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CULINARY PARTNER

Constantia Healthcare Group

Full-Time & Part-Time Opportunities

Full-Time: 37.5 hours per week
Part-Time: 30 or 22.5 hours per week

WHERE PEOPLE MATTER.

At Constantia Healthcare Group, food is about far more than simply serving a meal.

It is comfort. Familiarity. Choice. Celebration. Independence. And, very often, one of the most important parts of someone’s day.

We are looking for passionate, dependable and talented Culinary Partners to join our team and help us deliver an exceptional culinary and dining experience for the people who call our homes, home.

This is currently a hands-on culinary role. You will be actively involved in preparing, cooking and presenting meals, supporting our menus and maintaining excellent standards of food safety, nutrition, presentation and kitchen organisation.

But we are also on an exciting culinary journey – and the role will evolve with us.

THE ROLE TODAY

Right now, our Culinary Partners are very much part of the day-to-day preparation and cooking of meals within our homes.

Working alongside our Culinary Care Lead and wider home team, you will:

• Prepare, cook and beautifully present meals to consistently high standards
• Support the delivery of daily and seasonal menus
• Prepare meals for different dietary, cultural, allergy and texture requirements
• Follow IDDSI, SALT, clinical and dietetic guidance where required
• Support baking, desserts and speciality dishes
• Ensure food is cooked, stored and served safely and at the correct temperatures
• Maintain excellent standards of kitchen hygiene, cleanliness and organisation
• Support stock management, deliveries, rotation and responsible use of ingredients
• Help minimise food waste through thoughtful preparation and portioning
• Create warm, calm and inviting dining environments
• Support snacks, hydration and fortified nutrition requirements
• Get to know the people we care for – their favourite foods, routines, preferences and the things that make mealtimes meaningful to them
• Bring creativity to themed menus, celebration meals, supper clubs and special events
• Work closely with care, wellbeing, hospitality and clinical colleagues to make mealtimes an important part of everyday life

Our Culinary Partners are not hidden away in a kitchen. You are part of the life of the home and part of creating an experience that residents genuinely look forward to.

WHERE WE ARE HEADING

Over time, our homes will transition to apetito and its Putting Nutrition at the Heart of Care™ approach.

This is not our current model across the Group, and the transition will happen progressively. Until that transition takes place within your home, the role will continue to include the hands-on preparation and cooking responsibilities outlined above.

Our move to apetito represents a fantastic enhancement to our meal service and an important part of our ambition to continually elevate nutrition, quality, consistency and the overall dining experience.

We are particularly excited about what this can offer people living with dementia and those with IDDSI or other specialist dietary requirements – where safety, nutrition, consistency, choice, dignity and presentation all matter enormously.

And when that transition happens, our Culinary Team remains absolutely central.

In fact, we believe it gives our Culinary Partners a unique advantage: more opportunity to focus their culinary and hospitality expertise on everything that turns a meal into an exceptional experience.

THE ROLE WILL EVOLVE

As we transition to apetito, some of the traditional preparation and cooking elements of the role will naturally change.

That creates more opportunity for our Culinary Partners to focus on the complete culinary experience.

Finishing and presenting every plate beautifully.

Making sure an IDDSI meal receives every bit as much attention to presentation as any other meal.

Creating exceptional service.

Adding the right accompaniments, garnishes and finishing touches.

Elevating snacks, desserts and hydration.

Creating beautiful, welcoming dining environments.

Knowing how somebody likes their meal served.

Understanding individual routines and preferences.

Creating dementia-friendly dining experiences.

Making birthdays, celebrations, cultural occasions and themed dining feel genuinely special.

Listening to residents and continually adapting what we do.

And bringing creativity, pride and hospitality into every part of the day.

Our expectation is simple: whether we are cooking a meal from its raw ingredients today or completing and presenting an apetito meal in the future, our standards do not change.

The person receiving it should experience something that is safe, nutritious, attractive, personal and delivered with genuine care.

ABOUT YOU

You don’t need to come from a care home background.

You may currently work in a care setting, restaurant, hotel, pub, café, school or another hospitality or kitchen environment.

What matters to us is that you care about food and people.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about food, hospitality and great service
• Is comfortable with hands-on food preparation and cooking
• Takes real pride in quality and presentation
• Understands the importance of food hygiene and kitchen safety
• Is organised, dependable and calm under pressure
• Is willing to learn about specialist diets, allergens, dementia-friendly dining and IDDSI requirements
• Can embrace change and is excited by the opportunity to help shape an evolving culinary service
• Notices the small details that make a big difference
• Works collaboratively and positively as part of a wider team
• Treats people with dignity, warmth and respect
• Wants their work to have genuine purpose

THE HOURS

We welcome applications from people looking for either full-time or part-time opportunities.

Full-Time: 37.5 hours per week

Part-Time: 30 or 22.5 hours per week

Our homes operate seven days a week, so flexibility across the working week will be required.

WHY CONSTANTIA?

We believe exceptional care is found in the everyday details.

A favourite meal remembered.

A plate presented beautifully.

Someone with an IDDSI requirement receiving a meal that looks every bit as appetising and considered as everybody else’s.

A dining room that feels warm and welcoming.

A birthday made special.

Someone remembering exactly how you like your cup of tea.

Those things matter.

And so do the people who make them happen.

We are at an exciting point in our culinary journey. Today, our Culinary Partners prepare, cook and serve great food. As we transition towards apetito, the role will evolve and create even greater opportunity to concentrate on nutrition, hospitality, presentation, personalisation and the complete dining experience.

If you are passionate about food, proud of your standards, excited by what great hospitality can bring to care and want to be part of shaping what comes next, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today and come and be part of Constantia Healthcare Group.

WHERE PEOPLE MATTER.

Pay: From £13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Work Location: In person