At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the kitchen, create nutritious meals, and manage kitchen operations.
- Company: Cedar Lodge Care Home, a supportive environment for residents with complex needs.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible hours, paid DBS, uniform, and 5.6 weeks annual leave.
- Other info: Join a family-owned company that values trust, respect, and inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in residents' lives while enjoying a great work-life balance.
- Qualifications: Experience in kitchen management and a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate required.
The predicted salary is between 13.85 - 13.85 £ per hour.
Cedar Lodge Care Home is located in Taunton, Somerset, and provides specialist dementia, palliative, and respite care for up to 39 residents, alongside The Limes, a dedicated mental health community supporting a further 15 individuals. The home offers a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment, with a strong focus on personalised care, dignity, and resident wellbeing.
As Head Cook you will take full ownership of the kitchen within a specialist complex care setting, supporting individuals with a range of complex physical and mental health needs. You will lead from the front to deliver high quality, nutritious and enjoyable meals that are central to daily life.
You will drive all aspects of kitchen operations, from menu planning and food preparation to stock control, compliance and team performance. Working with fresh ingredients, you will ensure meals are tailored to individual dietary needs, including modified or specialist diets, while maintaining consistently high standards of presentation, nutrition and food safety.
With a strong focus on efficiency and cost control, you will manage stock, ordering and budgets effectively, minimising waste while ensuring quality is never compromised. Leading and developing your team, you will build a well organised, motivated and high performing kitchen. This role offers a rare opportunity to combine strong leadership, quality food and a better work life balance.
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Proven experience leading or managing a kitchen
- A proactive, reliable and quality focused approach
Cedar Lodge Care Home is part of Willinbrook Healthcare, the specialist complex care division of Care Concern Group, a family owned, market leading care provider with a strong and growing presence across the United Kingdom. We are committed to delivering high quality care and developing supportive, rewarding workplaces where our teams can thrive.
Through Willinbrook Healthcare, we deliver high quality, clinically led care for adults with complex physical and mental health needs within specialist, supportive environments. Our five core values Trust, Respect, Passion, Kindness, Inclusivity are at the heart of everything we do, shaping the care we deliver.
Locations
Kitchen Cook Flexible hours in Bath, Somerset employer: Care Concern Group
Care Concern Group is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture where Kitchen Assistants can thrive and develop their culinary skills. Located in the picturesque Ayr, employees benefit from a collaborative environment that prioritises high-quality meal preparation and food safety, ensuring a rewarding experience for those passionate about care and hospitality.
