Job Description

Salary

15.90 per hour

Contractual hours

40

Basis

Full time days

Region

Care Homes

Package

Pension, 28 days holidays (inc. bank holidays), (Holiday entitlement depends on number of hours worked (pro rata basis of a full time entitlement)), Life Assurance, Discount Scheme, free uniform and DBS provided.

Job category/type

Catering

Date posted

14/07/2025

Job reference

REQ024759

Catering Manager based at Horfield Lodge, Bristol

Available Hours:

Permanent - Full time - 40 hours per week

Salary 15.90 per hour

Please note we are only accepting candidates currently living within a 45 minute commute of the Care Home

Are you passionate about helping people? Are you warm and compassionate? Are you looking to join a company who cares for their staff? If so, we want to hear from you!

Why join?

You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of employees. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun. This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people. Plus, much more!

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:

28 days holiday (including bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave. Life assurance. A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases. Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications. Genuine career progression and development opportunities. Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice. Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support. Access to wellbeing resources. Recommend a friend scheme. Family friendly policies. Long service awards. Free uniform and DBS check. Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.

About the role

As Catering Manager, you will manage the Catering provision within the home/scheme to deliver a quality service and to ensure that all residents nutritional needs are met whilst respecting the choice of the individual and promotes health and wellbeing.

Managing the efficiency, hygiene and safety in the catering area and to organise and supervise the work of other staff working in the kitchen.

To maintain the correct HACCP principles in all catering areas and ensure all legislative standards are met. These along with other responsibilities enable you to help maintain the atmosphere and practice of care based on the Values of Methodist Homes deriving from a concern for the individual and mutual respect between residents and staff.

For more information about the role

please review the attached job description.

About the home

Horfield Lodge care home in Bristol

Finding the right care home can be a difficult journey for any family. But we hope there is reassurance in knowing your local team at Horfield Lodge care home in Bristol is considered outstanding by the CQC. And we will be here to help you through every step of your decision.

Join us and You will quickly see why people say we feel like a second family. You will understand that our team simply will not compromise in the quality of their support. You will see our home is made to enhance the comfort and independence of older people. And You will feel the charitable ethos, along with the spirituality and warmth that flows through every MHA home.

Above all, we hope You will see how the outstanding support and surroundings of Horfield Lodge care home in Bristol could welcome a new lease of life for those we care for with wellbeing, friendship and respect at its heart.

For more information about the home, please click

here

About you

You will have been an excellent leader and be able to delegate to a kitchen team, ensuring all of the residents receive their meals throughout the day. You will have a city and guild 1 or 2 qualification/NVQ level 2 in catering. You will be able to understand the national minimum standards for care catering and have experience within a care environment or restaurant/pub.

If you want to know more then please apply via our website

mha.org.uk MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Click hereto read more about this. Please note that interviews may take place prior to the closing date and if a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early. Recruitment agencies: please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CVs from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHAs Talent Acquisition Team.