Catering Manager

Exemplar Health Care; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 18.000 - 23.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Wages before payday

Discounts on retail & lifestyle

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling

Blue Light Card

Zusammenfassung

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Catering Manager for Coronation Court in Cannock. You will manage the kitchen, prepare meals, and develop menus to meet residents’ dietary needs while ensuring high standards of food hygiene and safety.

You’ll lead a catering team, manage stock within budget, and support induction and ongoing training. The role requires weekend work and full-time hours in a care home environment.

Qualifikationen

• Experience cooking nutritious meals for varied dietary needs.
• Strong menu development and food preparation skills.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a catering team.

Aufgaben

• Manage day-to-day kitchen operations.
• Prepare, cook and serve meals.
• Develop suitable menus based on residents' needs.
• Ensure food hygiene standards are met and records kept.
• Control stock and purchases within budget.
• Lead and train the catering team with induction and ongoing support.

Kenntnisse

Cook with flair

Menu development

Team leadership

Budget management

Adaptable & flexible

Verbal & written communication

Ausbildung

Level 3 Food Hygiene

Jobbeschreibung

Catering Manager

• Position: Catering Manager
• Care home: Coronation Court
• Location: Cannock, WS11 1BT
• Contract type: Full time, 40 hours per week, Weekends required
• Rate: £14.80

About the employer

About Exemplar Health CareCoronation Court is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers.Coronation Court supports adults living with complex needs arising from brain injuries, dementia, mental health conditions, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.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

About the roleOur 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 people's 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 haven't worked in the care sector before, we'll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

About you

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

You're 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 you'll 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.