Care Home Chef: Create Nutritious, Resident-Focused Menus

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

Job summary

KPI Recruiting Ltd is seeking a Care Home Chef in Guildford to join a care home team. You will prepare fresh, nutritious meals for residents, ensuring all dietary needs and safety standards are met.

The role emphasizes quality presentation and resident wellbeing, with responsibility for meals across breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. The ideal candidate brings catering experience, strong food hygiene knowledge, and pride in delivering meals that residents enjoy, while maintaining a calm,

Qualifications

• Previous catering experience
• Good knowledge of food hygiene and safety standards
• Pride in creating meals residents enjoy

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and present fresh, nutritious meals for residents.
• Plan and prepare breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in line with the service schedule.
• Cater for a range of dietary requirements, including allergies, diabetic diets, vegetarian, vegan and texture-modified meals.
• Ensure meals are presented well and meet 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.

Skills

Chef/Cook

Food hygiene

High-volume catering

Nutrition for elderly

Dietary needs

Time management

Independence under pressure

Job description

KPI Recruiting Ltd is seeking a Care Home Chef in Guildford to join a care home team. You will prepare fresh, nutritious meals for residents, ensuring all dietary needs and safety standards are met.

The role emphasizes quality presentation and resident wellbeing, with responsibility for meals across breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. The ideal candidate brings catering experience, strong food hygiene knowledge, and pride in delivering meals that residents enjoy, while maintaining a calm,