Regional Chef Manager - South

Avery Healthcare Group; Virginia Water; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider in Virginia Water seeks a Regional Chef Manager to oversee kitchen operations across multiple homes. The successful candidate will ensure the delivery of high-quality home-cooked meals while managing and mentoring kitchen staff. Key qualifications include experience in a care home environment, relevant NVQs, and flexibility to cater to diverse dietary needs. Join a supportive team committed to enriching residents' lives while advancing your culinary career. Benefits include generous holiday entitlement and access to excellent training opportunities.

Benefits

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Mileage and overnight stays covered

Excellent training opportunities

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a Chef in a Care Home environment.
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Mentoring and coaching kitchen team members.
• Ensuring food safety documentation is up to date.
• Overseeing food purchases and deliveries.
• Preparing daily meals and catering for special occasions.

Skills

Culinary skills

Supervisory skills

Food safety knowledge

Flexibility and creativity

Education

NVQ's in Cooking, Food Hygiene and Health and Safety

IDDSI Training

Job description

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day - your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

We’re now looking for a highly motivated, experienced and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Regional Chef Manager covering our homes in the South. If you are looking for a new challenge with an organisation who is committed to delivering the best culinary experience for our residents, we'd love to hear from you! The role will assist in the covering of Chef Manager positions at home level where we have vacancies, annual leave or extended periods of absence. The role will oversee and be responsible for all kitchen team members in the preparation, cooking and delivering the full dining experience. This includes high quality home‑cooked nutritional meals and snacks for residents and visitors which contribute to the overall wellbeing of the residents within the budgets agreed.

Responsibilities

• To work in conjunction with other departments within the home to ensure the overall culinary experience is consistently delivered to a high standard to all residents, visitors and team members.
• To provide supervision, mentoring and coaching for all kitchen team members using instruction and demonstration to maximise and develop all kitchen team members' skills to their full potential.
• To ensure all food safety & health & safety documentation is up to date and completed to ensure safe practices and meeting EHO guidelines.
• To manage, co‑ordinate and oversee the kitchen Rota for all catering team members.
• To oversee food purchasing and deliveries using nominated suppliers for the homes you are covering.
• Receipting of goods using company processes, procedures and online systems.
• Prepare and cook all daily meals for residents, and provide catering for special occasions and events, such as individual birthday cakes.
• To cater for all resident nutritional needs such as special diets and allergies meeting where appropriate IDDSI guidelines.
• Flexibility and creativity to develop specials menus meeting resident requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Chef in a Care Home environment.
• NVQ's in Cooking, Food Hygiene and Health and Safety.
• IDDSI Training and knowledge of textured modified diets.
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – we're a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we're passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Benefits

• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays per annum.
• Mileage and overnight stays (if required) expenses covered.
• Access to excellent training including detailed induction into the role, textured modified diet training, company mandatory training.
• Career development opportunities

Please note this role will require: A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.