Care Home Chef

KPI Recruiting Ltd; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rates

Flexible shifts

Ongoing assignments

Weekly pay

Immediate starts

Opportunities across care homes

Job summary

INDHOS is seeking experienced Care Home Chefs to work across Lincoln and surrounding areas. We offer flexible shifts—from a few shifts each week to full-time temporary roles—with ongoing assignments to suit your availability.

You will prepare fresh, nutritious meals, cater for dietary needs, and ensure food safety and quality across different care home kitchens. Enhanced DBS is required, and immediate starts with weekly pay are available.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS required.
• Experience as Chef de Partie or higher in high-volume catering.
• Experience in care homes or healthcare catering.
• Strong knowledge of food hygiene and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and present fresh, nutritious meals for residents.
• Plan breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks per service.
• Cater for dietary needs including allergies and textures.
• Ensure meals are well presented and match residents' preferences.
• Maintain clean, safe kitchen environment.
• Perform daily food safety checks and temperature monitoring.
• Follow HACCP and food hygiene regulations.
• Adapt to different kitchen teams and environments.

Skills

Enhanced DBS

Chef roles

Care home experience

Food hygiene knowledge

Large-scale catering

Independent under pressure

Job description

About the Role

We have ongoing opportunities for experienced Care Home Chefs to work within care home settings across Lincoln and the surrounding areas. Whether you're looking for a few shifts each week or full-time/temporary work, we have regular assignments to suit your availability.

This is a rewarding opportunity for chefs who enjoy preparing fresh, nutritious meals and understand the important role food plays in residents' wellbeing and daily experience. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality meals while ensuring all dietary requirements, food safety procedures and quality standards are met.

Working across a variety of care homes, you'll need to adapt quickly to different kitchen environments while maintaining excellent standards of food preparation and service.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and present fresh, nutritious meals for residents.
• Plan and prepare breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in line with service requirements.
• Cater for a range of dietary needs, including allergies, diabetic diets, vegetarian, vegan and texture-modified meals.
• Ensure meals are well presented and tailored to residents' preferences wherever possible.
• Monitor food quality, portion sizes and presentation standards.
• Maintain a clean, organised and safe kitchen environment.
• Complete daily food safety checks, including temperature monitoring and kitchen records.
• Follow HACCP procedures and ensure compliance with food hygiene regulations.
• Store food, ingredients and cleaning products safely and correctly.
• Follow all company policies relating to Health & Safety, infection control and safeguarding.
• Adapt confidently to different kitchen teams and working environments.

Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• Enhanced DBS

• Previous experience as a Chef de Partie, Sous Chef, Head Chef, Chef or Cook.
• Experience working in care homes, healthcare, education, hospitality or other high-volume catering environments.
• Good knowledge of food hygiene and food safety standards.
• Experience preparing meals for larger groups.
• An understanding of the nutritional requirements of older people.
• Experience catering for specialist dietary requirements and allergies.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• The ability to work independently and remain calm under pressure.
• A flexible and reliable approach to temporary and agency work.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive hourly rates of £15-23
• Flexible shifts to suit your availability
• Ongoing temporary and relief chef assignments
• Weekly pay
• Opportunities across a variety of care home settings
• Immediate starts available

If you're an experienced chef looking for flexible temporary work and enjoy making a positive difference through great food, we'd love to hear from you.

INDHOS