Care Concern Group
Head Chef
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Cherrybrook Care Home is a large, purpose-designed service in Bradford, providing specialist care across two units for 120 residents with complex mental health needs, dementia, and challenging behaviors. The home delivers high-quality, clinically led care within a structured and supportive environment, combining specialist nursing expertise with a strong focus on dignity, stability, and person-centered support.
Head Chef Contract
- £14.60 per hour
- Contracted to 42 hours per week
- 7:00-17:30 inclusive or bank holidays, Christmas, and New Year - Alternative weekends
- Paid DBS, pension, uniform provided
- 5.6 weeks annual leave (based on a full-time contract)
No late evenings or split shifts, offering a consistent working pattern and genuine work-life balance, alongside ongoing training, development, and clear opportunities for career progression within a well-structured and supportive environment.
Role Overview
As Head Chef, you will take full ownership of the kitchen within a specialist complex care setting, supporting individuals with a range of complex physical and mental health needs. You will lead from the front to deliver high-quality, nutritious, and enjoyable meals that are central to daily life.
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You will drive all aspects of kitchen operations, from menu planning and food preparation to stock control, compliance, and team performance. Working with fresh ingredients, you will ensure meals are tailored to individual dietary needs, including modified or specialist diets, while maintaining consistently high standards of presentation, nutrition, and food safety.
With a strong focus on efficiency and cost control, you will manage stock, ordering, and budgets effectively, minimizing waste while ensuring quality is never compromised.
Leading and developing your team, you will build a well-organized, motivated, and high-performing kitchen. This role offers a rare opportunity to combine strong leadership, quality food, and a better work-life balance.
What We Are Looking For
- City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or equivalent, or working towards
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Proven experience leading or managing a kitchen
- Strong leadership and organizational skills
- Good understanding of dietary requirements, including modified or specialist diets
- A proactive, reliable, and quality-focused approach
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About Us
Cherrybrook Care Home is part of Willinbrook Healthcare, the specialist complex care division of Care Concern Group, a family-owned, market-leading care provider with a strong and growing presence across the United Kingdom. We are committed to delivering high-quality care and developing supportive, rewarding workplaces where our teams can thrive.
Through Willinbrook Healthcare, we deliver high-quality, clinically led care for adults with complex physical and mental health needs within specialist, supportive environments.
Our five core values, Trust, Respect, Passion, Kindness, and Inclusivity, are at the heart of everything we do, shaping the care we deliver and the environments we create. If you share these values and want to build or develop your career in a specialist care environment, we would love to hear from you.
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