2Nd Chef

Overview

2nd Chef — £15.65 per hour plus company benefits. Full time hours. Watermeadow Grange, Topsham, Exeter. A Top 20 Care Home Group 2025 and awarded one of the UK\’s Best Companies To Work For.

Watermeadow Grange in Topsham, Exeter is a beautiful care home providing 86 spacious ensuite bedrooms including a community dedicated to the care of people living with dementia. We are looking for someone who is energetic and passionate about providing exceptional food. Working from a variety of menus created by the Head Chef, you will ensure that mealtimes are a highlight of our residents’ day by ordering, preparing and serving appetising freshly produced food, from local suppliers where possible, whilst maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and health and safety. We aim to provide a fine dining experience with varied choices for every mealtime and to also provide all catering for private events for our residents.

Responsibilities

• Work from menus created by the Head Chef to ensure high-quality, freshly produced food.
• Order, prepare and serve meals that are appetising and meet residents’ needs.
• Source ingredients from local suppliers where possible.
• Maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and health and safety in all kitchen areas.
• Contribute to providing catering for private events for residents.
• Operate in a spacious, well-equipped kitchen and support the catering team in delivering a fine dining standard.
• Be hard-working, professional and reliable; assist in mentoring and training as required by the Head Chef.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of catering experience; ideally at Chef de Partie level.
• NVQ 2/3 qualifications preferred.
• Passion for food and a desire to work with a catering team to showcase innovative and fine dining standards.
• Willingness to be mentored and to contribute ideas and menus.