Head Chef (Bank)

Greensleeves Home Trust; Ealing; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned care charity in the UK is seeking a dedicated professional to manage food services, ensuring balanced menus and high kitchen hygiene standards. Candidates should have relevant food preparation qualifications and experience serving food. The role offers a supportive benefits package including paid holidays, overtime incentives, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday

Paid breaks

Company pension scheme

Free learning and development opportunities

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience of serving food in a professional environment.

Responsibilities

• Draw up varied menus suitable to special diets.
• Cater for special occasions within the home.
• Control stocks and purchases.
• Ensure kitchen hygiene and safety rules are observed.

Skills

Relevant food hygiene and food preparation qualifications

Understanding the importance of food for residents

Experience serving food in a professional environment

Job description

About Us

Would you like to continue your career with one of the most respected care charities? At Greensleeves Care we deliver exceptional 24‑hour residential, dementia and nursing care to older people across our 28 care homes in England. We are an accredited Living Wage employer and we are endorsed with Skills for Care and an Assured City and Guilds provider who offer a range of free learning and development to our colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Draw up varied menus which incorporate choice, are balanced and which are suitable to special diets, such as low fat, diabetic or those as a result of religious beliefs.
• Cater for special occasions within the home.
• Control stocks and purchases thereby allocating the quantity of materials.
• Keep the purchase of materials within allocated budgets.
• Ensure that kitchen hygiene and safety rules are observed by all colleagues.

Qualifications

• Relevant food hygiene and food preparation qualifications.
• An understanding of the importance of food for the residents.
• An understanding of the importance of a balanced and varied diet.
• Experience of serving food in a professional environment.

Rewards & Benefits Package

• 28 days paid holiday FTE (including Bank Holidays).
• Paid breaks.
• Overtime incentive scheme.
• Company pension scheme – employer contribution matched up to 6 %.
• 2 × Salary Death in Service benefit.
• Length of Service Awards at 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years.
• Voluntary Lifestyle Benefits through the Hapi App.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Wellbeing Thrive App.
• Refer a Friend scheme (you can earn up to £300 per referral).
• Free learning and development – opportunities to undertake RQF level qualifications with an endorsed Skills for Care provider.
• Free DBS.

Core Values

• Respect – We treat residents and colleagues with dignity and value their unique life experiences and personal contributions.
• Openness – We act openly and honestly, building confidence in our intentions and behaviour. We choose words and actions that are sincere, not misleading.
• Responsibility – We are committed to meeting the needs of others and behave responsibly towards residents and colleagues, being careful of the choices we make.

DBS – The successful applicant will be appointed subject to providing evidence of ISA first and enhanced DBS disclosure. This post is not subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Greensleeves Care is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Please note this role is open to UK‑based candidates only.