Catering Manager

Exemplar Health Care; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wages paid before payday

Discounts on retail & lifestyle

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care's Hylton Grange care home in Sunderland is seeking a Catering Manager to lead and develop the kitchen team, ensuring delicious, nourishing meals for residents with complex dietary needs.

You will manage day-to-day operations, control stock and budget, maintain food hygiene standards, and create menus that cater to varied preferences. A Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification is preferred, with prior leadership in care or catering.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking for varied dietary requirements.
• Experience managing a catering budget.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day kitchen operations.
• Prepare, cook and serve meals.
• Develop menus to meet dietary needs.
• Ensure food hygiene standards are met.
• Control stock and budget.
• Lead and develop the catering team.

Skills

Cook

Menu development

Team leadership

Budget management

Communication

Adaptable

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene

Job description

Position: Catering Manager

Care home: Hylton Grange

Location: 1 Poole Road, Sunderland, SR4 0HG

Contract type: 40 hours per week

Rate: £14.80 per hour

About Exemplar Health Care

Hylton Grange is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

Hylton Grange supports 30 adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease across three units.

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.

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.

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.