Children’s Residential Cook

Kisimul Group Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Blue Light Card

Refer a friend

Life Assurance

Salary sacrifice

Free DBS checks

Cycle to Work

Flexible working

Job summary

Kisimul Group Ltd is seeking a dedicated Cook to join The Old Vicarage, Swinderby, Lincolnshire. You will prepare nutritious, dietary-compliant meals for residents and uphold high kitchen hygiene standards.

Join a supportive team with ongoing career development, DBS checks funded, and a competitive salary package designed for long-term staff retention.

Qualifications

• Relevant catering qualifications and a Basic Food Hygiene certificate.
• Experience producing food for individuals with strict dietary requirements.
• Experience in a pressurised, busy environment.
• Excellent communication and ability to work as part of a dedicated team.
• Genuine career development opportunities and staff benefits.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals to the highest standard per menus.
• Manage budgeting and stock rotation.
• Support tea-time meals for evening care staff.
• Maintain food diaries, temperatures, and records of dietary requirements.
• Ensure kitchen cleanliness and adherence to cleaning schedules.

Skills

Respectful demeanor

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Dietary requirements knowledge

Teamwork

Education

Catering qualifications

Basic Food Hygiene certificate

Job description

Our Children's Residential Home is looking for a Cook to join our team at The Old Vicarage, Swinderby, Lincolnshire

About the position:

We pride ourselves on the family feel and atmosphere we have created within the home and are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed cook to join our friendly and supportive team. You will strive for the highest standard of catering and will be passionate about providing nutritious, varied and person centred meals that meet the dietary requirements of our service users. Whilst no two shifts are the same, here is a brief overview of what your typical duties may look like:

• Ensure that all food is prepared and cooked to the highest standard as set out on the menus
• Ensure effective budgeting and stock rotation
• Support tea time menu for the evening care staff
• Maintain food diary ensuring records are kept up to date; recording fridge / freezer temperatures, goods in and cooked items
• Maintain record of pupils' daily dietary requirements
• Ensure that all areas of the kitchen are kept to a high standard of cleanliness and the cleaning schedule is adhered to

About You

What you will need:

• A respectful, courteous and compassionate nature, striving for continuous improvement
• Relevant experience within a pressurised and busy environment
• Experience of producing food for individuals with strict dietary requirements
• Relevant catering qualifications and a Basic Food Hygiene certificate
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a dedicated team
• Genuine Career Development : Opportunities with transparent pay grades (find out more here – Kisimul | Autism, Learning Disability, Residential Care)
• Blue Light Card : Which gives you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
• Refer a friend : Earn up to £500 for every successful hire.
• Financial Benefits: Life Assurance of 1x your annual basic salary. Access to salary sacrifice pension scheme, withdraw a percentage of your wages as you earn them before payday with Stream. Access to Discountsfrom over 150 retailers.
• Health & Wellbeing: From access to an online digital GP, confidential telephone counselling, dedicated internal wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme that truly makes a difference.
• Flexible Working Patterns: We recognise that not everyone celebrates the same occasions, so colleagues have the option to work on bank holidays and take the time off at another point that’s more meaningful to them.
• Working Pattern: A long week short week working pattern giving you more time off.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Salary-deducted bikes to save money.
• Free DBS Check s:We cover the cost so you can start worry-free.
• An above market rate salary that remains year on year.
• Salary sacrifice pension – give you more.
• Life Assurance
• Genuine career development opportunities for those who want them.
• A beautiful home and grounds to work within.
• Fully funded DBS checks
• An organising that cares!

About Kisimul

Kisimul Group Ltd are a group of independent specialist schools and adult provisions providing exceptional residential care and award-winning education to children, young people and adults with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, global development delay and associated challenging behaviour.

We are proud to be awarded an outstanding company to work for as voted in our most recent companies employee survey

Kisimul is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment.

At Kisimul, we’re committed to creating a workplace that celebrates and welcomes diversity in all its forms. We believe that varied perspectives make us stronger and more innovative.

Due to current UK Government guidelines, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Sponsorship is restricted to eligible colleagues who are already employed by the organisation. Please be aware that Children’s Homes positions are not eligible for sponsorship.

All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check. If you’re ready to invest in your future and make a meaningful impact,