Care Home Cook (TT)

Co Active Limited; Plymouth; Sur place; GBP 22 000 - 29 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Supportive team environment

Training and development opportunities

Meaningful difference

Résumé du poste

Co Active Limited in Plymouth is seeking a reliable Chef/Cook to join our care home kitchen. You will share responsibility for running the kitchen with the existing cook and manage shifts independently.

Responsibilities include planning, preparing nutritious meals, maintaining hygiene, and meeting dietary requirements. The role requires flexibility, weekend work, and a right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a cook or chef.
• Ability to work independently and manage a kitchen alone.
• Good communication to ensure effective handover between cooks.
• Knowledge of food hygiene and safety standards.
• Understanding of special dietary requirements.
• Reliable and flexible, including weekends and holidays.

Responsabilités

• Independently plan, prepare, and cook nutritious meals for residents.
• Share overall responsibility for the smooth running and organisation of the kitchen.
• Ensure continuity and consistency in meal quality, standards, and routines between shifts.
• Cater for residents’ dietary, nutritional, and cultural needs.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organised kitchen environment at all times.
• Follow all food hygiene, health & safety, and infection control procedures.
• Monitor stock, manage supplies, and minimise food waste.
• Undertake additional cleaning and kitchen support duties as required.

Connaissances

Independently work

Communication

Food hygiene knowledge

Dietary requirements

Reliability and flexibility

UK work rights

Description du poste

We are seeking a reliable and compassionate Chef/Cook to join our team in our care home at Two Trees Plymouth. You will share responsibility for the overall running of the kitchen. alongside our existing cook; however, you will typically work on different days to the existing cook and be expected to manage the kitchen independently during your shifts.

Full Description

• Independently plan, prepare, and cook nutritious meals for residents
• Share overall responsibility for the smooth running and organisation of the kitchen
• Ensure continuity and consistency in meal quality, standards, and routines between shifts
• Cater for residents’ dietary, nutritional, and cultural needs
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organised kitchen environment at all times
• Follow all food hygiene, health & safety, and infection control procedures
• Monitor stock, manage supplies, and minimise food waste
• Undertake additional cleaning and kitchen support duties as required

We Can Offer

• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to make a meaningful difference
• Training and development opportunities

A Successful Candidate Should Have

Person Specification

• Previous experience as a cook or chef
• Ability to work independently and manage a kitchen alone
• Good communication skills to ensure effective handover between cooks
• Knowledge of food hygiene and safety standards
• Understanding of special dietary requirements
• Reliable and flexible, including weekends and holidays
• Right to work and live in the UK
• Experience in a care home or healthcare setting