Assistant Chef

Athena Care Homes; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run care home provider in Brighton is seeking an Assistant Chef to ensure high-quality food service. This role entails providing a dignified dining experience, meeting dietary needs, and supporting regulatory compliance in a kitchen environment. Candidates should have at least two years of catering experience and an NVQ level 3 in Food Hygiene. The position offers a competitive salary of £13.37 per hour and various benefits including holidays and a refer a friend scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days of holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years catering experience working within a kitchen environment.
• NVQ level 3 in Food Hygiene is essential.
• Exposure to working within a care environment is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality dining experience for residents.
• Liaise with residents about food and beverages.
• Ensure nutritional content meets dietary needs.
• Assist the Head Chef with regulatory compliance.

Skills

Catering experience

Food Hygiene (NVQ level 3)

Care environment experience

Job description

As an Assistant Chef at Goodwins Hall Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring a high quality of food service and meal preparation within the home.

About Goodwins Hall Care Home

Nestled in a quiet area at the bottom of Goodwins Road, our 76‑bedroom care home is known for its beautiful fountain centrepiece at the entrance. Our sought‑after care home provides a variety of high‑quality care, whilst boasting a full activities schedule and amazing facilities. Our team at Goodwins Hall are dedicated, committed and caring and constantly strive to ensure all of our residents lead happy and fulfilling lives.

About the role

Reporting to the Head Chef, the Assistant Chef will support the team by ensuring the catering services and residential dining experience is of the highest standard and quality.

Salary

£13.37 per hour.

Shift Pattern

35 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location

Goodwins Road, King's Lynn, England, PE30 5PD.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Providing a high‑quality dining experience by promoting choice and dignity to the residents of the home with the services we provide
• Liaise with residents to ensure they are happy with the food and beverages being delivered within the home
• Ensure the nutritional content of the meals provided cater for the dietary needs of all residents
• Assist the Head Chef with all regulatory and statutory requirements are met and company policies and procedures are adhered to

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum of two years catering experience working within a kitchen environment is essential
• NVQ level 3 in Food Hygiene is essential
• Exposure to working within a care environment is highly advantageous

What we can offer

• Fully comprehensive induction
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays
• 28 days of holiday per year
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform
• Refer a friend scheme

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family‑run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk). We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities. Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care. We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.