Discount card

Career progression

Team environment

Job summary

Prestwick Care is seeking a dedicated Second Chef to support the Head Chef in a Newcastle care home. You will prepare nutritious, home-cooked meals meeting residents' dietary needs while maintaining high hygiene and safety standards.

The role offers a full-time, permanent opportunity with training and a supportive team environment. Experience in care settings and ability to work collaboratively with care staff is preferred.

Qualifications

• Satisfactory enhanced DBS check is required.
• Satisfactory Right to Work in the United Kingdom is required and must be maintained.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef in creating and maintaining cooking and cleaning schedules.
• Prepare and serve meals meeting dietary requirements, including texture modified diets.
• Maintain stock levels, rotation, and stock control in absence of Head Chef.
• Update kitchen equipment inventory and report maintenance issues.
• Ensure food hygiene, HACCP, COSHH, health and safety procedures are followed.
• Support and guide junior kitchen staff to promote high catering standards.
• Understand and implement the Care Home’s Health and Safety policy and emergency procedures.
• Promote safe working practices within the kitchen environment.
• Collaborate with care staff to ensure mealtimes are positive and person-centred.

Skills

DBS check

Right to Work

Policy Adherence

Team Support

Job description

Full job description

Permanent Full Time
Job Role:Second Chef
Location:Newcastle

Prestwick Care is a successful family run care provider based in the North East of England, delivering high quality, person-centred residential and nursing care since 1992. We are proud of our strong values, supportive culture and continued growth across the region, with multiple care homes and specialist services.

We are currently recruiting for a Second Chef to work Full Time. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and compassionate professional seeking their next career move within a respected and growing company.

About the Role

In this role, a Second Chef will support the Head Chef in preparing nutritious, well-balanced, home-cooked meals that meet residents’ dietary needs, preferences, and specialist nutritional requirements within a care home setting.

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality catering services that support residents’ health, wellbeing, and enjoyment of mealtimes.

What We Offer to our Second Chef’s

• Full training package
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee discount card at our leisure sites
• Opportunities for career progression within a growing company
• Supportive and collaborative team environment

Key Responsibilities for our Second Chef’s

• Assist the Head Chef in creating and maintaining structured cooking and cleaning schedules (daily, weekly, periodic) for all kitchen areas in line with company quality standards and CQC requirements.
• Prepare and serve meals that meet special dietary requirements, including texture modified diets, allergen free meals, diabetic, vegetarian, and culturally specific menus.
• Maintain appropriate food stock levels, rotation, and stock control procedures in the absence of the Head Chef.
• Update and manage kitchen equipment inventory, reporting maintenance issues promptly.
• Ensure all food hygiene, HACCP, COSHH, cleanliness, health & safety, and risk assessment procedures are followed to the highest standards within food preparation areas.
• Support, supervise, and guide junior kitchen staff, promoting teamwork and high catering standards within the care home.
• To understand and ensure implementation of the Care Home’s Health and Safety policy, including Emergency and Fire procedures.
• Promote safe working practices within the Care Home kitchen environment.
• Work collaboratively with care staff to ensure mealtimes are a positive and person-centred experience for residents.

Required Skills & Experience

• Promote safe working practice in the Care Home. Promote and ensure the good reputation of the Care Home.
• Adhere to all Company policies and procedures.
• Satisfactory enhanced DBS check
• Satisfactory Right to Work in the UK (must be maintained)

Applicants must already be authorised to work in the United Kingdom; the employer is not able to provide new work authorisation.

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person