Household Catering Lead

Belong; Manchester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Belong in Manchester is seeking a Household Catering Lead to work 15 hours per week, job sharing. You will report to the Bistro and Catering Manager to meet residents’ dietary needs while preparing home-cooked meals and coaching less-experienced staff.

You will ensure meals are wholesome, nutritious, flavoursome and well-presented, and you’ll help create a welcoming dining experience for every resident.

Qualifications

• Experience in care-home or healthcare catering.
• Experience preparing home-cooked meals in a professional catering setting.
• Experience working in a busy kitchen serving multiple residents.
• Knowledge of food safety, hygiene and kitchen compliance.
• Willingness to undertake full training in dysphagia and texture-modified diets.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve high-quality meals that meet residents' dietary needs and preferences.
• Follow health, safety and food hygiene requirements and Belong policies.
• Ensure HACCP records are completed accurately and on time.
• Support prevention of malnutrition and dehydration per guidance from dietitians.
• Monitor standards across household kitchens for quality and consistency.
• Coach and support colleagues to develop skills and maintain high standards.
• Create a warm, enjoyable dining experience for residents.

Skills

Care-home catering

Healthcare catering

Food safety & HACCP

Team supervision

Training colleagues

Dietary needs knowledge

Dysphagia knowledge

Education

Level 2 catering qualification

Level 3 catering qualification

Job description

About the Role

15 hours per week - Job share.

As Household Catering Lead, you will report to and work closely with the Bistro and Catering Manager (BCM) to meet the dietary needs and preferences of residents and customers across the Village.

This is a hands-on supervisory role and as such you will be able to prepare and serve high-quality, home-cooked meals while supporting and coaching less-experienced colleagues to maintain consistently high standards.

Mealtimes are an important part of the day for our residents. You will help ensure every meal is wholesome, nutritious, flavoursome and attractively presented. Working within our household care settings, you will bring a friendly and welcoming approach that helps create an enjoyable dining experience for every resident.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve high-quality meals that meet residents' dietary needs and preferences.
• Follow all health, safety and food hygiene requirements in line with relevant regulations and Belong policies and procedures.
• Ensure household HACCP records are completed accurately and on time.
• Support the prevention of malnutrition and dehydration by following best-practice guidance and advice from dietitians and other healthcare professionals.
• Monitor standards across household kitchens, ensuring quality, consistency and compliance.
• Coach, encourage and support colleagues to develop their skills and maintain excellent standards.
• Help create a warm, positive and enjoyable dining experience for residents.

About You

You will have a genuine passion for food and a commitment to delivering excellent standards for our residents. You will be comfortable working with older people in care settings who have a range of care and dietary needs. Confidence in supervising, training and developing colleagues would be an advantage.

You will also bring:

• Experience in care-home or healthcare catering.
• Experience preparing home-cooked meals in a professional catering setting.
• Experience working in a busy kitchen serving multiple residents.
• A warm, welcoming personality and a helpful, can-do attitude.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• An understanding of food safety, hygiene and kitchen compliance.
• Knowledge of dysphagia and texture-modified diets.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Availability to work every other weekend.
• Experience providing informal day-to-day support to less-experienced colleagues, shift supervision, and training colleagues would be an advantage.
• A Level 2 or Level 3 catering qualification is desirable.
• Willingness to undertake full training in dysphagia and texture-modified diets would be welcomed where needed.
• A formal food hygiene or HACCP certification would be an advantage.

If you are a passionate catering professional with a warm personality and a genuine desire to support others, we would love to hear from you.