Temporary Care-Home Chef

Dish Hospitality; Leeds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking talented Care Home Chefs and Event Caterers for the 2025 season. This role offers flexible opportunities across Leeds and Yorkshire, catering to various environments including events, hotels, and care homes. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of Sous Chef experience and a strong work ethic, with the ability to inspire junior chefs. Enjoy competitive pay, tailored solutions, and the chance to work alongside some of the finest chefs in the UK. Whether you're looking for short-term or long-term engagements, this opportunity provides the flexibility you need to thrive in your culinary career.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Flexible hours

Long term contracts

Work in top kitchens

Tailored service to needs

Qualifications

• Minimum Sous Chef level experience required.
• Reliability and strong work ethic are crucial for candidates.

Responsibilities

• Provide relief and temporary chef services in various settings.
• Engage and mentor junior chefs while ensuring kitchen standards.

Skills

Sous Chef experience

Reliability

Team engagement

Strong work ethic

Transport means

Experience in varied kitchen environments

Advanced DBS (for care home chefs)

Job description

Care Home Chefs & Event Caterers required for the 2025 season

Relief & Temporary Chef positions throughout Leeds, York, Yorkshire & Nationwide.

• All levels, top rates paid
• Events, Hotels, Restaurants, Gastro Pubs
• Care homes
• Limited co. & Sole Traders Welcome
• Minimum 8 hour shifts, Straight shifts, long term contracts, live-in options

We are working with a number of clients throughout Yorkshire & Nationwide to offer relief & temporary Chef positions from one day to 3 months, with a great deal of flexibility for you and very competitive rates. Limited company freelance chefs are also more than welcome!

The ideal temp chef will be able to demonstrate:

• Working at minimum Sous Chef level
• A balanced CV; reliability is very important, so no 'jumpy' chefs please
• Experience covering senior chefs' days off
• Ability to enthuse & engage junior chefs; no 'shouty chefs' please
• A strong work ethic
• Means of transport
• Experience working in varied kitchen environments
• For Care home chefs, an advanced DBS is an advantage

In return we offer:

• A great hourly rate, with no hidden costs to you
• The opportunity to work in some of Yorkshire & the UK's finest kitchens with the best chefs
• Short term solutions for you & our clients
• A service that is tailored around your needs
• Flexible hours
• Long term contracts nationwide

If you are looking for short term, or even long term relief & temporary chef work, and have experience working at minimum sous chef level, please send your CV through the link here or call Eddy Nuttall in the Dish hospitality offices here in Leeds.