Head Chef

Different Technologies Pty Ltd.; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & training hours

Bank Holiday pay premium

Refer a Friend up to £1000

Enhanced DBS paid by the company

Induction programme

Funded qualifications via Apprenticesh

Team development support

Confidential employee support helpline

Uniforms

Job summary

Lukestone Care Home in Maidstone, Kent is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen team and deliver high-quality meals for residents with varied dietary needs. You will manage menus, budgets, and stock while ensuring the wellbeing of residents is at the center of all dining decisions.

The role offers 40 hours per week, 7am-4pm on a 7-day rota, with an hourly rate starting from £15.09. Training is provided and DBS costs are covered by the employer.

Qualifications

• Caring and compassionate approach to residents.
• Strong leadership and team motivation.
• Ability to plan menus with dietary needs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure residents' wellbeing is at the heart of care delivery.
• Prepare menus with input from residents and manager, considering preferences and special diets.
• Prepare and serve meals on time using fresh produce.
• Manage budgets, stock control, and regular audits.

Job description

Job Vacancy: Head Chef
Location: Lukestone Care Home in Maidstone, Kent ME16 8BS
Contracted hours: 40 hours (7am - 4pm 5 days per week, over a 7 day rota system)
(Hourly) rate of pay: From £15.09

Are you passionate about food? Do you like to get creative with ingredients and whip up dishes that provide both joy and a healthy balance of nutrition to those you are serving? Do you have exceptional leadership skills and the ability to inspire those around you to achieve amazing results? If so, this could be the next step you’ve been looking for.

As a Head Chef, you will enjoy being part of an exceptionally supportive team, welcoming you into providing outstanding physical, emotional, and social assistance to the people living at Lukestone Care Home.

The perfect role for you

Being a caring heart, with a passion for making people happy, you’ll be responsible for providing high quality, attractive dishes for the people in our care with a range of special dietary and nutritional needs. Catering for large-scale clientele in healthcare requires a driven, enthusiastic, and understanding individual.

Nellsar is committed to developing and training our staff to ensure high quality care is provided to our residents and the successful candidate will receive on-going training and development with opportunities for progression within the Company, including apprenticeships for new and existing staff.

You will have the opportunity to excel Whilst:

The Head Chef/Cook responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensuring that residents are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences are taken into consideration to enhance their wellbeing.
• Preparing menus and agreeing them with the residents and the manager, including any resident preferences, special diets and specific foods as needed.
• Preparing and serving all meals in a timely manner.
• Working with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards.
• Working within budgets and managing stock control.
• Completing regular audits and associated action plans.

For more information on the role and to see the job description and person specification, please visit – https://recruitment.nellsar.com/head-chef-job-description/

What we offer in return to your dedication:

• Competitive pay and paid training hours
• Enhanced pay rate for Bank Holidays
• ‘Refer a Friend’ payments of up to £1000
• Enhanced DBS paid for by the company
• Comprehensive induction programme
• Access to funded qualifications via the apprenticeship programme
• The opportunity to help your team develop
• Free 24-hour access to confidential employee support helpline
• Nellsar work uniforms

If you would like to obtain more details about this exciting role, please contact Lukestone Care Home at: 01622 755 821.

Why Choose Us?

Nellsar has been a family-run Company since 1988 and we provide exceptional care for residents across our group of 13 Care Homes in Kent, Surrey, and Essex. We consistently strive to achieve the highest standards of professional and person-centred care, and we achieve this by promoting the wellbeing and development of our team members. Our values focus on the individual, creating an inclusive environment with both residents and our teams at the heart of what we do every day.

It’s our mission at Nellsar to ensure that people live life to the full

• We are passionate about making every day count and bringing colour and laughter to the people living in our home, their visitors and the team supporting them.
• More information about Lukestone Care Home is available here https://lukestone.nellsar.com/
• You will be an important member of Lukestone family, who will support you to reach your goals and feel accomplished by enhancing other people’s quality of life.

Nellsar is an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to creating a work environment that embraces and celebrates individual differences.

Thank you for considering the possibility of joining the Nellsar family, we are looking forward to welcoming you!

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