Head Chef

Care Concern Group; Warrington; Vor Ort; GBP 22.000 - 23.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Paid Enhanced DBS

Uniform provided

Group life assurance cover

Wagestream

Zusammenfassung

Summerville Care Home in Stockton Heath, Warrington, is seeking a Head Chef to take full ownership of the kitchen, delivering nutritious meals and a fantastic dining experience for residents.

You will manage menu planning, food preparation, stock control and budgets, while meeting dietary needs and maintaining safety and presentation. This role offers 40 hours per week, a good work-life balance, and progression within a supportive team.

Qualifikationen

• City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or equivalent, or working towards.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Proven experience leading or managing a kitchen.
• Strong leadership and organisational skills.
• Good understanding of dietary requirements and food safety.
• A proactive, reliable and quality focused approach.

Aufgaben

• Lead the kitchen and deliver high quality, nutritious meals for residents.
• Plan menus, prepare food, manage stock and budgets.
• Ensure dietary needs are met while maintaining safety and presentation.
• Develop a motivated, high performing kitchen team.
• Drive cost control and minimise waste.

Kenntnisse

Proven experience leading or managing

Strong leadership

Organisational skills

Dietary requirements knowledge

A proactive approach

Stock management

Ausbildung

City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or equivalent, or working towards

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Jobbeschreibung

About Summerville Care Home

Our 43 bedded home provides residential and nursing care in the quiet residential area of Stockton Heath, Warrington. Summerville offers a friendly, welcoming and close knit environment, with comfortable communal spaces, a landscaped garden and a strong focus on personalised care. The home supports older people with a range of care needs, providing colleagues with the opportunity to build meaningful relationships, develop their skills and make a real difference to residents every day

Head Chef Contract

• £16.20-£16.80 per hour
• Contracted to 40 hours per week
• Paid [PVG/DBS], pension, uniform provided
• 5.6 weeks annual leave (based on a full time contract)

No late evenings or split shifts, offering a consistent working pattern and genuine work life balance, alongside ongoing training, development and clear opportunities for career progression within a well structured and supportive environment.

Role Overview

As Head Chef, you will take full ownership of the kitchen, leading from the front to deliver high quality, nutritious and enjoyable meals that are central to daily life. This is a role where your leadership and standards will shape the entire dining experience, creating meals that residents look forward to every day.

You will drive all aspects of kitchen operations, from menu planning and food preparation to stock control, compliance and team performance. Working with fresh ingredients, you will ensure meals are tailored to individual dietary needs while maintaining consistently high standards of presentation, nutrition and food safety.

With a strong focus on efficiency and cost control, you will manage stock, ordering and budgets effectively, minimising waste while ensuring quality is never compromised.

Leading and developing your team, you will build a well organised, motivated and high performing kitchen. This role offers a rare opportunity to combine strong leadership, quality food and a better work life balance.

What We Are Looking For

• City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or equivalent, or working towards
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• Proven experience leading or managing a kitchen
• Strong leadership and organisational skills
• Good understanding of dietary requirements and food safety
• A proactive, reliable and quality focused approach

What We Offer

• Paid Enhanced DBS
• Uniform provided
• Group life assurance cover
• Wagestream - financial wellbeing support and flexible access to earned pay...