Head Chef - Care Home

Bere Grove is Barchester’s newest care home due to open in 2023.Fantastic chance for a Head Chef to join the Barchester family and work in a brand new kitchen, working days only, 40 hours a week, work alternate weekends, whilst deliver restaurant standards without the restaurant hours. If you are a passionate and dynamic Head Chef looking for the opportunity to have more of a work life balance, looking to feel valued and rewarded, Barchester is the place for you. The successful Head Chef will have full autonomy in creating nutritious, flavoursome and well balanced menus tailored around our residents. Barchester are proud to deliver person centred hospitality across all our services and look for warm, motivated and passionate Head Chefs who are driven by quality and high standards. We work with an open, honest, supportive approach, where quality of care is at the heart of everything we do. Barchester have proudly been awarded a two-star outstanding rating by Best Companies, ranked 11th in the top 20 Best Health & Social Care Companies to work for and 14th in the Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. NEED TO HAVE A personable and warm approach with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of residents Hold City & Guilds/NVQ/SVQ or equivalent Experience in leading, motivating and inspiring a team A good understanding of nutrition Experience of working with fresh seasonal food The ability to create a warm and welcoming environment within our home Confidence engaging with residents to create appetising and nutritious menus Good understanding of HACCP NEED TO DO Menu development- tailor menus around residents and to ensure we deliver person centred hospitality Work with fresh produce to deliver high quality and wholesome dishes cooked at the highest quality and standards Create a warm, efficient and fun environment Work within budget Complete regular audits Manage stock control To lead, motivate, inspire and develop a team Recruitment and retention REWARDS PACKAGE Rewarding Excellence bonus, meaning you will be financially rewarded by up to £500* for a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection Unlimited access to our generous refer a friend scheme, earning up to £500* per referral Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need it to make a decision with confidence Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services Tax code review service, where we will check that you are on the right code and paying the right level of tax Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside thousands of colleagues across the UK *Terms & conditions apply If you are a passionate Head Chef who is keen to be part of a company that is driven by quality and who love to celebre life, Barchester is the place to be.