Overview
As Head Chef, you will take full ownership of the kitchen, leading from the front to deliver high quality, nutritious and enjoyable meals that are central to daily life. This role is where your leadership and standards will shape the entire dining experience, creating meals that residents look forward to every day. You will drive all aspects of kitchen operations, from menu planning and food preparation to stock control, compliance and team performance. Working with fresh ingredients, you will ensure meals are tailored to individual dietary needs while maintaining consistently high standards of presentation, nutrition and food safety. With a strong focus on efficiency and cost control, you will manage stock, ordering and budgets effectively, minimising waste while ensuring quality is never compromised. Leading and developing your team, you will build a well organised, motivated and high performing kitchen.
Responsibilities
- Take full ownership of kitchen operations.
- Plan and prepare menus and meals.
- Maintain stock control, ordering and budgets.
- Ensure compliance with food safety and dietary requirements.
- Manage presentation, nutrition and food safety standards.
- Lead and develop a motivated, high‑performing kitchen team.
Qualifications
- Proven experience leading or managing a kitchen.
- Strong leadership and organisational skills.
- Good understanding of dietary requirements and food safety.
- Proactive, reliable and quality‑focused approach.
- City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or equivalent, or working towards Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
Benefits
- £17.31 per hour.
- Contracted to 42 hours per week, 3x 12 hr shifts week 1, 4x 12 hr shifts week 2, on a rolling rota with alternate weekends.
- Paid DBS, pension, uniform provided.
- 5.6 weeks annual leave (based on a full time contract).
- No late evenings or split shifts, offering a consistent working pattern and genuine work life balance.
- Ongoing training, development and clear opportunities for career progression within a well‑structured and supportive environment.
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