Care Concern Group
Head Chef
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Head Chef Contract
Location: Lennoxtown
Salary: £15.86 per hour
Hours: Contracted to 40 hours per week
Benefits: Paid PVG, pension, uniform provided
Annual Leave: 5.6 weeks (based on a full-time contract)
Job Description
Our luxury care home based in Lennoxtown, delivering the highest levels of Residential, Dementia, Respite & Nursing care for 96 residents.
Role Overview
As Head Chef, you will take full ownership of the kitchen, leading from the front to deliver high-quality, nutritious, and enjoyable meals that are central to daily life. This is a role where your leadership and standards will shape the entire dining experience, creating meals that residents look forward to every day.
- Drive all aspects of kitchen operations, from menu planning and food preparation to stock control, compliance, and team performance.
- Work with fresh ingredients to ensure meals are tailored to individual dietary needs while maintaining consistently high standards of presentation, nutrition, and food safety.
- Manage stock, ordering, and budgets effectively, minimizing waste while ensuring quality is never compromised.
- Lead and develop your team, building a well-organized, motivated, and high-performing kitchen.
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This role offers a rare opportunity to combine strong leadership, quality food, and a better work-life balance with 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.
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 and food safety
- A proactive, reliable, and quality-focused approach
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About Us
Springvale Care Home is part 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.
Our five core values: Trust | Respect | Passion | Kindness | 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 care, we would love to hear from you.
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