Head Chef

Cedar Lodge Care Home is located in Taunton, Somerset, and provides specialist dementia, palliative, and respite care for up to 39 residents, alongside The Limes, a dedicated mental health community supporting a further 15 individuals. The home offers a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment, with a strong focus on personalised care, dignity, and resident wellbeing.

Head Chef

• £13.85 per hour
• Contracted to 40 hours per week (8am – 5pm, including alternate weekends)
• Paid DBS, Pension scheme, Uniform provided
• 5.6 weeks annual leave (based on a full-time contract)

Role Overview
As Head Chef, you will lead our kitchen and bring joy to residents through delicious, nutritious meals. You’ll plan menus, prepare dishes, manage stock, and supervise the kitchen team, ensuring every meal is tasty, balanced, and presented with care.

Working closely with the Home Manager and Group Executive Chef, you’ll create menus that use fresh, seasonal ingredients while staying within budget. You’ll support your team to work efficiently, maintain high food hygiene standards, and keep the kitchen a safe and welcoming space.

This role combines creativity, leadership, and teamwork, giving you the chance to make a real difference in residents’ daily lives – while enjoying a structured 8am–5pm schedule and a healthy work-life balance, including alternate weekends off to rest and recharge.

What We’re Looking For

•  Passionate about cooking and creating meals that residents enjoy
•  Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and support your team
•  Organised, proactive, and able to manage a busy kitchen efficiently
•  Positive, collaborative attitude with excellent communication skills
•  Experience in a care or healthcare setting is a bonus, but not essential

About Us
Cedar Lodge Care Home and The Limes are part of Willinbrook Healthcare, the specialist complex care division of Care Concern Group, a family owned, market leading care provider with a strong and growing presence across the United Kingdom. We are committed to delivering high quality care and developing supportive, rewarding workplaces where our teams can thrive.

Through Willinbrook Healthcare, we deliver high quality, clinically led care for adults with complex physical and mental health needs within specialist, supportive environments.

Our five core values Trust, Respect, Passion, Kindness and Inclusivity are at the heart of everything we do, shaping the care we deliver and the environments we create. If you share these values and want to build or develop your career in a specialist care environment, we would love to hear from you.