Job Ref: AUR1264
Branch: South Haven Lodge
Location: South Haven Lodge, Southampton
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Hours per week: 40
Posted date: 26/08/2025
Closing date: 28/09/2025
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a positive impact in your local community?
Do you enjoy cooking and have experience in managing a kitchen?
Are you able to work alongside residents in a Care Home to cater for their meals?
What does the job role involve?
* To co-ordinate all aspects of the kitchen so that food is prepared to the agreed standard and that time deadlines are met.
* The role includes but is not limited to:
* To implement and supervise all aspects of kitchen control e.g. menus, hygiene, health and safety, staff, cleaning and waste control.
* To identify and recruit all grades of staff under your control within the agreed guidelines.
* To supervise and develop staff
* To order catering consumables
* To have full understanding of H.A.C.C.P, to ensure all staff adhere to H.A.C.C.P and all documentation are completed and sighed are by the appropriate members of staff
* To complete monthly audits for kitchen reporting any finding to home manager
* To prepare menus for the nursing home taking into account the content, balance, colour and nutritional values, inline with agreed budget.
* To consult with residents on a regular basis to ensure that their needs and choices are being met.
* To prepare special diets for residents as directed by the nursing staff.
* To maintain the agreed stock levels of food.
* To implement and maintain an agreed deep cleaning schedule for the kitchen.
* To carry out stock takes at the end of each month.
* To implement four weekly rota.
* To work within agreed budget guidelines
* To assist in the preparation of function menus and costing.
* To co-operate with requests from the Home Manager and residents wherever possible.
* To attend resident/relative meetings whenever possible.
* To carry out staff supervision adhering to home policies.
* To complete all staff personal development reviews
* Any ad hoc duties to meet service delivery for our residents and home.
What makes a successful candidate:
* Must have previous Head Chef/senior or similar experience
* Working in a care sector would be a advantage
* Experience of managing a team
* Knowledge in planning balanced menu's
* Able to cater for specific dietary needs
* Good communication skills
* Be able to follow and prioritise tasks and responsibilities
* Engage well with people we support in their continuing interests and supporting positive experiences
* Able to work well as part of a team and independently
What can we offer you in return for your hardwork and commitment?
* Full time contract
* 40 hours per week, including weekend work
* Pay rate: £15.50 per hour
* 28 Days Annual Leave including bank holidays (pro rata for part time contracts)
* Life insurance
* Free DBS (TC's apply)
* Free or discounted meals
* Free parking
* Company pension
* Wagestream – Same-day pay
* Our employee assist programme – healthcare and mental health support
* Free in house training via our elearning platform, your Hippo, in addition to our fully funded apprenticeship courses.
* Yearly salary review
* Being part of an organisation where empowering and valuing our people is fundamental to everything we do
Please note we do not offer sponsorship
Why join us?
Aurem Care have been awarded for the prestigious 'Top 20 Care Home Group' accolade by, celebrating our commitment to excellence in care across the UK.
Our homes are all about people caring about people, we believe our care homes should be happy homes for loved ones.
Our team play an important role in our homes, to ensure that our values are lived and embraced every day.
Diversity, Integrity, Fun, Committed and Connecting
If these are values that resonate with you and you're looking for a rewarding job in making a real difference to the lives of our amazing residents, then we want to hear from you now
South Haven Lodge care home in Southampton, is a bright welcoming place, with the capacity to care for up to 45 older residents who require residential, nursing care or who are living with dementia. The interior of the home feels homely, offers three living areas, open plan dining room, and the lovely gardens provide the perfect space to relax in. South Haven Lodge is situated in a quiet residential area in Woolston, just 0.3 of a mile from Woolston Station and 2.2 miles from the centre of Southampton. Woolston benefits from a shopping centre, supermarket, local shops, community centre, two churches, two doctors' surgeries and buses run regularly to Southampton and surrounding areas. South Haven Lodge is well-known in the community for being a warm, friendly and happy place with beautiful grounds.