Chef Manager

Chef Manager – Join Our Warm & Welcoming Care Home Kitchen!

Location: Oak Tree Lodge, Leeds
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week, across 4 days
Weekends: Every other weekend off
Shift Pattern: 7:30am – 5:30pm
 

Do you have a passion for cooking wholesome, delicious meals that bring comfort, joy, and real quality of life to older people?
Are you a creative, community‑minded chef looking for a role with purpose and great work–life balance?

If so, we’d love to have you leading our kitchen at Oak Tree Lodge!

About the Role

As our Chef Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our home—crafting nutritious, beautifully presented meals for our 60 residents every day. This isn’t just cooking; it’s creating experiences that support wellbeing, dignity, and happiness.

You’ll:

• Design seasonal, exciting menus that meet a range of dietary needs.
• Lead a talented kitchen team, ensuring smooth, high‑quality service.
• Bring creativity and flair while delivering balanced, enjoyable meals.
• Build meaningful relationships with residents who truly appreciate your work.

This role is perfect for someone from a care home, hospitality, or catering environment who wants to step into a leadership position with purpose.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

We know great teams deserve great support. As our Chef Manager, you’ll enjoy:

Brilliant Work–Life Balance

• 4‑day working week
• No late nights
• Every other weekend off

Recognition & Development

• Annual Chef of the Year competition
• Opportunities for training and progression
• A chance to showcase your creativity every day

Benefits That Matter

• Big‑brand discounts
• £250 refer‑a‑friend bonus
• Blue Light Card savings
• Supportive, values‑driven team environment
• Part of England’s largest not‑for‑profit provider of housing and care for older people. Every penny we make goes back into improving our homes, our services, and our people.

All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Ready to Lead With Passion?

If you’re a skilled chef with leadership experience—and you want a role where your food truly makes a difference—apply now and help us create something extraordinary every day.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated rewards website  

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.