Care Home Chef
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Position Overview & Specifications
EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A NURSING HOME- ESSENTIAL
To create and cook comforting and delicious meals for our residents. They love nothing more than traditional meals presented beautifully!
Help to make our residents smile with their favourite meal, we need you to be friendly and approachable and willing to get stuck in.
We are a family run, renovated care home. We have residents with a range of food requirements.
To maintain catering skills at a current level, and undertake such training and development as may from time-to-time be required to maintain that currency of practice.
To provide leadership to the catering functions of The Home.
To supervise the catering services within The Home in accordance with agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations, and in line with accepted best practice, and within the financial plans agreed from time-to-time.
To keep on top of stock taking of food and ordering accordingly as well as kitchen audits.
Pay rate dependant on experience.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £10.42-£11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
COVID-19 considerations:
All PPE is provided to you, LFT and PCR tests required weekly
Application question(s):
- What is your favourite meal to cook?
Experience:
- Chef: 2 years (preferred)
- Care home: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Care Home Chef roles across Hurstway Nursing Home's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £10 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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