Care Kitchen Supervisor - Nutritious Menus & Hygiene

SeeMeHired.com; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill Care Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Chef/Cook to organise and control the efficient preparation of quality meals within budget while upholding high hygiene standards in line with EHO regulations.

You will handle menu planning, dietary requirements, and staff supervision, ensuring accurate records of food supplies and temperatures, and contributing to a positive care‑centre environment.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds 706-1 & 2 (or equivalent)
• 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)

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.
• Promote safe working practice in the Care Centre.
• Promote a positive personal / professional profile within the local community, ensuring the good reputation of the Care Centre at all times.
• 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.
• Carry out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.

Education

City & Guilds 706-1 & 2

Job description

Hill Care Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Chef/Cook to organise and control the efficient preparation of quality meals within budget while upholding high hygiene standards in line with EHO regulations.

You will handle menu planning, dietary requirements, and staff supervision, ensuring accurate records of food supplies and temperatures, and contributing to a positive care‑centre environment.