Care Concern Group
Head Chef
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About Brookdale View Care Home
Brookdale View Care Home is a welcoming 48 bed care home in Newton Heath, Manchester, offering residential and nursing care. With a friendly, family focused atmosphere and a dedicated team, you will have the opportunity to build strong relationships with residents and make a genuine difference to their everyday lives. The home is also conveniently located close to Manchester city centre, with good public transport links.
Head Chef Contract
- Hourly Rate: £16.20 - £16.80
- Contracted Hours: 40 hours per week
- Benefits:
- Paid DBS
- Pension
- Uniform provided
- 5.6 weeks annual leave (based on a full time contract)
- Working Conditions:
- No late evenings or split shifts
- Consistent working pattern
- Genuine work-life balance
- Ongoing training, development, and career progression opportunities within a supportive environment
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.
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- Key Responsibilities:
- Drive all aspects of kitchen operations, from menu planning and food preparation to stock control, compliance, and team performance.
- Ensure meals are tailored to individual dietary needs while maintaining 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.
What We Are Looking For
- Qualifications and Experience:
- City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or equivalent, or working towards.
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
- Proven experience leading or managing a kitchen.
- Skills and Attributes:
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
- Good understanding of dietary requirements and food safety.
- Proactive, reliable, and quality-focused approach.
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in professional cookery.
What We Offer
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Uniform provided
- Group life assurance cover
- Wagestream - financial wellbeing support and flexible access to earned pay
- A nutritious meal during shifts of eight hours or more
- GP Online for you and your dependants under 16
- Access to more than 1,600 high-street and online discounts
- Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7, 365 days a year
- Award-winning learning and development, with support to achieve recognised qualifications
- Clear opportunities for career development and progression
- Recognition initiatives and Long Service Awards
- 'Refer a Friend' scheme offering up to £1,000 per successful referral, depending on the role
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About Care Concern Group
Brookdale View is part of Care Concern Group, a family-owned, market-leading care provider with a strong and growing presence across the UK. We are committed to delivering high-quality care and creating supportive, rewarding workplaces where our colleagues can grow, develop, and thrive.
Our five values: Trust | Respect | Passion | Kindness | Inclusivity shape how we care, how we work, and how we support one another.
If you want a role where your experience is valued, your character matters, and your work has genuine purpose, we would love to hear from you.
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