Lead Chef, Nursing Home Kitchen - Care & Creativity

Healthcare Homes Holdings Limited; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

5.6 weeks paid holiday pay

Refer a Friend scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Healthcare Homes Academy training

Qualifications and Apprenticeship (e.g

Blue Light Card discounts

Long Service awards

Job summary

Foxearth Lodge, Little Green, Saxtead, is seeking a Head Chef to lead our kitchen team in a busy care home catering for 67 residents. The role offers £14.10 per hour and a 44-hour week, including alternate weekends, from 7am to 7pm.

You will develop menus, manage stock and orders, ensure hygiene standards, and create themed nights. City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications are preferred but not essential, with opportunities for training through our Healthcare Homes Academy.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional kitchen with strong organisational skills.
• Knowledge of good kitchen practices and food hygiene standards.
• City & Guilds or NVQ qualifications preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with residents to prepare home cooked meals respecting dietary needs.
• Plan weekly menus, manage stock and minimise wastage.
• Lead and develop the kitchen team; oversee theme nights.
• Ensure high standards of food hygiene and kitchen practices.

Skills

Cooking

Kitchen management

Menu planning

Stock control

Food hygiene

Team leadership

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ preferred

Job description

Foxearth Lodge, Little Green, Saxtead, is seeking a Head Chef to lead our kitchen team in a busy care home catering for 67 residents. The role offers £14.10 per hour and a 44-hour week, including alternate weekends, from 7am to 7pm.

You will develop menus, manage stock and orders, ensure hygiene standards, and create themed nights. City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications are preferred but not essential, with opportunities for training through our Healthcare Homes Academy.