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Training Chef

3 months ago


Derby Derbyshire, United Kingdom MHA Full time

We are only accepting applicants that live within a 30 minute commute from the Care Home

Permanent - Full Time - 40 hours per week.

You will be responsible for delivering a high quality catering service, planning menus with residents which are varied and interesting to meet individual tastes and dietary requirements.

You will manage our dedicated catering team, ensuring the highest standards of nutrition, hygiene and safety.

An experienced caterer is required, with good planning, budget and stock control abilities.

This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people.

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:

28 days holiday (including bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave.
Life assurance.
A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases.
Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications.
Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice.
Recommend a friend scheme.
Family friendly policies.
Long service awards.
Free uniform and DBS check.
Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.

MHA is the UK’s largest charity care provider and our mission is to ‘enable people to live later life well’. Through 90 specialist care homes, 70 thriving retirement living schemes and 62 vibrant community services and befriending, we inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life. All our donations and any surplus we generate is invested into the services we provide for our 18,500 residents and members. At Willowcroft care home in Spondon, we provide residential and residential dementia care for our 60 residents, in modern yet homely, en suite accommodation. It’s a wonderfully calm and welcoming space, with a real community atmosphere.

Every detail of the home’s layout and facilities is designed to enhance the independence and dignity of residents, from the mini-fridges and plasma TVs with Freeview in every room to a secure garden specially landscaped for use by people with dementia.

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme.


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