Catering Manager

Exemplar Health Care; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle rewards

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Catering Manager for Shire Oaks Court in Walsall Wood, near Birmingham. The role focuses on cooking delicious, nutritious meals and leading the catering team to deliver high-quality meals for residents with diverse dietary needs.

You will manage daily kitchen operations, develop suitable menus, ensure food hygiene compliance and maintain records while overseeing budgeted purchases and staff development.

Qualifications

• Cook with a flair for creating delicious and nutritious meals.
• Creative in menu development and food preparation.
• Experienced in managing a catering budget.
• Excellent team player able to coordinate, support and motivate a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• managing the day-to-day running of the kitchen
• preparing, cooking and serving food
• understanding peoples needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menus
• ensuring your Catering Team complies with food hygiene standards
• completing relevant checks and maintaining records
• controlling stock and purchases within an allocated budget
• leading and managing your Catering Team members, ensuring they receive induction, training and support as required.

Skills

Cooking

Menu development

Budget management

Team leadership

Food hygiene

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification

Job description

Job Description

Catering Manager

Position: Catering Manager
Care home: Shire Oaks Court
Location: 6 Brownhills Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS8 7BP
Contract type: 40 Hours Per Week
Rate: £14.80 Per Hour

Are you an experienced Chef with a flair for creating delicious, nutritious menus? Join us as our new Catering Manager at Shire Oaks Court care home in Walsall.

As Catering Manager, youll lead our Catering Team in providing healthy and inviting meals for the people we support.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your cooking skills to make a real difference every day.

About Exemplar Health Care

Shire Oaks Court is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the countrys leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with dementia, complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntingtons disease and strokes.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress

About the role

Our Catering Managers cook delicious and nourishing meals for people with a range of dietary requirements.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• managing the day-to-day running of the kitchen
• preparing, cooking and serving food
• understanding peoples needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menus
• ensuring your Catering Team complies with food hygiene standards
• completing relevant checks and maintaining records
• controlling stock and purchases within an allocated budget
• leading and managing your Catering Team members, ensuring they receive induction, training and support as required.

If you havent worked in the care sector before, well help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

About you

Above all, youre someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

Youre also:

• a cook with a flair for creating delicious and nutritious meals for varied dietary requirements
• creative in menu development and food preparation
• an excellent team player, able to coordinate, support and motivate a team
• experienced in managing a catering budget
• adaptable and flexible
• someone with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

We like our Catering Managers to have, or be working towards, a Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification.

As this is a management position, we expect youll have previous experience in a similar position and environment, ideally in leading a catering or kitchen team.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle reward discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.