Catering Manager at Exemplar Health Care, South Hylton
Exemplar Health Care · Direct employer
£14.80 an hour
South Hylton · Permanent
Catering Manager
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Position: Catering Manager
Care home: Hylton Grange
Location: 1 Poole Road, Sunderland, SR4 0HG
Contract type: 40 hours per week
Rate: £14.80 per hour
Are you an experienced Chef with a flair for creating delicious, nutritious menus? Join us as our new Catering Manager at Hylton Grange care home in Sunderland.
As Catering Manager, you’ll lead our Catering Team in providing healthy and inviting meals for the people we support.
This is an exciting opportunity to use your cooking skills to make a real difference every day.
About Exemplar Health Care
Hylton Grange is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.
Hylton Grange supports 30 adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease across three units.
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.
You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.
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
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