Chef

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 13 August 2025
LOCATION
Not specified
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Hospitality
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Leadership Communication Time management Food Safety Menu Development Catering Hygiene NVQ Level 3

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

We are searching for a new Head Chef who will be producing nutritious and well-balanced meals that meet both the Athena standard and our resident’s satisfaction.

In this role you will be responsible for:

  • Monitoring and maintaining consistent food standards during all stages of production and service
  • Adhering to the HACCP procedure according to Athena’s Food Safety Management documentation
  • Maintaining the correct use of the company’s due diligence framework, cleaning and opening/closing procedures
  • Ensuring quality control and hygiene systems are achieved
  • Purchasing all food and related products using company nominated suppliers (when required)
  • Achieving food budget cost controls, ensuring minimum waste and continually developing menus to guarantee well-balanced diets for residents

The right candidate will: Be organised Work well under pressure Be driven and proactive

For this role you must have: Good leadership skills Clear communication skills Strong time management skills

NEW

We are searching for a new Head Chef who will be producing nutritious and well-balanced meals that meet both the Athena standard and our resident’s satisfaction.

In this role you will be responsible for:

  • Monitoring and maintaining consistent food standards during all stages of production and service
  • Adhering to the HACCP procedure according to Athena’s Food Safety Management documentation
  • Maintaining the correct use of the company’s due diligence framework, cleaning and opening/closing procedures
  • Ensuring quality control and hygiene systems are achieved
  • Purchasing all food and related products using company nominated suppliers (when required)
  • Achieving food budget cost controls, ensuring minimum waste and continually developing menus to guarantee well-balanced diets for residents

About You

The right candidate will: Be organised Work well under pressure Be driven and proactive

Your Skills

For this role you must have: 

  • Good leadership skills
  • Clear communication skills
  • Strong time management skills

Qualifications & Experience

  • You *must* hold a relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in catering
  • Experience within the care sector is *preferred*

Employee Benefits

  • Have your birthday off on us!
  • £200 refer a friend bonus
  • Pay day advance available
  • Vibrant training, development and career prospects
  • £100 attendance bonus
  • Reimbursed DBS cost
  • Subsidised meals
  • Employee of the month rewards
  • Workplace pension scheme
  • Counselling service

Rate of Pay:

Starting pay at £14.14* p/h

Bank hours only.

Chef

Woodlands Lodge

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