At a Glance
- Tasks: Create delicious, nutritious menus and lead a dynamic catering team.
- Company: Join Exemplar Health Care, a leading nursing care provider.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible hours, career growth, and great perks.
- Other info: Supportive environment with training and development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives through food and creativity.
- Qualifications: Experience in catering management and a passion for nutritious cooking.
Position: Catering Manager
Care home: Primrose Place
Location: Ashby Road, Coalville, LE67 3LB
Contract type: Full time 40 hours per week
Rate: £13.77 per hour
Are you an experienced Chef with a flair for creating delicious, nutritious menus? Join us as our new Catering Manager at Primrose Place care home in Coalville. As our Catering Manager, you'll have the creative freedom to design and make healthy and inviting meals for the people we support within our brand new purpose built kitchen. You'll lead the Catering Team to develop exciting menus and have the unique opportunity to help shape the team's culture from the start.
About Exemplar Health Care: Primrose Place is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers. When open, Primrose Place will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities. As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.
About the role: Our Catering Managers cook delicious and nourishing meals for people with a range of dietary requirements. No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- managing the day-to-day running of the kitchen
- preparing, cooking and serving food
- understanding people's needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menus
- ensuring your Catering Team complies with food hygiene standards
- completing relevant checks and maintaining records
- controlling stock and purchases within an allocated budget
- leading and managing your Catering Team members, ensuring they receive induction, training and support as required
If you haven't worked in the care sector before, we'll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.
About you: Above all, you're someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork. You're also:
- a cook with a flair for creating delicious and nutritious meals for varied dietary requirements
- creative in menu development and food preparation
- an excellent team player, able to coordinate, support and motivate a team
- experienced in managing a catering budget
- adaptable and flexible
- someone with excellent verbal and written communication skills
We like our Catering Managers to have, or be working towards, a Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification. As this is a management position, we expect you'll have previous experience in a similar position and environment, ideally in leading a catering or kitchen team.
What we offer: We offer great rewards and perks including:
- excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
- access to wages before payday
- retail and lifestyle reward discounts
- free DBS check
- 24/7 counselling and support
- Blue Light Card eligibility
How to apply: Sound good? We'd love to hear from you. Click the button to APPLY NOW.
Catering Manager in Ibstock employer: Exemplar Health Care
Exemplar Health Care is an outstanding employer, offering a supportive and nurturing environment for Night Shift Registered Nurses at Scotia Heights in Stoke-on-Trent. With a strong focus on professional development, employees benefit from excellent training opportunities and a commitment to career advancement, all while making a meaningful impact on the lives of adults with complex needs. The company fosters a collaborative work culture that values teamwork and compassion, ensuring that every team member feels valued and empowered.
