Care Home Kitchen Lead: Nutritious Meals & Flexible Hours

Balhousie Care Group; Edzell; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

Colleague Discounts

WageStream

Wellbeing Support

Personal development opportunities

Refer-a-friend bonus

Flexible schedules

Free uniform

Job summary

Balhousie Care Group is seeking a dedicated Chef to lead the kitchen team within our care home, ensuring nutritious and delicious meals for residents. This role involves managing food stock, designing menus, and maintaining hygiene standards in accordance with regulations.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a commercial kitchen and knowledge of catering for special dietary needs, but we welcome new applicants as well.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial kitchen environment is required, ideally within a care home setting.
• Competent in all aspects of kitchen duties.
• Good understanding of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen team to serve delicious meals.
• Manage food stock and design menus within budget.
• Ensure kitchen cleanliness and hygiene as per regulations.

Skills

Reliability

Catering for special dietary needs

Kitchen duties

Education

SVQ/NVQ level 2 in Catering & Hospitality

Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Balhousie Care Group is seeking a dedicated Chef to lead the kitchen team within our care home, ensuring nutritious and delicious meals for residents. This role involves managing food stock, designing menus, and maintaining hygiene standards in accordance with regulations.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a commercial kitchen and knowledge of catering for special dietary needs, but we welcome new applicants as well.