Head Chef

Evolve Care Group; Monmouth; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card

Free DBS

Pension scheme

CPD accredited training

Refer a Friend bonus

Paid breaks

Complimentary meals

Bank Holiday Enhancement

Job summary

Gibraltar Nursing Home is seeking a Head Chef to lead a busy kitchen, delivering nutritious meals with creativity and care. You will drive menu planning, budgeting, and stock control while mentoring the catering team to uphold high hygiene standards.

The role emphasizes balanced diets, managing a fixed day pattern, and ensuring meals meet diverse dietary needs. Prior care home experience is an advantage but not essential.

Qualifications

• Food and Hygiene Level 2.
• Preferred minimum 3 years' experience working in a kitchen.
• Team leadership.
• Planning and budgeting.
• Stock control and budgeting experience.
• Previous care home experience an advantage but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook a variety of fresh nutritious meals and other refreshments, ensuring a nutritional and balanced diet.
• Create menus with a vegetarian and/or meat option.
• Ensure food is presented to a high creative standard.
• Lead and mentor the catering team.
• Maintain high levels of hygiene, health and safety and cleanliness throughout the kitchen and food stores.
• Ensure all food at point of serving is of the highest quality.
• Be involved in design, budget and cost control of all food menus.
• Regularly check the quality of food served to family members.
• Control stock rotation to keep the kitchen and stores well stocked.
• Prepare soft meals designed for those with swallowing difficulties.

Skills

Team leadership

Planning & budgeting

Stock control

Food Hygiene Level 2

Kitchen experience

Job description

Based in Monmouth, as Head Chef, you will be responsible for the leadership of a busy kitchen preparing homely high-quality food in an efficient, hygienic and creative manner.

Food and Hygiene Level 2

Preferred minimum 3 years' experience working in a kitchen

Team leadership

Planning and budgeting

Stock control and budgeting experience

Previous care home experience an advantage but not essential

Job hours will be 7:00 to 17:00 with a fixed rota pattern, every other weekend off & no split shifts !!

The rota pattern is:

Week 1: Fri/Mon/Tue/Thurs

Week 2: Sat/Sun/Thurs

Just some of the day to day responsibilities will include:

• Prepare and cook a variety of fresh nutritious meals and other refreshments, ensuing a nutritional and balanced diet
• Creating menus which has a choice of a vegetarian and/or meat dish
• Ensure the food is presented to a high creative standard
• To lead and mentor the catering team
• Ensuring high levels of hygiene, health and safety and cleanliness throughout the kitchen and food store areas
• To make sure that all food at point of serving is of the highest quality
• To be involved in the design, budget and cost control of all food menus
• To constantly check the quality of the food being served to family members
• To control stock rotation to ensure the kitchen and food stores are always well stocked
• Prepare a range of delicious soft meals, putting the joy back into food, designed for those with swallowing difficulties

Just some of the job benefits at Gibraltar Nursing Home:

• Every other weekend off
• No split shifts
• No evening work
• Excellent Hourly Rate
• Paid breaks
• Complimentary meals
• Bank Holiday Enhancement
• Eligible for a Blue Light Card
• Free DBS
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Automatic enrolment on to our pension scheme
• Fully funded CPD accredited training programme provided for all team members
• A 24/7 specialist welfare help line for guidance & support, Joining our team not only offers competitive benefits and career opportunities but also the chance to profoundly impact the lives of those we care for.