Hartford Care

Head Chef

Hartford Care  •  £32k/yr  •  Wrexham, GB (Onsite)  •  25 days ago
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Job Description

Chef – Care Home - Come and Join Us and Make a Real Difference Every Day

We are looking for a talented and compassionate Chef to join our friendly care home team. This is a rewarding opportunity to use your culinary skills in a role where your work truly matters — improving the wellbeing and happiness of our residents every single day - with no late nights or split shifts

Location

Rhosyn Melyn, Wrexham

Hours

27 hours per week (includes alternate weekend working)

Your Role:

  • Prepare fresh, nutritious, and appetising meals for residents
  • Cater for dietary needs (e.g. soft diets, allergies, diabetic requirements)
  • Maintain high standards of hygiene and kitchen safety
  • Manage stock and minimise waste
  • Engage with residents to enhance their dining experience

What we’re looking for:

  • Previous Chef experience
  • Food Hygiene Certificate (Level 2 or above)
  • Understanding of dietary needs (care setting experience is a plus)
  • Reliable, caring, and team-focused attitude

Why join us?

  • No out-of-hours working – no late nights or unsociable hours
  • Consistent daytime shifts for a great work-life balance
  • Free meals on shift
  • Free on-site parking
  • Paid holiday + pension scheme
  • Paid DBS check
  • Ongoing training & development opportunities
  • Supportive, friendly working environment

Enjoy a better work-life balance in a role where you can still be creative and passionate about food — without the pressure, long nights, or unpredictable hours of the hospitality industry.

Hartford Care

About Hartford Care

Hartford Care is an award-winning Care Provider of residential and nursing homes supporting older people and people who live with Dementia across the South of England.

Collectively, our backgrounds incorporate customer care at the highest level; health; education; finance; and social care and a thorough knowledge of the industry's regulatory authority.

Always working together, we ensure the knowledge and experience that emanates from our unique blend of talent and expertise is shared with our home managers and staff team.

Respect for our residents'​ privacy, dignity and individuality is at the heart of everything we do.

We firmly believe that every one of our residents has an absolute right to choose the way they live their lives.

Whatever their preferences, we do all we can to support our residents by providing them with the best possible environment in which to enjoy them.

Physical needs are carefully considered and, as such, we believe it is important to actively involve residents in their care to ensure they retain as much independence as possible.

We understand the vital importance of looking after the emotional and spiritual needs of both residents and their nearest and dearest.

We are proud that Hartford Care, established more than a century ago, remains a family-owned business and firmly believe our excellent reputation within the care industry has been achieved by remaining consistent with our values of creating caring communities.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Basingstoke, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
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