Care Kitchen Lead: Nutritious Meals & Hygiene

SeeMeHired.com; Newfield; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill Care Ltd is seeking a Chef / Cook to manage the safe, economical production of quality meals within budget and regulatory hygiene standards.

You will prepare and serve meals, plan menus with the Home Manager, supervise kitchen staff, and ensure all health and safety policies are followed. This role requires reliability, good communication, and initiative within a care-centre environment.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds 706-1/2 or equivalent (achieved or working towards)
• Basic Food / Hygiene Certificate
• Good communication skills
• Team player
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Satisfactory Police Check and check against the POVA List (where applicable)
• Intermediate Food / Hygiene Certificate
• Previous supervisory experience
• Experience of Food Preparation for the relevant Client group

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve hot and cold meals, as and when required.
• Provide for special dietary requirements where necessary, and take into account the preferences of individual Clients.
• Liaise with the Home Manager when planning / costing menus in order to provide a balanced nutritious diet, making the best use of available fresh foods.
• Arrange / participate in Staff and Client meetings as required.
• Maintain accurate records of food supplies, and freezer / fridge temperatures.
• Ensure stock rotation. Order stocks and check deliveries, and check and value stocks as required by the Home Manager.
• Prepare Staff rota for Kitchen.
• Interview for new Staff Members with the Home Manager as and when required, in line with the Company’s Recruitment policy.
• Supervise and instruct Kitchen Staff Members in the use of all equipment and hygiene procedures, giving help and guidance where appropriate.
• Conduct basic food hygiene training for all Care Staff involved in handling and delivery of food.
• Maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence.
• Attend mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required.
• Ensure statutory Health and Safety standards in the kitchen and dining areas.
• Ensure all crockery and equipment is cleaned and stored appropriately, and that the overall cleaning of the kitchen area (and, where appropriate, the dining areas) is carried out effectively.
• Report immediately to the Home Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a Client, colleague, self or another.
• Understand, and ensure the implementation of, the Care Centre’s Health and Safety policy, and Emergency and Fire procedures.
• Report to the Home Manager, or the Handyperson, any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or any potential hazard.
• Promote safe working practice in the Care Centre. General:
• Promote a positive personal / professional profile within the local community, ensuring the good reputation of the Care Centre at all times.
• Ensure that all information of confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties.
• Notify the Home Manager, or the Person in Charge, as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty, and also on your return to work from all periods of absence.
• Ensure the security of the Care Centre is maintained at all times
• Adhere to all Company policies and procedures within the defined timescales.
• Ensure all equipment is clean and well maintained.
• Carry out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.

Education

City & Guilds 706-1/2

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Hill Care Ltd is seeking a Chef / Cook to manage the safe, economical production of quality meals within budget and regulatory hygiene standards.

You will prepare and serve meals, plan menus with the Home Manager, supervise kitchen staff, and ensure all health and safety policies are followed. This role requires reliability, good communication, and initiative within a care-centre environment.