Head Chef

Agincare Homes Holdings; Southmoor; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Agincare is hosting a Dorset Careers Open Day to explore the Cook role. The position involves a 45-hour week with no evenings or night shifts, focusing on menu planning, dietary needs, and kitchen management within a care home setting. Attendees can meet the team and potentially interview on the day.

Experience in kitchens and running a professional kitchen is valued; knowledge of IDDSI or complex dietary requirements is desirable, and visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Background within kitchens and understanding of how to run a professional kitchen.
• Knowledge of the IDDSI framework or supporting complex dietary requirements is desirable.
• Available to work 45 hours per week on a set shift pattern.
• No evening or night work required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Menu planning - Collaborating with the home manager and residents to develop and implement menu ideas.
• Understanding dietary needs - Ensuring resident nutrition and special dietary requirements are met.
• Kitchen Management - Day-to-day stock management and hygiene standards.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Dietary knowledge

Menu planning

Job description

Package Description:

Fancy getting a feel for the job before you apply? Come along to our Dorset Careers Open Day and find out what a career in care could really look like. Meet the team, ask any questions you have, and interview with us on the day for this role. 10th September | 10am – 2pm at the Dorchester Corn Exchange. You can book your place here to reserve your interview time: Book your place on Eventbrite or just turn up on the day.

Are you looking for a challenging role where you can learn new skills and deliver great food? Are you experienced in catering and managing dietary requirements?

The role of a chef/cook with Agincare is more than just cooking. You will be working with our team to provide a high quality of life for those that need it.

Where you'll be working

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
• A background within kitchens and understanding of how to run a professional kitchen
• Knowledge of the IDDSI framework or supporting complex dietary requirements is desirable.
• Available to work 45 hours per week on a set shift pattern
• No evening or night work required for this position

A day in the life of a Cook

• Menu planning - Collaborating with the home manager and our residents' requests and wishes, you will be able to develop and implement menu ideas. Our homes are always having themed days and events where you can showcase your skills and creativity.
• Understanding dietary needs - You will work closely with the wider staff to ensure we are meeting our resident's specific nutritional and dietary needs including modified food textures and allergies.
• Kitchen Management - You will be the main point of contact for the kitchen and responsible for the day to day running of stock management and hygiene standards

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers