Catering Manager

Exemplar Health Care; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care's Copperfields care home in Cross Green, Leeds is seeking a Catering Manager to lead our catering team and deliver healthy, tasty meals for residents with diverse dietary needs.

The role combines hands-on cooking with menu development, budget management and staff supervision. You will ensure high food hygiene standards and provide induction, training and support for your team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a catering or kitchen team.
• Experience managing a catering budget.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification or working towards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop menus based on dietary requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Prepare, cook and serve food.
• Develop suitable menus based on dietary needs.
• Ensure food hygiene standards are met.
• Manage stock and purchases within budget.
• Lead and support Catering Team members.

Skills

Cooking

Menu development

Team leadership

Budget management

Communication skills

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene

Job description

Catering Manager

Position: Catering Manager

Care home: Copperfields

Location: Cross Green, Leeds

Contract type: Full time - 40hrs per week. 8am-6pm over 4 days and alternative weekends

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 Copperfields care home in Cross Green, Leeds.

As Catering Manager, you’ll 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

Copperfields is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with complex health needs and mixed diagnoses including 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

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 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.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.