Head Chef (Care Home)

Cherry Blossom. A beautiful, purpose-built 80-bed Allegra Care Home in Walton, Peterborough. Kestrel HR are delighted to be working with Allegra Care to help find a new care home Head Chef for their beautiful, purpose built care home. They provide a household model of care, and mealtimes are always a highlight of the day. We are looking to welcome an energetic chef, with big ideas and an understanding of special dietary needs. You'll be able to design menus, working with residents and managers to design and tailor food that provides an excellent nutritional balance, while providing a hospitality experience you can be proud of. Allegra are a growing company, and are committed to supporting you to builda career in this growing, exciting sector. Benefits include an excellent salary of £22.10 per hour. This equates to a base salary of c£41,300 for a 36-hour working week. We also offeremployee insurance, 5.6 weeks of annual holidays, and an excellent career pathway. Your exact schedule can be discussed at interview, and while the home is a seven day business, the hours are much more flexible and family friendly than regular hospitality. Social Care is an exciting and growing sector, so if you have experience in cooking delicious, nutritious food from scratch, using high quality local and seasonal ingredients, this opportunity may be perfect for you. It's highly likely you'll have worked in a care home kitchen before, but if not, you'll have experience in similar environments, so that could be education or workplace/contract catering, and you're able to cook meals for up to 60 people at a time with consistency, quality and beautiful presentation. You'll be responsible for managing a small team, all health and food safety compliance, and you'll be able to work with, and set realistic budgets. This truly is an excellent career step for the right chef, so if it sounds like you, get in touch today! TPBN1_UKCT