Cook

Recruitment Services UK; Atherstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's active play center in Atherstone is seeking a motivated Cook, responsible for food preparation and delivery, maintaining hygiene standards, and providing excellent service. Candidates should have experience in a busy kitchen and be able to work under pressure. Qualifications in First Aid and Food Hygiene are preferred but can be obtained through in-house training. This role offers flexible hours, including daytimes and weekends, with great benefits and a supportive team culture.

Benefits

24 / 7 Welfare Counselling and Support

Generous Annual Leave

Holiday Flex

Additional Leave for Consistent Attendance

Workplace Bikes Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Wider Wallet Benefits Hub

Ongoing CPD opportunities

Free Parking

Qualifications

• Candidates must have experience in a busy kitchen environment.
• Candidates should be prepared to obtain First Aid and Food Hygiene qualifications if not already possessed.
• Ability to work daytimes, weekends, and Bank Holidays is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver food and drinks while ensuring health and hygiene compliance.
• Manage stock control and maintain a clean kitchen environment.
• Deliver excellent customer service.

Skills

Previous experience in a commercial setting

Ability to work under pressure

Good customer service skills

Education

First Aid at Work Qualification

Food Hygiene and Allergen Qualification

Job description

Cook - Active Play, Play Hub Atherstone

£28,157 / £13.50 per hour

Full and Part Time Hours available

Rolling Interviews

Play Hub Atherstone are currently recruiting highly motivated, skilled and professional cooks to join their expanding team at their Children’s Active Play Centre in Atherstone. You will be responsible for the daily preparation and delivery of food and drinks, ensuring health and hygiene compliance, and excellent standards of quality and service delivery are met.

They pride themselves on always delivering excellent customer service.

The ideal candidates will have previous experience in a commercial setting and will need to be able to work under pressure, either alone or as part of a wider team, in a busy kitchen environment, preparing food, looking after stock control, serving customers whilst keeping the environment safe and clean.

The successful candidate will ideally hold a First Aid at Work Qualification and a Food Hygiene and Allergen Qualification. However, for candidates who do not currently possess these qualifications, there is the opportunity to obtain them through in‑house training.

Hours of work cover daytimes and weekends, including Bank Holidays.

Trilogy Active LTD is the new management company of The Play Hub at Atherstone

Trilogy Culture

Trilogy Active is the wider company that runs Active Play sites across the country. Trilogy Active is deeply committed to the holistic wellbeing of our team members, creating a supportive culture through a comprehensive suite of wellbeing rewards and benefits.

Team Rewards & Benefits

• 24 / 7 Welfare Counselling and Support : Access confidential support services during challenging times.
• Generous Annual Leave : Enjoy a competitive annual leave allowance, plus a discretionary birthday day off.
• Holiday Flex : Option to increase annual leave by up to ten days per year via salary sacrifice.
• Additional Leave for Consistent Attendance : Accrue extra leave for each quarter worked without any sickness absence.
• Workplace Bikes Scheme : Access discounted bicycles through a salary sacrifice arrangement.
• Health Cash Plan : Claim cash back towards your healthcare expenses.
• Wider Wallet Benefits Hub : Access a wide array of discounts on retail, holidays, dining, and more.
• Ongoing CPD (Continuing Professional Development) : Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
• Free Parking : Convenient free parking available at all Trilogy sites.

The purpose of every team member at Trilogy is to work together in a positive, creative fashion as one team to deliver the core values and company strategy. To adopt the behaviours and company culture to promote, encourage and achieve excellence as a Wellbeing organisation to improve the lives of people in our Community.

• One Trilogy Team - Working together, respect, open & honest, positive communication
• Encourage Creativity – Support innovation, try new ideas, adopt change
• Be Constructive – Adopt a positive, can‑do anything is possible mindset
• Deliver Excellence – Provide the Customer experience you want to receive
• Promote Wellbeing – Self‑care, support others, be active, work / life balance
• Embrace Diversity – Champion Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

How to Apply : Interested candidates are invited to submit a outlining their suitability for this role.

Trilogy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory completion of pre‑employment vetting checks, in addition to online training courses, as well as DBS and reference checks.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group, i.e. adults at risk, children, or both