Head Chef

SeeMeHired; World's End; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellness initiatives

Regular team celebrations and social |

Job summary

Salveo Care is seeking a creative and passionate Head Chef to lead the kitchen at Wendover Manor, our forthcoming 55-bedroom care home. You’ll shape our food offer, develop seasonal menus and build a kitchen team ready for opening.

You’ll lead with strong kitchen leadership, work with management, Hospitality, Care and Wellness teams, manage budgets and suppliers, and ensure outstanding food safety and nutrition for residents.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen team in a care or hospitality setting.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and allergen management.
• Ability to create warm, seasonal, nutritious menus tailored to residents.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the kitchen team and culture.
• Create fresh, seasonal menus and adapt to residents’ feedback.
• Manage budgets, ordering and suppliers to deliver quality dining.
• Ensure exceptional standards of food safety and quality, including dysphagia considerations.
• Collaborate with Management, Hospitality, Care and Wellness teams.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Food safety

Budget management

Menu development

People management

Education

Level 3 Food Safety

Catering qualification (City & Guilds/NVQ)

Job description

We're looking for a creative, passionate Head Chef to join us at an incredibly exciting time, ahead of the opening of Wendover Manor, our brand-new 55-bedroom care home in Wendover. You'll have the autonomy and support to shape our food offer, develop our menus and build a fantastic kitchen team ready for opening, creating something you can genuinely be proud of.

You'll be an experienced chef with strong kitchen leadership skills, commercial awareness and a real passion for food. Just as importantly, we want someone who doesn't want to spend their whole day behind the kitchen door. You'll enjoy getting to know residents, listening to their feedback and working collaboratively with our Management, Hospitality, Care and Wellness teams. You'll be given the freedom to bring ideas, creativity and personality to the role, with the backing of a supportive management team who want you to succeed.,

• Level 3 Food Safety/Food Hygiene
• City & Guilds, NVQ or equivalent catering qualification

Food at Wendover Manor will be about much more than nutrition - it should bring people together.

You'll create fresh, seasonal and nutritious menus, get to know our residents and their individual tastes, and work with residents and families to continually develop what we offer.

You'll also lead and develop the kitchen team, manage budgets, ordering and suppliers, and ensure exceptional standards of food safety and quality. Specialist nutrition is an important part of the role, including supporting residents with dysphagia, malnutrition risk and dementia.

You don't necessarily need to arrive knowing everything - we're looking for someone with a genuine interest in learning and developing their knowledge in these areas too.

Why Salveo Care:

We know there are lots of care providers you could work for. What makes us different isn't just our beautiful home or our exciting plans - it's our people and our purpose.

At Salveo Care, we're committed to creating a future where ageing is about living. We challenge ourselves to continually improve, not because we have to, but because it's the right thing to do for our residents, their families and each other.

When you join Salveo Care, you'll become part of a supportive, values-driven team that genuinely cares about helping people grow.

• ongoing training and development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• wellness initiatives
• regular team celebrations and social events

Wendover Manor gives us the opportunity to rethink what a care home can feel like, and we're looking for people who are excited by the chance to help shape it from the beginning.