Cook

Orders of St. John Care Trust; Bicester; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (including Bank Holidg

Free uniform

Free DBS

Higher rates of pay at weekends

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up

Blue Light Card and My Rewards

Job summary

Langford View Care Centre, Langford View, Bicester, Oxfordshire, is recruiting for a Cook to join our dedicated catering team and provide meals for residents in a comfortable, modern setting. You will prepare meals, accommodate dietary needs, and help deliver a high-quality dining experience for our residents, building relationships with residents and their families.

We offer weekend enhancements and a pay rate of £13.08 per hour with 15.5 contracted hours per week.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional kitchen and catering for specialist diets.
• Ability to cook for large groups and meet nutritional needs.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate is required; Level 2 Diploma preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals for Langford View residents while ensuring quality.
• Contribute to nutritional planning and accommodate personal preferences.
• Work with catering team; some weekend work.
• Provide high-quality dining experiences for residents.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Dietary catering

Resident interaction

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Level 2 Diploma in Food Production and Cooking

Job description

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.
At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.
We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.
As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Langford View Care Centre offers residential and nursing care in a modern, light and welcoming home setting, conveniently located on the outskirts of Bicester.

Cook

Location: Langford View , Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 6EW

Pay rate: £13.08, per hour (Weekend and NVQ enhancements available)

Contracted hours: 15.5 hours per week

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you an experienced catering assistant, commis chef or cook that takes pride in your work?

Are you looking for your next challenge without split shifts and anti-social hours?

We’re currently recruiting for a Cook to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly catering team, to create delicious meals for our residents.

Nutrition is an important element of the care package that we provide. You’ll be actively involved in the nutritional needs of our residents, to ensure that a high-quality dining experience is received by everyone. You’ll get to know our residents and their families so that you’ll be motivated to understand and accommodate their personal preferences. Some weekend work will be required.

In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

At Langford View we offer specialist and high-quality residential, nursing, early-stage dementia and respite care for up to 60 residents in a calm, friendly and comfortable surroundings.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development.

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You’ll need to have previous experience of working in a professional kitchen and catering for specialist diets, providing meals for large groups of people, alongside a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. Ideally you’ll also be working towards a Level 2 Diploma in Food Production and Cooking or equivalent but this is not essential.

You’ll be confident in engaging with our elderly residents to understand their individual needs and enjoy being part of the wider team in the home.

We reserve the right to close this role before the closing date, with no advance notice.