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Are you a keen cook with heart, creativity and a passion for making people smile?
Looking for a challenging role where you can learn new skills and deliver great food? Are you experienced in catering and managing dietary requirements? If so, this is the career for you!
We believe that great food is about more than just flavour, it’s about comfort, connection and care. As a chef with our Nightingale care home, you’ll have the opportunity to use your creative flair and culinary talents to bring joy to our residents every day.
What’s On The Menu For You
- £13.30 per hour
- Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000
- No evening shifts and every other weekend off
- Outstanding career development
- Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
- Blue Light discount package & company pension scheme
- On demand pay
What is required from you?
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
- Experience in a professional kitchen and an understanding of kitchen operations
- Knowledge of the IDDSI framework or experience supporting complex dietary requirements is desirable
- This role is two 8 hour shifts per week working from 7.00am - 3.00pm on a two week rolling rota as follows:
- Week 1: Saturday and Sunday
- Week 2: Wednesday and Thursday
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About The Role
Whether it’s crafting delicious meals that meet individual dietary needs, creating themed dining experiences that bring the home to life, or simply serving a favourite dish that reminds someone of home, you’ll be making a real difference every day.
Using your culinary skills and food knowledge, you’ll help create daily menus, support the organisation and smooth running of the kitchen, and ensure the highest standards of food quality, hygiene, and presentation are maintained at all times.
Where you'll be working
Nightingale care home
Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/derby/nightingale-care-nursing-home/
If you’re passionate about great food, teamwork, and making a difference, we’d love to welcome you to the Agincare family.
About Us
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations across England.


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As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers
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