Catering Manager

Position : Catering Manager Care home : Leger Grove Location : Armthorpe Road, Intake, Doncaster, DN2 6AR Contract type : Full time 40 hours per week Rate : £12.50 per hour Are you an experienced Chef with a flair for creating delicious, nutritious menus? Join us as our new Catering Manager at Leger Grove care home in Doncaster! As Catering Manager, you’ll lead our Catering Team in providing healthy and inviting meals for the people we support. Leger Grove care home is set to open in 2025, offering you a unique opportunity to be part of a brand-new team in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built home. This is your chance to truly make an impact! About Exemplar Health Care Leger Grove is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. When open, Leger Grove will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia, and physical disabilities. Although the home is set to open in [Month] 2025, you’ll begin a tailored induction one month prior. This will give you the opportunity to learn about the company, meet your colleagues, and complete your training, so you're fully prepared when the home officially opens. 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. 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 with Wagestream 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’. For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email pod1@exemplarhc.com. Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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