Our stunning care home, Guiseley Manor Care Centre, is a purpose-built 72-bed facility located in Guiseley, West Yorkshire, Leeds. The home offers the highest standards of safety, comfort, and care to residents with various needs, including residential, nursing, and dementia care. We embody the New Care vision by investing in the latest technology and providing a purposeful programme of daily activities and gentle exercise to enhance residents' well-being. All team members are carefully selected for their warmth and passion, undergo a full induction, and receive ongoing training from our in-house trainers and the New Care Academy. We pride ourselves on a permanent staff team, with no agency staff for over four years, ensuring continuity of care from familiar and trusted staff. Across New Care, all staff are paid at least the national minimum wage.
We are seeking to appoint a kind, motivated, and experienced Head Chef to join our team. The role involves providing high-quality food services to support residents and contribute positively to their living experience. The position offers a 40-hour contract with a starting salary of £33,500 per annum. Shift times are 07:30-17:30, with alternate weekend work.
Role Responsibilities:
* Ensure menus are presented clearly, allowing residents to make daily choices about their meals.
* Provide meals in sufficient quantities, respecting dietary, medical, ethnic, and personal preferences.
* Ensure all food is nutritionally balanced, attractively presented, and served in a timely manner in the correct sequence.
* Follow and adhere to company HACCP standards, ensuring full compliance.
* Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen and serving areas, adhere to infection control standards, and comply with the Food Standards Act 1999, including record-keeping.
* Manage and supervise the kitchen team, ensuring quality service delivery.
* Inspire and motivate the team to produce high-standard food.
* Participate in the recruitment of kitchen staff alongside the Home Manager.
Skills and Experience Required:
* Ability to work independently and organize the kitchen team effectively.
* Experience during busy meal periods, including breakfast and evening service.
* Experience working in a care home or similar environment.
* Knowledge of specialised diets and service delivery.
* Ability to contribute to and develop the four-week menu.
* Ability to maintain records demonstrating legal compliance.
Benefits include career progression opportunities, enhanced pay for bank holidays and overtime, 5.6 weeks of annual leave, paid DBS, uniform, training, referral schemes, induction programmes, ongoing training, competitive pay, cycle-to-work scheme, wellbeing programmes, recognition awards, career development, travel schemes, Christmas bonuses, pension, and access to pay in advance through HASTEE.
About New Care:
Our philosophy focuses on maintaining residents' independence and helping them reach their full potential—physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially—through professional, person-centred care. Each home is purpose-built, luxurious, comfortable, and practical, designed with residents' needs in mind. Our ethos, ‘To celebrate the wonder of people,’ reflects our commitment to residents, families, staff, and visitors, ensuring residents live fulfilling lives in a welcoming environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr