Assistant Cook

Codi Group; Port Talbot; Presencial; GBP 23.000 - 28.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Codi Group in Wales is seeking an Assistant Cook at Plas Bryn Rhosyn, a 59-bed residential care home in Neath. You will prepare, cook and serve nutritious meals tailored to residents' dietary needs, and lead the mealtime experience.

The role covers a mix of mornings and afternoons (8am-2:30pm / 12:30pm-7:00pm on a 2-week rota with every other weekend off). The pro rata salary is £25,178, with a range of benefits and pension options.

Formación

• Experience working in food preparation in a professional kitchen or catering environment.
• A passion for providing excellent service and meals that nourish both body and spirit.
• A positive, proactive approach and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare, cook, and serve nutritious meals tailored to individual dietary needs.
• Lead the mealtime experience from start to finish: food ordering, storage, prep, cooking, serving, and kitchen clean-up.
• Champion kitchen safety, ensuring all practices follow food hygiene, infection control, and COSHH regulations.
• Bring joy through food – engage in meaningful conversations with residents while serving, turning meals into moments of connection.
• Support with care – help residents who need assistance at mealtimes with dignity and kindness.

Conocimientos

Food preparation

Teamwork

Descripción del empleo

Who are Codi Group?

Codi is a not-for-profit with a big heart and an even bigger mission. As Wales' largest provider of housing, care, and support, we're here to help people live well, feel supported, and rise to their full potential.

Every day, our teams support nearly 17,000 individuals across Wales with services that make a real and uplifting difference to their everyday lives.

Our name says it all: Codi means rise in Welsh. It reflects who we are, where we come from, and our ambition to lift expectations, lift communities, and lift each other.

About The Role

Plas Bryn Rhosyn is a 59 bed residential care home in Neath. It boasts an excellent reputation as being a quality and valued care provider where the needs of the residents are at the centre of all that we do.

As Assistant Cook you will:

• Prepare, cook, and serve nutritious, delicious meals tailored to individual dietary needs, including special diets.
• Lead the mealtime experience from start to finish: food ordering, storage, prep, cooking, serving, and kitchen clean-up.
• Champion kitchen safety, ensuring all practices follow food hygiene, infection control, and COSHH regulations.
• Bring joy through food – engage in meaningful conversations with residents while serving, turning meals into moments of connection.
• Support with care – help residents who need assistance at mealtimes with dignity and kindness.

Working hours are a mix of mornings and afternoons (8am - 2.30pm / 12.30pm - 7.00pm), based on a 2 week rolling rota, with every other weekend off.

Skills And Experience Needed

• Experience working in food preparation in a professional kitchen or catering environment.
• A passion for providing excellent service and meals that nourish both body and spirit.
• A positive, proactive approach and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Pay And Benefits

• A PRO RATA SALARY OF £25,178

Plus a huge range of benefits, pension options, wellbeing resources, perks and rewards, visit: Codi - Benefits

Values

At Codi, our values are Compassionate, Authentic, and Progressive. When you join us, you'll embrace these principles and thrive in an environment shaped by them.

FREDIE

At Codi Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity to rise with us.