Chef - Hinckley

Active Care Group; Hinckley; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days + bank holidays

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub

Active Reward App

Nest Pension

Medicash Health Plan

Refer a Friend scheme £1500

Job summary

Active Care Group is seeking a dedicated Chef for Kingly House in Hinckley, Leicestershire. This full-time role (40 hours weekly) offers a pro rata salary of £28,428.36 FTE per annum and requires running the full kitchen, managing cleaning, stock, and orders while ensuring high standards of food safety.

We welcome applicants with a passion for caring, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Prepare, cook and present meals to service users, following dietary requirements.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene and safety in line with HACCP.
• Keep kitchen clean, manage stock and complete orders.
• Demonstrate attention to detail in portioning and presentation.

Responsibilities

• To support the smooth and efficient operation of the kitchen and uphold the centre's reputation for quality.
• To prepare, cook and present food for service users, ensuring dietary needs are met.
• Drive high standards of food safety and hygiene and liaise with inspectors if needed.
• Maintain records of production and inventory and work to planned menus.

Skills

Food preparation

Food safety

Cleaning

Stock control

HACCP

Job description

# ChefHinckleyFull TimeCloses 12 November 2026Apply nowYou'll be taken to our application system to complete your application.## About this role**Come and join one of the UK’s largest providers in complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.**We'd like you to join us as a Chef at our service Kingly House in Hinckley.Kingly House is a residential house in Leicestershire providing accommodation, rehabilitation and support for up to 17 adults. We're committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.**What you'll be working:**We have both full time and part time to choose from.* Full time - 40hrs per week* Salary: £28,428.36 FTE Per Annum (Pro rata)* Running the full kitchen* Duties including Cleaning, stock control, pot washing and putting orders away.* Be able to work on your on.* Ideally have care home experience care**What you'll be doing:*** To support the smooth and efficient operation of the kitchen to ensure the centre’s reputation for food quality is always maintained.* To prepare, cook and present food for the service users, ensuring any special dietary requirements are provided and that this is to the standards required by the company and service users.* To ensure that the centre’s reputation for food quality and service is enhanced with everyone that uses the facility.* To drive and maintain the highest standards of food safety and hygiene, liaising with Environmental Health inspectors if necessary.* Ensuring the centre meets all relevant legislation on food preparation and handling, including observance of the HACCP and Safer Food Better Business Principals as well as COSHH* Inspecting dishes for quality, temperature and attractiveness before serving.* Maintaining records relating to food production activities and supplies information as required by the Head of Support Services.* To work to planned menus.* To avoid unnecessary wastage and deterioration of foodstuffs.* To promote good relationships with staff, visitors and service users.* To maintain a clean environment, washing up and adhering to cleaning schedules.**What you'll have:**A passion in caring for client needs • Being you • Being creative in coming up with different ways to cook • Attention to detail • Making sure all requirements are well noted and provided.We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.**What to look forward to:*** 25 days plus bank holidays* Birthday off* Join the **Active Learning Hub**and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities* **Active Reward App** giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop* Free 24 hour confidential **Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App**to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice* A **Nest Personal Pension** account* Access to join a **Medicash Health Plan** for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians* We recognise outstanding **Active Behaviours** via the **Active Awards** programme* Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits* **Refer a Friend** **Scheme** and earn yourself up to **£1500** by recommending someone you know* ......and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group