Chef

Chef – Care Home

£17.00 per hour | 40 Hours per Week | Alternate Weekends | Interviews Next Week

All potential candidates should read through the following details of this job with care before making an application.
Are you an experienced Chef looking for a rewarding role with a great work-life balance?

Innov8staffing is recruiting on behalf of an established nursing home client seeking a passionate, organised and experienced Chef to join their catering team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Chef who enjoys preparing fresh, nutritious meals and wants to make a real difference to people's daily lives.

Previous nursing home experience is NOT essential!

We welcome applications from experienced chefs working in restaurants, hotels, schools, nurseries, hospitals, contract catering and other professional kitchen environments, provided they have the relevant food safety knowledge and experience preparing meals for specialist dietary requirements.

With £17 per hour, a 40-hour weekly contract and alternate weekends, this is an excellent opportunity to enjoy a more structured working pattern.

Interview slots are available next week!

What's on Offer?

• £17.00 per hour

• 40-hour weekly contract

• Alternate weekends

• Equivalent basic annual salary of £35,360

• Established nursing home catering for up to 47 residents

• Opportunity to use your creativity and catering experience

• Rewarding environment where your cooking makes a genuine difference

• Interview slots available next week

About the Nursing Home

Our client is an established nursing home providing residential and nursing care for up to 47 residents.

The home specialises in:

• Residential care for older people

• Nursing care

• Dementia residential care

• Dementia nursing care

Food plays an important role in residents' health, wellbeing and quality of life. The successful Chef will help provide appetising, nutritious and enjoyable meals while catering for a range of individual dietary requirements.

The Role

As Chef, you will be responsible for preparing and delivering high-quality meals that meet residents' nutritional, dietary and individual care needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing fresh, nutritious and well-presented meals

• Planning varied, balanced and appealing menus

• Preparing soft diets, texture-modified meals and specialist dietary options

• Following IDDSI guidelines for texture-modified food and drinks where required

• Catering for allergies, intolerances and individual dietary requirements

• Supporting residents who require fortified or high-calorie meals

• Maintaining excellent kitchen hygiene and food safety standards

• Following HACCP procedures and COSHH regulations

• Managing food storage, stock rotation and temperature controls

• Monitoring food quality and presentation

• Working closely with care and nursing staff to understand residents' dietary requirements

• Maintaining accurate kitchen and food safety records

• Ensuring meals are prepared and served to a consistently high standard

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience working as a Chef in a professional kitchen

• Experience preparing soft diets, texture-modified meals or specialist dietary menus

• Understanding of HACCP and COSHH

• Knowledge of food hygiene, allergens and safe food handling

• Ability to plan and prepare nutritious, varied menus

• Good organisational and time-management skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• A caring, positive and professional attitude

Knowledge of IDDSI guidelines is highly desirable, particularly for candidates experienced in catering for people with swallowing difficulties.

No Nursing Home Experience? No Problem!

We are particularly interested in chefs with transferable catering skills.

If you have worked in a school, nursery, hospital, restaurant, hotel or contract catering environment and have experience preparing specialist diets, we would love to hear from you.

What matters most is your ability to deliver safe, nutritious and enjoyable meals while maintaining excellent food safety standards.

Apply Today – Interviews Next Week!

If you're an experienced Chef looking for a rewarding opportunity offering £17 per hour, a 40-hour contract and alternate weekends, we would love to hear from you.

Interview slots are available next week for suitable candidates.

Apply today with your updated CV, and a member of the Innov8staffing recruitment team will be in touch. xwzovoh

Innov8staffing is acting as a recruitment agency on behalf of our nursing home client.