Catering Technician

Oake Meadows Care Home; Taunton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great opportunities for career develop

Company pension

Enhanced pay for overtime and bankhol

Comprehensive induction programme

Ongoing training and development

Free Chef's Whites and DBS

Job summary

Oake Meadows Care Home in Taunton is seeking a Catering Technician to lead the kitchen, delivering nutritious, well-presented meals for residents.

You will design varied menus, accommodate dietary needs, uphold food safety standards, manage stock and budget, and mentor kitchen staff to maintain a warm, restaurant-like dining experience.

Join a supportive team with development opportunities and enhanced DBS provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation with a focus on quality.
• Knowledge of dietary requirements and ability to adapt meals.
• Food Safety Level 3 (or willingness to complete).
• Organised and a great team player.
• Committed to a warm, welcoming environment for residents.
• Flexibility to work alternate weekends.
• Enhanced DBS check is required.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and serving meals, snacks, and baked treats.
• Working with residents to understand preferences and dietary needs.
• Ensuring mealtimes feel restaurant-like with plating and service.
• Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness.
• Managing stock, placing orders, and budgeting.
• Supporting and mentoring kitchen colleagues.

Skills

Food preparation

Dietary knowledge

Food Safety Level 3

Team player

Organised

Flexible weekends

DBS ready

Job description

Catering Technician

Hours:Full-time, mixture of 10 and 6 hour shifts

Location: Oake Meadows Care Home, 33 Wyvern Road, Taunton, TA1 4RA

Are you passionate about great food and creating a homely dining experience?

We're looking for a Catering Technician to join our team and lead the kitchen in delivering high-quality, nutritious meals for our residents.

What you'll be doing:

• Preparing and serving delicious, well-presented meals, snacks, and baked treats.

• Working with residents to understand their preferences, dietary needs, and cultural or medical requirements.

• Ensuring mealtimes feel like a restaurant experience, with attention to detail in plating and service.

• Maintaining the highest standards of food safety, hygiene, and kitchen cleanliness.

• Managing stock, placing food orders, and keeping within budget.

• Supporting and mentoring colleagues involved in the meal service.

About you:

• Experienced in food preparation and passionate about quality.

• Knowledge of dietary requirements and willingness to adapt meals for individual needs.

• Food Safety Level 3 (or willingness to complete).

• Organised, proactive, and a great team player.

• Committed to providing a warm, welcoming environment for residents.

• We'll like someone who is flexible, who can work alternate weekends.

• An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

Benefits:

• Great opportunities for career development.
• Company pension.
• Enhanced pay for overtime and bank holidays.
• Comprehensive induction programme.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Free Chef's Whites and DBS.

How You'll Make a Difference

You'll be responsible for our residents' meal experience and running the nursing home's kitchen. Leading and supporting a team, you will:

• Designing a varied menu that reflects our residents' tastes and supports their nutritional needs.
• Ensuring mealtimes are always a high-quality experience.
• Maintaining the highest food standards.
• Supporting, training and directing the kitchen team
• Mentoring and motivating on quality, safety, hygiene and cleanliness standards.
• Assisting the General Manager in developing and managing the budgetary, human and material resources within the department.

About Us

Welford Healthcare was founded in 2017 with the goal of building a boutique collection of quality care homes across the UK. Our strategy is to grow our business by acquiring mature care homes with quality foundations and strong potential for improvement and by investing in our people and our properties to ensure our homes are always inviting and homely. Whilst we are a growing business, we never lose sight of our primary and enduring purpose which is to provide good quality care for vulnerable adults. As we acquire new homes, we leverage our resources and expertise to ensure that the homes we run always have our residents' wellbeing at their hearts.

Our senior leadership team has extensive experience of operating, opening and acquiring quality care homes with proven track records in regulatory compliance and running commercially successful businesses where meeting the needs and ensuring the happiness of our residents and our teams are the cornerstones of our approach.