Chef

Elsyng House; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Bank Holiday pay

Uniform provided

Extra annual leave

Cycle to Work

Birthday leave

Sick pay above statutory

Refer a Friend

Staff recognition

Long service awards

Health plan

Death in Service

Job summary

Elsyng House in Enfield seeks a skilled Chef to support the Head Chef in a fast-paced kitchen. You will help deliver dishes of the highest standard and ensure residents receive an exceptional dining experience.

With at least two years’ catering experience and knowledge of dietary regulations, you will thrive in a supportive, structured environment and have opportunities for personal development and career progression.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills.
• Minimum of 2 years catering experience.
• Awareness of relevant food regulations and standards.
• Knowledge of therapeutic and textured diets (advantageous).
• Proven experience delivering a high-quality catering service.
• Ability to follow a structured menu while bringing creativity to your dishes.

Responsibilities

• Delivering an excellent food service at all times.
• Following care and support plans to meet nutritional needs.
• Preparing nutritious snacks as requested by the General Manager.
• Ensuring all prepared food is high-quality, flavoursome, and well presented.
• Collaborating with the Head Chef to maintain smooth kitchen operations.
• Managing stock control, including ordering and replenishment.

Skills

Strong communication

Catering experience

Food safety awareness

Therapeutic & textured diets

High-quality catering

Structured menu execution

Job description

Are you a skilled and passionate Chef ready to take the next
step in your culinary career? We’re looking for a creative, detail‑driven
professional to join our team and deliver exceptional dining experiences. With
at least two years of catering experience, strong communication skills, and
solid knowledge of food regulations, therapeutic diets, and textured diets,
you’ll thrive in our supportive and structured environment. If you’re committed
to high standards, enjoy crafting nutritious and delicious meals, and want a
role where your talent truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

We offer some excellent rewards and benefits
including:

• We
  offer all team members 1 free meal per shift.
• Enhanced Bank
  Holiday pay.
• Uniform
  provided.
• Increased
  Annual Leave entitlement - team members who work with us for 3 years or more, get extra annual leave.
• Cycle
  to Work scheme – why not save money on commuting costs and improve your health at the same time.
• Milestone
  Birthdays - get EXTRA time off to celebrate that special birthday.
• Company
  sick pay which is over and above the statutory entitlement (subject to length of service).
• Refer
  a Friend Scheme for successful referrals - for all permanent roles within Oakland Care (T&C's apply).
• Recognition
  and staff appreciation initiatives.
• Long
  service awards.
• Health
  Cash Plan (subject to T&Cs).
• Death
  in Service Benefit (subject to T&Cs).

And much more……….

Location: Elsyng House, 1 Forty Hill, Enfield EN2 9HT

Hours: 40 hours per week

Pay: £15.14 per hour

Contract: Permanent

Shift: Days (5 x 8 hour shifts across 7 days including some weekends and Bank Holidays)

As a Chef, you will play a key role in supporting the Head Chef with the day‑to‑day management of our fast‑paced, state‑of‑the‑art kitchen. Working closely with the Head Chef and our fantastic kitchen team, you’ll help deliver dishes of the highest standard while ensuring every resident receives an exceptional dining experience. This role also offers a great opportunity for personal development and career progression within a supportive and dynamic environment.

What you will be doing:

• Delivering
  an excellent food service at all times.
• Following
  care and support plans to meet the specific nutritional needs of each resident.
• Preparing
  nutritious snacks as requested by the General Manager.
• Ensuring
  all prepared food is high‑quality, flavoursome, and beautifully presented.
• Collaborating
  closely with the Head Chef to maintain smooth kitchen operations.
• Managing
  stock control, including ordering and replenishment.

What you need to succeed:

• Strong
  communication skills.
• Ideally,
  a minimum of 2 years’ catering experience.
• Awareness
  of relevant food regulations and standards.
• Knowledge
  of therapeutic and textured diets (advantageous).
• Proven
  experience delivering a high‑quality catering service.
• Ability
  to follow a structured menu while bringing creativity to your dishes.

“Our mission” is to provide exceptional homes for people to live, love and be loved where everyone is part of our family.

• Family
• Integrity
• Respect
• Exceptional
• Sustainable