2nd Chef

Job summary

Twyford House Care Home is a purpose-built 70 bed care facility located in charming town of Alsager, near Stoke-on-Trent. Designed to offer the very best in comfort, safety, and care, Twyford House supports residents with a wide range of care needs, including residential, nursing and residential dementia care. The home proudly embodies the Lovett Care commitment to excellence, ensuring a warm, welcoming environment where residents feel valued and supported. We utilise the latest care technologies and provide a meaningful programme of daily activities and gentle exercise to promote wellbeing and enhance quality of life. Each member of our team is carefully chosen for their compassion and dedication and receives comprehensive induction and ongoing training through our in-house trainers.


We are seeking to appoint a motivated and experienced 2nd Chef to join our team. To work with the Head Chef, to ensure that a high quality of food service is provided to support residents, responsive to their needs and contributes to their overall positive experience of living in the Home. We have a 40 hours contract available with an hourly rate of £14.25 per hour. Shift times are 0730-1730, with alternate weekend working.

Role Responsibilities:

Ensure that menus are presented and displayed in a way that residents can understand them and make daily choice on what they wish to eat during the day.
Ensure that meals are provided in sufficient quantities, taking into account the diets to meet medical, ethnic and personal needs and preferences.
Ensure all food is nutritionally balanced, attractively presented for service in a timely manner and in the correct sequence.
Understand, follow and adhere to company HACCP, ensuring full compliance.
Ensure that the kitchen and serving areas are clean and hygienic and maintain a high standard of infection control and adhere to the Food Standards Act 1999, and ensuring cleaning rotas are adhered to and records kept.
Manage, allocate duties and supervise the kitchen team in the absence of the Head Chef ensuring a quality delivery of services.
Inspire and motivate the team produce food to the expected high standards.

Skills and experience required:

Experience of working during busy meal periods including breakfast and evening meal service.
Experience of working in a care home or similar.?
Knowledge of specialised diets and service delivery.
Ability to contribute and develop the four-week menu.?
Ability to complete records demonstrating adherence to legal requirements.

The Benefits

Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles

Bank holiday and overtime enhancements?
5.6 weeks annual leave per annum
Paid DBS?
Uniform provided
Paid training?
Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only – Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant?
Excellent induction programme for new starters?
A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company
Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications?
A competitive rate of pay?
Wellbeing programmes?
Ongoing career development?
Pension scheme
Early Pay - access to your money as you earn (pay advance)

Who Are We?
At Lovett Care, we’ve been delivering exceptional care since 2009, with homes across England and in Wales. With a solid reputation in the care industry, we take pride in creating a 'home from home' environment where residents can live life to the fullest, no matter their age or condition. Our values guide everything we do, and we believe our people are our greatest asset.

Our Mission and Vision:
To be recognised as a passionate and committed provider offering quality person-centred care in a safe, comfortable ‘home from home’ environment. Our Vision is through the professionalism and collaboration of our team members, we achieve an excellent standard of person-centred care where everyone has the freedom of choice, privacy, dignity and is treated with the upmost respect.

Join us and be part of something special at Lovett Care.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

This position is subject to a DBS check