Care Home Cook

Nugent; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare support is seeking a Cook for their residential home in Southport. The role involves skilled cooking for residents while maintaining kitchen standards and adhering to dietary needs. Applicants should have relevant kitchen experience and cooking qualifications, aiming to create a nurturing environment for residents.

Benefits

Group Personal Pension Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

28 days paid annual leave

Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave

Occupational Sickness Scheme

Access to offers and discounts

Career Progression opportunities

Enhanced DBS check

Qualifications

• Experience in a large kitchen environment is preferred.
• Knowledge of portion control and stock management.
• Ability to maintain a close working relationship with staff.

Responsibilities

• Prepare menus and meals, ensuring quality and portion control.
• Maintain kitchen hygiene and security.
• Document menus and oversee food supply orders.

Skills

Basic cooking skills

Ability to cater for specialist diets

Ability to deal sensitively with the resident client group

Education

City & Guilds Certificate in Cookery

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

We are currently recruiting for: Cook

Hours of work: 24 hours per week

Location of role: Margaret Roper House, Southport

About us:

Margaret Roper House is a residential home that offers nursing care for people living with enduring mental health problems.

We offer a wide variety of support including:

• Specialist care for people living with mental health problems
• A therapeutic environment
• Pleasant surroundings
• Promoting quality of life, privacy and independence
• Individualised programmes of care and activities based on a person-centred approach

We pride ourselveson creating a warm and friendly environment for those that live here. It has a welcoming feel and friendly staff. There is also an onsite activities co-ordinator to ensure residents are active and engaged in and outside of the home.

We promote independence with a self-serve kitchen and private dining area which welcomes friends and families to spend time with their loved ones. Alternatively, the home offers beautifully cooked meals by an onsite chef 7 days a week.

Individualised support is offered to all residents including resident meetings, one to one sessions and different forums to share opinions and views. Margaret Roper House staffgo the extra mile for the people they are looking after. They enable people to live a healthy and fulfilling life.

Life at Margaret Roper House is described as calm, friendly, welcoming, safe and a happy place to live by residents, families and staff

Main Duties:

Duties will include skilled cooking activities connected with the full range of meals, or catering for specific events, stocktaking, security of the kitchen at end of the shift.

• To prepare all menus after consultation with the Senior Staff of Home and residents;
• To prepare food to a high standard for each menu;
• To have food prepared for the residents at the appointed time;
• To keep a record of all menus served to the residents;
• To ensure that there is good portion control and waste food is kept to a minimum;
• To ensure that all orders are processed in good time to the suppliers;
• To ensure that records of all supplies are correct;
• To check all incoming food for quality standards;
• To ensure that food stocks are rotated;

Person Specification

Qualifications (Desirable);

• City & Guilds Certificate in Cookery.
• Food hygiene certificate.

Experience and Knowledge;

• To have worked in a large kitchen environment
• Basic cooking skills for an establishment of up to 30 persons
• Ability to deal sensitively with the resident client group
• Ability to cater for specialist diets
• To maintain a close working relationship with other members of the staff team
• To respond flexibly to changing needs

What we offer:

• Salary Range - £25,905.73 - £28,410.65 per annum, pro rata
• Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• 28 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Occupational Sickness Scheme
• Access to offers and discounts
• Blue Light Card Eligibility which provides members with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Values Awards
• A comprehensive induction programme with ongoing training and development
• Regular supervisions and annual appraisal scheme
• Career Progression opportunities
• Enhanced DBS check which is fully paid for by Nugent and maintained on the DBS update service

The above position is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Nugent actively promotes the safeguarding of vulnerable adults, young people and children

Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

We are committed to encouraging equality and diversity amongst our workforce and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our people to feel respected and able to give their best in their working life.