Head Chef- Landers Court £22.75 per hour

Crystal Care Collection Limited; Truro; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FULL Induction Training Programme

FULLY FUNDED Uniform

FULLY FUNDED Blue Light Card

FULLY FUNDED Enhanced DBS Check

Refer a Friend BONUS Scheme

PAY Day Breakfast

FREE Meal on Shift

Job summary

Crystal Care Collection Limited is recruiting a Head Chef for Landers Court, Truro, Cornwall. You will manage the kitchen and staff, plan nutritious meals tailored to residents, and control the catering budget within a care home environment.

Your role requires HACCP compliance, health and safety oversight, and active involvement in staff development and resident satisfaction. Hours reflect a rolling rota with a £22.75 hourly rate.

Qualifications

• L3 in Food Safety required.
• Experience as Head Chef in a care setting preferred.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP and health & safety.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and cook nutritious meals for residents.
• Supervise catering staff and manage the catering budget.
• Submit food orders in a timely manner.
• Ensure HACCP, health and safety compliance in the kitchen.
• Maintain cleanliness and stock rotation, monitoring freshness.
• Support head chef in recruitment, induction and staff development.
• Engage with residents to understand dietary needs and feedback.
• Attend resident/relative meetings and respond to ideas.

Skills

Kitchen Management

Team Leadership

Budget Management

HACCP Knowledge

Education

L3 in Food Safety

Job description

Are you looking for a new opportunity within a Care Setting? We are actively recruiting exceptional, caring individuals who want to join our team at Landers Court, Truro, Cornwall!

Your role will be based in Landers Court.

Crystal Care Collection are focused on making our homes not just luxury places for our residents to live, but also wonderful places for our team members to work.

As a Head Chef, you manage the Kitchen and Kitchen Staff. Supporting The Care Homes' aim of delivering high standards to residents by providing nutritious, varied and well-balanced meals that are safely and hygienically prepared and served. Responsible for supervising the catering team along with managing and controlling the catering budget, submit food orders as required in a timely manner. This role also requires a L3 in Food Safety.

Key Responsibilities:

• To plan, prepare and cook a variety of meals which are appealing, nutritious and centres around residents' preferences, requests or any special dietary requirements
• To be active and encouraging, provide advice and guidance for the team ensuring that The Care Home is a friendly, supportive working environment.
• To understand and comply with statutory and legal requirements such as HACCP, Health and Safety, COSHH, Environmental Health, ensuring a safe environment within the home.
• Implement, monitor and maintain cleaning schedules that meet the requirements of the HACCP Manual, and ensure that all areas of the kitchen are immaculately clean. This will include the washing up of pots, pans and dishes when required.
• Ensure sufficient food stocks are ordered and received from approved suppliers and that stock rotation is taking place to maintain optimum freshness of all food stuff ensuring the highest quality expected within The Care Home.
• Responsible for all kitchen equipment ensuring it is in full, safe working order, reporting any damage or faults to the Caretaker and Home Manager and following up any appropriate action.
• To be an active member of the Care Home team, contribute to team meetings, and assist the General Manager with the selection, interviewing, induction and on-going development of catering staff.
• To be understanding towards residents and their needs and attend resident/relative meetings. Regularly monitor and assess resident's satisfaction with the catering service provided in their home, and respond accordingly and positively to ideas and feedback.

We will offer

• FULL Induction Training Programme
• FULLY FUNDED Uniform
• FULLY FUNDED Blue Light Card
• FULLY FUNDED Enhanced DBS Check
• Refer a Friend BONUS Scheme
• PAY Day Breakfast
• FREE Meal on Shift

Hours of work: (07:00-18:00) and you will be expected to work on a permanent rolling rota of three consecutive shifts on, followed by three consecutive shifts off, which equates to an average of 38.5 hours per week in total.

Hourly Rate of Pay: £22.75

Are you a friendly, hard-working individual, with excellent communication skills that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment? Then we’d love to hear from you!

We are currently unable to offer sponsorship.