Care Home Chef in Leeds

Job Description

Chef

Location: Adel Square Care Home Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Type: Permanent, 30 hours, Full-time, alternate weekends

Salary: £13.77

Start Date: End of February to start of March

Join Adel Square Care Home – Make Every Day Matter

At Adel Square Care Home, operated by St Mary’s Care Group, we believe great care is about more than meeting needs. It’s about creating an environment that helps people feel truly at home, living life to the fullest and enjoying new experiences. Our approach is rooted in dignity, respect and personalised care, placing residents’ wellbeing, independence and choices at the heart of everything we do. Located in North Leeds, Adel Square is a new 86‑bed care home supporting residents with residential, dementia and respite care. We know that it’s the small, meaningful moments that make a big difference to everyday life, helping residents and families feel supported. If you share our passion for kindness, respect and making every day matter, Adel Square Care Home is a place where you can truly make a difference. At Adel Square, we know that the little things can make a big difference in someone’s day. That’s why we’re looking for a warm, enthusiastic Chef/Cook to help bring colour and connection to life at our home in Leeds. You’ll be joining a team where compassion and empowerment go hand in hand, and where every colleague plays a vital part in improving the quality of life for those we care for. If you’re passionate about helping others live well, and you love the idea of making every day more meaningful, this could be the role for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Plan, prepare and cook a variety of meals which are appealing, nutritious and centre around residents’ preferences, requests or any special dietary requirements, following St Mary’s Care Home’s Good Food Guide and, where appropriate, making amendments after authorisation from Head Office.
• Be active and encouraging, provide advice and guidance for the team ensuring that St Mary’s is a friendly, supportive working environment.
• Supervise and appraise the Kitchen Team.
• Interview applicants for vacancies within the Kitchen Team.
• Understand and comply with statutory and legal requirements such as HACCP, Health and Safety, COSHH, Environmental Health, ensuring a safe environment within the home.
• Implement, monitor and maintain cleaning schedules that meet the requirements of the Food Safety Manual, ensuring all areas of the kitchen are immaculately clean, including washing up of pots, pans and dishes when required.
• Ensure sufficient food stocks are ordered and received from approved suppliers and that stock rotation is maintained to preserve optimum freshness of all foodstuff, ensuring the highest quality expected within St Mary’s Care Home.
• Maintain all kitchen equipment in full, safe working order, reporting any damage or faults to the Handyman and Home Manager and following up on appropriate action.
• Be an active member of the St Mary’s team, contribute to team meetings, and assist the Home Manager with the selection, interviewing, induction and ongoing development of catering staff.
• Understand residents and their needs, attend resident/relative meetings, regularly monitor and assess resident satisfaction with the catering service provided, and respond positively to ideas and feedback.

What We’re Looking For

• Warm, approachable, and brimming with positivity.
• Organised, reliable, and confident in planning events and leading a team.
• Creative, enthusiastic, and able to motivate others.
• Passionate about improving the lives of older people.
• Able to work flexibly across some evenings and weekends.
• Previous experience in a care or activity setting is a bonus, but we’re just as interested in your personality and values.

What We Offer

• A friendly, supportive, and welcoming workplace.
• Real opportunities for ongoing training and career progression.
• A chance to make a meaningful impact in people’s lives every day.
• A valued role within a close‑knit team that cares as much about each other as we do our residents.

If you believe that happiness and empathy should be at the heart of care, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help us make a real difference to the lives of residents at Adel Square.