Chef

Job summary

Ready for a chef role that lets you unleash your creativity? If so, join Huddersfield as a Chef working alongside a dedicated team. Become a crucial part of the kitchen team working 37.5 hours a week, crafting daily meals for service users, staff and visitors. Dive into food preparation and elevate your role by providing guidance and training to your peers. Heres the exciting part- the calendar is buzzing with activities, events and special occasions which youll also cater for. From World Food Day to festive moments like Christmas and Easter, you get to infuse your own flair and keep things exciting. Its a calm and pleasurable working environment, where youll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating delicious meals. Theres a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly. Just imagine great job satisfaction, home in time for dinner every night and two days off a week. Now thats a recipe for a balanced work-life combo. As a Chef you will b

Main duties of the job

This Chef role at Elysium Healthcare allows you to express your creativity while working alongside a dedicated team in Huddersfield. You will become an integral part of the kitchen team, working 37.5 hours a week to craft daily meals for service users, staff, and visitors. The position involves food preparation, offering guidance, and training peers. You will cater for a variety of activities, events, and special occasions, such as World Food Day and festive holidays, where you can add your personal flair. The role promises a calm working environment and the opportunity to interact with people outside the kitchen. Responsibilities include supporting the Head Chef, maintaining food storage, preparing high-standard meals, serving food professionally, and adhering to hygiene regulations. Completing paperwork related to HACCP and designing menus with the Head Chef are also part of the job. The position promises a balanced work-life combo with satisfaction and ample off-duty.

About us

Elysium Healthcare, with over 8,000 employees, offers a diverse network of over 80 services across England and Wales, focusing on mental health, neurological conditions, learning disabilities, autism, children, and education. Part of Ramsay Health Care, Elysium has a global footprint in 10 countries with more than 86,000 employees. This allows significant growth opportunities for its staff. Elysium focuses on supporting its employees, offering a comprehensive benefits package that includes annual leave, well-being support, and career development. The company takes its recruitment seriously, is disability confident, promotes safeguarding, and ensures a comfortable work-life balance for its employees.

Details

• Date posted: 23 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £26,754 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1540146124
• Job locations: Elysium Healthcare, Huddersfield, HD2 2AH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Ready for a chef role that lets you unleash your creativity? If so, join Huddersfield s a Chef working alongside a dedicated team.

Become a crucial part of the kitchen team working 37.5 hours a week, crafting daily meals for service users, staff and visitors. Dive into food preparation and elevate your role by providing guidance and training to your peers.

Here’s the exciting part- the calendar is buzzing with activities, events and special occasions which you’ll also cater for. From World Food Day to festive moments like Christmas and Easter, you get to infuse your own flair and keep things exciting.

It’s a calm and pleasurable working environment, where you’ll be able to manage your workload and enjoy creating delicious meals. There’s a great social aspect to this role where you can interact with people outside the kitchen regularly.

Just imagine… great job satisfaction, home in time for dinner every night and two days off a week. Now that’s a recipe for a balanced work-life combo.

As a Chef you will be:

• Supporting the Head Chef for the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Maintaining good food storage procedures and stock rotation according to established procedures.
• Preparing, planning and cooking meals to a consistently high standard, taking account of any special requests or dietary requirements within the unit.
• Serving service users, staff and visitors with food and beverage in a professional and courteous services manner.
• Preparing and producing foods for conferences and banquets.
• Participating in food costings through effective cost control procedures.
• Adhering to the ‘Safer Food Better Business’ standards and record keeping.
• Adhering strictly to Food Hygiene Regulations and other safety procedures at all times.
• Taking full shift responsibility for the catering operation
• Assisting the Head Chef by researching and creating new menus ensuring meals are of a high quality and compliment healthy eating guidelines.
• Correctly filing of all paperwork in relation to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system (HACCP) i.e. Fridge temperatures, food temperature logs and cleaning schedules

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• To be 18 years or older
• GCSE or equivalent English
• City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking
• Basic Food Hygiene (essential)
• Intermediate Food hygiene (desirable)
• Previous experience in a similar environment
• Previous experience in delivering a service on mass
• Menu planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience

Where you will be working:

Location: Castleholme Lodge, 4 Bryan Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield, HD2 2AH

Castleholme Lodge is situated in Huddersfield with excellent transport links to the surrounding areas.

Castleholme Lodge is a mixed Gender 20 bed Care Home with nursing, providing a range of mental health services for adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties. It is part of a cluster of Elysium Healthcare services across the Yorkshire and Midlands region that work closely together in support of each other.

What You’ll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Annual base salary of £26,754
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite free parking

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure