At a Glance
- Tasks: Support various kitchens across Kent, ensuring high standards and consistency.
- Company: Caterplus, a leader in catering for over-55 communities.
- Benefits: Car allowance, free meals, flexible hours, and generous holiday.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth and paid volunteering days.
- Why this job: Enjoy variety, autonomy, and make a real impact in different kitchens.
- Qualifications: Senior chef experience and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 30000 £ per year.
This role covers the area of Kent. You must be flexible, hold a full valid UK driving licence and have your own reliable transportation. Benefits include car allowance and mileage.
As a Relief Chef with Caterplus, you’ll become our trusted regional expert – stepping into different sites across the region to support, steady the ship and keep our communities well-fed and cared for. If you’re a confident, adaptable chef who enjoys variety, autonomy and a role that genuinely makes you feel needed, this is the one.
What you’ll be doing…
- Cover planned and unplanned absence across multiple Caterplus locations
- Support teams during busy periods or transition
- Bring consistency, standards and leadership wherever you go
- Keep kitchens running safely, efficiently and to Caterplus standards
- Act as the regional specialist for Textured Modified Foods (TMF), delivering training and best practice
- Build strong relationships with managers and operations teams across the region
- Role model high standards in H&S, food safety and compliance
No two weeks will look the same – you’ll work with different teams, strengthen different kitchens and make a visible impact everywhere you go.
What can you bring?
- Senior chef experience
- Calm, organised and confident under pressure
- A genuine passion for customer service
- Strong kitchen management and people leadership
- A positive, solutions-focused approach
- TMF experience helpful, though training provided
- 5 out of 7 days covering sites across Kent and surrounding areas within our over‑55 catering communities
Being a Relief Chef at Caterplus gives you:
- Variety instead of routine
- More responsibility and autonomy
- Wider visibility with senior leaders (accelerates progression)
- A role where you’re the person people rely on when it counts
Brilliant Work Deserves Brilliant Perks!
- Free, tasty meals - Enjoy tasty, nutritious food on us while you work!
- Flexible working - including part time roles, because life doesn’t run on a 9-5 schedule.
- Plenty of Time to Unwind - 28 days of holiday, and after two years, enjoy even more with 31 days.
- Leave for life’s important moments - whether family, personal or unexpected.
- Give back time - paid volunteering days for the causes you care about.
- Room to grow - career development and learning opportunities for all stages of your career.
- Financial security - pension schemes and life assurance.
- Exclusive discounts - save on entertainment, leisure, and even travel!
