At a Glance
- Tasks: Support various kitchens, ensuring high standards and consistency across multiple locations.
- Company: Caterplus, a leader in catering for over-55 communities.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, car allowance, flexible working, and 28 days holiday.
- Other info: Opportunities for career development and paid volunteering days.
- Why this job: Enjoy variety and autonomy while making a real difference in people's lives.
- Qualifications: Senior chef experience and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 32000 - 32000 £ per year.
This role covers Berkshire, East Hampshire and Surrey. You must be flexible, hold a full valid UK driving licence and have your own reliable transportation. Benefits include car allowance and mileage.
Step away from the same kitchen every day. As a Relief Chef Manager 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
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 Berkshire, East Hampshire and Surrey, within our over‑55 catering communities.
Benefits:
- Free, tasty meals
- Flexible working, including part time roles
- 28 days holiday, 31 days after two years
- Leave for life’s important moments
- Paid volunteering days for the causes you care about
- Career development and learning opportunities
- Pension schemes and life assurance
- Exclusive discounts on entertainment, leisure and travel
- Car allowance
Not sure you match every single requirement? Apply anyway! Research shows that many people - especially women and those from underrepresented backgrounds - hold back unless they meet 100% of the criteria. But we hire for potential, not just experience. If you’re passionate and ready to grow, we want to hear from you!
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