Head Chef

Healthcare Homes; Woodbridge; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Holiday pay 5.6 weeks

Refer a Friend scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Healthcare Homes seeks a Head Chef for Haughgate House in Woodbridge to lead the kitchen team and deliver home-cooked meals for 42 residents. The role covers 36 hours per week with alternating weekends, from 7.30am to 5.30pm, at £16.50 per hour.

You will liaise with residents to prepare meals, plan weekly menus, manage stock, minimise waste and drive kitchen creativity, including world-theme nights. City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications are preferred but not essential and can be provided through

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional kitchen.
• Good organisational skills and knowledge of kitchen practices and food hygiene standards.
• City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications are preferred but not essential as they can be provided through our Academy.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with residents to prepare a variety of home cooked meals meeting dietary requirements.
• Write and plan weekly menus, manage stock and control wastage.
• Use creativity for regular theme nights and dishes from around the world.
• Develop and manage the kitchen team.

Skills

Kitchen management

Menu planning

Food hygiene

Education

City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications

Job description

Head Chef

Haughgate House, Woodbridge

£16.50 per hour

36 hours per week (includes alternate weekends)

Week 1 - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - 7.30am to 5.30pm

Week 2 - Monday, Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday - 7.30am to 5.30pm

Do you have a passion for preparing and cooking meals and want to help make a difference in people’s lives?

If you are kind, compassionate and committed, we would love for you to lead our kitchen team in our lovely nursing home, Haughgate House, catering for 42 residents.

A residential and nursing care home in Woodbridge, Suffolk, with roots deeply embedded in local history. Originally crafted as a family home for the Cobbolds in 1920s, today, it stands as a warm and inviting home committed to providing exceptional care.

At the heart of our mission is a dedicated team striving to make every resident feel valued, safe, and truly at home. Our beautifully refurbished rooms offer comfort and space, complemented by engaging activities and compassionate care centered on respect, dignity, and choice

What would a typical day look like?

• Liaising with our residents to prepare a variety of home cooked, family favourite meals in accordance with various allergy and dietary requirements.
• Writing and planning weekly menus, stock control and ordering as well as keeping wastage to a minimum.
• Using your creativity for our regular theme nights, where we prepare dishes from around the world.
• Developing and managing our existing kitchen team.

The successful candidate will have experience in working in a professional kitchen, have good organisational skills and knowledge of good kitchen practices and food hygiene standards. City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications are preferred but not essential as they can be provided through our Academy.

In return we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Company Pension
• 5.6 weeks paid holiday pay
• Refer a Friend scheme worth up to £1000 per person
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental health and wellbeing
• Extensive training courses through our Healthcare Homes Academy
• Qualifications and Apprenticeship opportunities including Level 3 in Food Production
• Blue Light Card offering a number of discounts across retail and hospitality
• Recognition and Long Service awards

Established in 2005, Healthcare Homes Group has an existing portfolio comprising of 48 residential and nursing homes located across East Anglia and the South of England. We are a Top 20 provider within the care sector and our ethos is to deliver the best person-centred care to all our residents.