Catering & Hospitality Specialist

1 week ago

Derbyshire England, United Kingdom Anchor Full time £40,000 - £50,000 per year

Title:
Catering & Hospitality Specialist

Hours:
37.5 per week

Salary:
upto £48,000 + £5,800 car allowance

Location:
Home Based with regular travel across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire

Elevate Dining & Hospitality Experiences at Anchor – join us as Catering & Hospitality Specialist

We're proud to be England's largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for older people. Food is more than a service in our homes – it's comfort, connection, culture and care. From excellently presented texture-modified dishes to vibrant family dining events, every plate had the power to enhance wellbeing and spark joy.

That's why we're looking for a passionate, skilled and caring
Catering & Hospitality Specialist
to help shape and elevate our approach to food, the dining experience, and fresh, clean and homely-feeling environments across our homes. If you're a
qualified chef
with a social care background – someone who loves developing others, thrives on variety and loves to make a real difference – this could be the job for you

What does it mean to be a Catering & Hospitality Specialist at Anchor?

  • Inspire Teams through Workshops, Masterclasses and Coaching:
    From hands-on kitchen sessions to regional team meetings, you'll create an engaging learning culture – building confidence, expertise and national consistency across our catering and housekeeping teams.
  • Champion Excellence in IDDSI, Specialist Diets and Nutritional Care:
    As our texture-modified and specialist diets expert, you'll train, guide and mentor colleagues to produce safe, visually appealing, and delicious IDDSI-complaint meals, fortified diets, and dishes tailored to medical, cultural, or lifestyle needs.
  • Drive Standards, Safety and Quality across Catering & Hospitality:
    You'll support homes to meet and exceed food hygiene and infection control standards – conducting mock-EHO audits, reviewing due-diligence paperwork, and ensuring every dining experience in safe, dignified and high quality.
  • Bring Events and Celebrations to Life:
    Whether it's a summer fete, Christmas lunch or family dining evenings, you'll help our homes deliver memorable occasions that brings residents, loved ones, and colleagues together.
  • Lead Environment & Hospitality Initiatives:
    You'll be the heart of our innovation – supporting national projects, championing best practice, and driving improvements that uplift both mealtime experience and home environments.

What you'll bring:

  • Proven chef management or hospitality leadership experience, ideally within a care or social care setting.
  • A recognised catering qualification.
  • Strong knowledge of IDDSI, MUST, fortified diets, allergens and dietary needs of older people.
  • Creative menu development experience and a passion for producing high quality, visually appealing dishes.
  • Ability to coach, motivate and support colleagues at all levels.
  • Confident understanding of food safety, health & safety and housekeeping/infection control basics.

Ready to help us make every meal meaningful? Apply today

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