Assistant Chef

Job summary

Fairfax Manor Care Home in Harrogate offers high-quality Residential, Dementia, and Respite Care in a modern, luxurious setting that feels more like a five-star hotel, designed to enhance comfort, independence, and community. With 90 elegant ensuite bedrooms, dementia-friendly layouts, and innovative features including fall prevention technology, electronic medication systems, and even a dining service robot, the home combines cutting-edge technology with thoughtful design. Residents enjoy exceptional amenities including a cinema, beauty salon, Orangery cafe, and pub, all within an environmentally conscious building that blends sustainability with Harrogate’s heritage. The home also has its own minibus enabling frequent trips out for residents to destinations of their choice. The home reflects the Lovett Care vision of providing the highest standards of safety, comfort and care. We invest in the latest technology and offer a purposeful programme of daily activity and gentle exercise to enhance the experience, care and wellbeing of our residents. All team members are hand selected for their warmth and passion; they have a full induction and ongoing training from our in-house trainers. Across Lovett Care all of our staff are paid the national minimum wage or above.

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Chef to join our team. You will be working as part of the kitchen team to ensure that a high quality of food service is provided to support our residents, responsive to their needs and contributes to their overall positive experience of living in the Home. We have a 40 hour contract available, with alternate weekend working. Shift times are 0730-1730 with an hourly rate of £13.30.



We are looking for someone who has:

Experience of working during busy meal periods including breakfast and evening meal service.
Experience of working in a care home or similar but this is not essential.
Knowledge of specialised diets and service delivery.
Ability to contribute to and develop the four-week menu with our Head Chef.
Ability to complete records, demonstrating adherence to legal requirements.

Your role will be to:

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.
Follow instructions from Head Chef and Chef.
Undertake washing up duties when required.
Work as part of the team to inspire and motivate the team produce food to the expected high standards.


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
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing programmes
Recognition awards – employee of the month and golden tickets
Ongoing career development
Travel plan – walk or ride a bike and get a free meal that day
Pension scheme
Early Pay - access to your money as you earn (pay advance)


About Lovett Care



At Lovett, we believe our elders deserve more. Not out of duty or pity, but because they've earned it, and because the good life doesn't stop at 80, 90, or 100. We believe in more…More dignity in everyday care. More respect in every interaction. More friendship, joy, and belonging. More moments that matter. Our homes aren't waiting rooms. They're communities where people thrive, where days are full of possibility, voices are heard, and the wonder of people shines through in every conversation, every shared meal, every burst of laughter down the hall. When you choose Lovett, you're choosing a place that sees your loved one as we see our own elders: as people who still have everything to give, and everything to gain. We are Lovett. We believe in more for our elders.



This position is subject to a DBS check