Chef

Package Description

Are you a passionate Chef/cook who loves creating nutritious, home‑cooked meals and making a real difference every day? We are looking for a caring and creative Chef/cook to join our team within a residential service supporting up to 10 adults with mental health needs.

As An Agincare Employee You’ll Enjoy

• £12.50 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £500*
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training and career development
• Blue Light card discount package
• Company pension scheme
  
  

About The Role

As our Chef/ cook, you will play an important part in daily life at the service by preparing balanced, enjoyable meals that meet a variety of dietary needs and personal preferences. You will work closely with support staff and clients to plan menus that promote choice, independence, and dignity.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare high‑quality, nutritious meals for our clients each day
• Plan weekly menus with input from clients and staff
• Cater for individual dietary requirements, allergies, and cultural needs

Maintain excellent hygiene standards and ensure full compliance with food safety regulations

Manage kitchen stock, ordering, and budget awareness alongside the registered manager.

Support clients to participate in simple cooking activities where appropriate

Good cooking skills

Ability to organise a catering environment

Basic administrative skills, carry out menu planning and complete catering auditing and other relevant documentation

Knowledge on Food and Hygiene regulations

Understanding of Health and Safety regulations including COSHH regulations

Good spoken communication skills to relate well to clients, staff and visitors

Basic written communication skills to leave written instructions and to follow a stock control system

Must be able to demonstrate an understanding and awareness of Equality & Diversity.

Ability to work flexibly, responding to the needs of the service

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in cooking for groups (care settings experience beneficial but not essential)
• Person‑centred, patient, and respectful

Able to work independently and as part of a friendly team

Knowledgeable about food hygiene (Level 2 Food Hygiene required or willingness to obtain)

Passionate about making mealtimes enjoyable and inclusive

Working Hours

20 hours per week, 4 hours per day, across 5 days, working alternate weekends

About Agincare

‘We’re a family run business that’s been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, we’re one of the UK’s largest care providers and are continuing to grow. We have over 100 locations across England including care & nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently. We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.

• Subject to terms and conditions