Regional Chef - Bank

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Job summary

A care home group in East Anglia is seeking a dedicated Regional Chef to lead kitchen teams across multiple locations. This role involves ensuring high-quality dining experiences, food safety, and training staff. Ideal candidates will have multi-site Head Chef experience and strong leadership skills. The position offers a competitive salary of £13.37 per hour and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Competitive salary

28 days of holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card & access to discount platform

Opportunities for professional growth and mentoring

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as a multi-site Head Chef is essential.
• Proven leadership, empowerment, support, and motivation skills.
• Full UK driving license and ability to travel between sites is essential.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing kitchen teams to deliver outstanding catering services.
• Reviewing and developing good catering practices, including food safety and hygiene standards.
• Promoting choice and dignity for residents, ensuring meals meet dietary needs.

Skills

Leadership skills

Culinary expertise

Food safety knowledge

Experience in care environment

Job description

As a Regional Chef at Athena Care Homes, you will be responsible for supporting the kitchen teams across our 7 care homes to provide an outstanding hospitality service to our residents.

Athena’s values of empathy, respect, and individualized care are at the heart of our dining experience. As a Regional Chef, you’ll guide our chefs to engage with residents in the dining areas, ensuring top-quality service from kitchen to table.

About Athena Care Homes:

Athena Care Homes is an award-winning, family-owned business operating seven residential nursing homes in East Anglia where care and compassion run through to our very core. We strive to provide happy, safe, and comfortable care to every resident.

We celebrate everyone as an individual, delivering authentic care, supporting our team to create meaningful moments for residents and loved ones, and fostering growth and learning together.

About the role:

Reporting to the Head of Culinary & Hospitality, the Regional Chef will work closely with the Head Chefs and kitchen teams to support the delivery of an exceptional dining service. Responsibilities include menu enhancement, ensuring food safety and hygiene standards, and inspiring teams to positively impact residents’ lives.

Salary:

£13.37 per hour

Shift Pattern:

This will be a bank contract, 0-hours per week, with potential for full-time hours depending on business needs.

Location:

This is a regional role, working from any of our 7 locations, with travel expected between sites.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leading and developing kitchen teams to deliver outstanding catering services.
• Reviewing and developing good catering practices, including food safety and hygiene standards.
• Supporting dining checks across homes to ensure quality and compliance.
• Promoting choice and dignity for residents, ensuring meals meet dietary needs.
• Traveling to all locations to provide support during absences and leave.

Training, Skills & Experience Required:

• Experience as a multi-site Head Chef is essential.
• Experience in a care environment is advantageous.
• Proven leadership, empowerment, support, and motivation skills.
• Full UK driving license, access to a vehicle, and ability to travel between sites is essential.
• Right to work in the UK is required; sponsorship is not available.

What we can offer:

• Comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to discount platform.
• Opportunities for professional growth and mentoring.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena:

Athena Care Homes is a family-run business with seven homes across East Anglia, including Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn, and Ipswich. We aim to be the first choice for high-quality residential, nursing, and dementia care, making a positive community impact.

Our homes are led by passionate managers, supported by dedicated care, clinical, hospitality, and activities teams to deliver exceptional care and outcomes. We uphold our values of thoughtfulness, passion, and excellence in everything we do.