Head Chef

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Norwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider in Norwich is seeking a dedicated Head Chef to manage a culinary team. The successful candidate will ensure the delivery of high-quality meals while managing budgets and supervising kitchen staff. You must have at least two years of experience in culinary management and hold a relevant catering qualification. This position offers a supportive work environment focused on making a positive impact on residents' lives.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Two years experience managing a culinary team in the care or hospitality sectors.
• Catering qualification required.
• Passion for delivering high-quality culinary standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a culinary team providing high-quality service.
• Prepare modified diets for residents.
• Supervise kitchen staff and ensure safety standards.

Skills

Culinary management

Budget management

Hospitality expertise

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful lives together for their residents and team members. They are now seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Head Chef to join their award‑winning team in Norwich.

Main duties of the job

As a Head Chef at Avery Healthcare, your focus will be to manage and lead a culinary team that provides nutritionally balanced, comprehensive, and high‑quality culinary service to the residents. This will involve preparing modified diets, placing food orders, supervising and directing the work of other kitchen staff, and practising safe systems of work. The ideal candidate should have two years' experience managing a culinary team in the care or hospitality sectors, hold a relevant catering qualification, and demonstrate passion and commitment to delivering high‑quality culinary standards.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and they are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members. With over 100 homes across the country, Avery offers exceptional care and a supportive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close‑knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Head Chef. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

About the role

Your focus as a Head Chef will be to manage and lead a culinary team that provides nutritionally balanced, comprehensive, and high‑quality culinary service that contributes to the overall well‑being of the residents and is achieved within budget.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Preparing modified diets that look appealing and are well‑balanced and in accordance with IDDSI guidance.
• Placing food orders, subject to appropriate levels of authority, with approved suppliers, complying with procedures to maintain appropriate stock levels and control, ensuring good quality provisions are purchased within agreed budget limits.
• Supervising and directing the work of other kitchen staff and the Host team, instructing and demonstrating simple food preparation activities to unqualified staff.
• Practising safe systems of work across the range of tasks and moving and handling loads by assessing risk and having due regard for the personal safety of residents, visitors, and staff.

About you

To be successful in your application, you must live our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Two years experience managing a culinary team in the care or hospitality sectors.
• Hold a relevant catering qualification City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ.
• Demonstrate passion and commitment to the delivery of high‑quality culinary standards to residents.
• Demonstrate an ability to control a budget.

About Avery

At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we're a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we're passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Person Specification

• Two years' experience managing a culinary team in the care or hospitality sectors, and a relevant catering qualification such as City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or NVQ.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.