Cook

Chestnut Tree House; Arundel; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Chestnut Tree House, a children's hospice, seeks a hardworking cook to join their Bank Catering Team. Responsibilities include preparing meals, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, and catering to dietary needs in a supportive, flexible environment. A level 2 food hygiene certificate and team-oriented mindset are essential for this role.

Benefits

Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme

On-site education support and study leave opportunities

Health Shield for healthcare cost

Free parking

Subsidised meals

Corporate gym membership discounts

Qualifications

• Previous experience of catering in a care environment preferred.
• Flexible and well-organised.
• Comfortable working in a hospice environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook nutritional meals for children and young people.
• Cater for dietary and allergy requirements.
• General cleaning and maintaining kitchen areas.

Skills

Cooking skills

Team-oriented approach

Ability to cater for dietary requirements

Education

Food Hygiene Level 2

Job description

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We are looking for a hardworking, well-organised, enthusiastic cook with good all-round cooking skills and a love of baking to join our Bank Catering Team at Chestnut Tree House.

Your duties will include:

• To work to planned menus and children/young people’s individual needs liaising with care staff as required
• Prepare and cook nutritional meals as well as occasional working lunches, buffets, BBQs, afternoon teas, parties, special events
• To undertake general cleaning duties as directed by the Chef Manager
• To help maintain kitchen, cooking areas, storeroom and kitchen equipment in a clean and safe condition.
• Cater for dietary and allergy requirements to include pureeing meals
• Be prepared to stand in for the chef manager, ordering, menu planning, supervising staff

You will need to have a flexible, team-oriented approach and must be comfortable working in the hospice environment.

Shifts offered to cover for annual leave/sickness.

Food Hygiene Level 2 and/or previous experience of catering in a care environment would be preferred.

Due to the remote location and lack of public transport, access to your own transport is essential.

About us

We’re a children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.

We’re committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer various family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.

You will be joining our organisation at a very exciting time, as St Barnabas Hospices and Martlets Hospice are in the process of merging. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce

• Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees
• On-site education support and study leave opportunities
• Option to access Health Shield and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less
• Free parking, subsidised meals and various social activities
• Corporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card