Avery Healthcare
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Head Chef
Head Chef – Westwood Care Home Sheringham
Shift Details
- Hours: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
About the Role
At Avery Healthcare, our commitment is to support the teams that fulfill our mission: providing exceptional care for our residents.
As Head Chef at Westwood Care Home, your dedication will shape the positive impact of meals on residents' lives. Your responsibilities will include:
- Leadership: Managing and directing a culinary team to ensure nutritional, high-quality, and budget-conscious meal service.
- Dietary expertise: Preparing modified diets (aligned with IDDSI guidelines) that are appealing and nutritionally balanced.
- Procurement: Ordering food supplies, negotiating with vendors, and maintaining stock control within budget.
- Staff development: Supervising and training kitchen and host staff, including teaching food preparation techniques.
- Safety and risk management: Following safe systems of work, ensuring proper manual handling protocols, and assessing risks to residents, staff, and visitors.
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Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain high culinary standards through a well-managed team.
- Ensure IDDSI-aligned diets meet individual resident needs while delivering visual appeal and nutritional balance.
- Order food supplies from approved vendors, adhering to company policies and budget constraints.
- Supervise staff, delegate tasks, and provide ongoing training.
- Implement safety protocols for food preparation and handling risks.
Requirements
About You
To thrive in this role, you must embody Avery Healthcare’s core values: caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability.
Ideal candidates must have:
- Two years of experience managing a culinary team in care or hospitality.
- A relevant catering qualification:
- City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2, or
- An equivalent NVQ in catering.
- A passion for high-quality culinary care, with expertise in administering, controlling, and making efficient use of budgets.
- The ability to demonstrate compassion in delivering meals for elderly residents.
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Essential Compliance
As part of this role, you must:
- Undertake a DBS Disclosure check (cost covered by Avery Healthcare).
- Prove eligibility to work in the UK.
- Adhere to Avery’s standards of excellence, as this is a competitive hire—this advert may be withdrawn early based on applications received.
About Avery
Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision: "Creating meaningful lives together."
- We foster a supportive, inspiring culture where every employee feels valued and empowered.
- Over 100 care homes operate with a shared belief: that later years should be fulfilling, meaningful, and joyful.
- Join us and experience why Avery is consistently ranked as the best choice for both residents and team members.
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