Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC620183
Salary Range: £24,405 - £25,430 pro-rata, per annum
Work Location: Woodcot Lodge, Gosport
Hours: Minimum of 30 hours per annum
Contract Type: Permanent (Annualised Hours)
Closing Date: 23 July 2025
The Role:
Join our friendly, committed and supportive team as a Chef at Woodcot Lodge Care Home for older adults.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Oversee daily catering operations, ensuring high-quality meal preparation and service.
2. Supervising catering assistants, organising tasks and ensuring efficient time management.
3. Monitoring meal quality, presentation and adherence to dietary requirements.
4. Ensuring compliance with food hygiene and health and safety regulations.
5. Planning menus with the Chef Manager, catering to special diets, and organising special events.
What we’re looking for:
6. Level 2 catering qualifications.
7. Previous experience of catering, preferably in a similar setting.
8. Good communication and interpersonal skills.
9. Ability to work calmly under pressure and adapt to changing situations and demands.
10. Strong organisational skills.
11. Commitment to providing high quality food and service.
12. Compassion, empathy and respect for the residents and their unique needs.
Why join us?
13. Competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information .
14. A minimum 24 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays.
15. No split shifts; working 5 over 7 days with alternate weekends.
16. Enhancements paid for weekend and bank holiday work.
17. Excellent induction training plus ongoing training and development opportunities.
18. Opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of the residents.
19. Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
Take a look at our for more information about the Chef role, our team and values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
Values Based Recruitment
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Additional Information:
Chef
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.