Roving Chef

Hamberley Care Homes; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care home provider as a Roving Chef, responsible for preparing and serving high-quality meals tailored to residents' dietary needs. This role is vital in ensuring the health and satisfaction of those in our care, offering a fulfilling opportunity to make a real impact.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid mileage

Quality bonus scheme

Professional development opportunities

High street discounts

Free onsite parking

Unlimited Refer a Friend Bonus

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a chef in a care or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices.
• Empathy and a desire to make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals tailored to residents' dietary needs.
• Maintain high standards of kitchen cleanliness and hygiene.
• Deputise for head chef where required.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Customer care

Multi-tasking

Hygiene practices

Education

NVQ level 2 in food preparation

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

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At Hamberley, we believe that our residents deserve something ‘Extra Special, Every Day’. We're seeking a Roving Chef to help us achieve our goals.

As our chef, you’ll play a vital role in preparing meals tailored to the dietary needs and preferences of our residents. Ensuring every dish is made with love, supporting the health and happiness of those we care for.

As a Roving Chef, you’ll be covering holidays, involved in new openings or could be deputising for a Head Chef.

This role provides chef cover across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and the wider area.

We offer our colleagues:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Paid mileage
• Quality bonus scheme linked to CQC rating
• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Access to high street discounts via our mobile friendly HapiApp benefits platform
• Free onsite parking available
• Unlimited Refer a Friend Bonus - up to £750 per referral - t&cs apply*
• Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support and wellbeing services

What you'll be doing

• You'll be supporting the head chef in the planning and provision of high-quality meals that meet the nutritional and dietary requirements of our residents.
• Plan, prepare, and serve balanced meals that meet dietary requirements.
• Cater to individual preferences and specific medical needs, such as allergies or soft diets.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen.
• Collaborate with the care team to ensure meal times are enjoyable and fulfilling.
• To deputise for head chef during periods of absence and maintain high quality food offer at all times

Could you be part of our team?

About You:

• Proven experience as a chef, ideally in a care or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices
• Committed to customer care and first-class service provision
• A recognised and appropriate qualification in food preparation/cooking, at least to NVQ level 2
• Basic certificate in Food hygiene.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety COSHH regulations
• Empathy and a desire to make a difference to the lives of our residents
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and on own initiative in a fast-paced environment

If this sounds like you and you’re looking for a fulfilling role that makes a genuine impact in the lives of others, this rewarding career is for you.

Join us at Hamberley Care Homes

Join the award-winning Hamberley Care Homes Group offering luxury care homes in beautiful locations throughout the UK. Residents live in spacious, stylish ensuite rooms, and enjoy beautifully furnished shared spaces and landscaped gardens. From the deluxe picture house where we screen classic films to the on-site luxury spa offering hairdressing, manicures and relaxing therapies everything has been designed and finished with the care and attention you would expect from a 5-star hotel.

We respect and value our residents and each other. At Hamberley Care Homes, we believe in the importance of what we do and why we do it. Creative and empowered, our people see every day as an opportunity for growth and development. We make ideas happen. Together we can achieve anything. Be part of it!