Cook

TN United Kingdom; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading charity dedicated to supporting autistic individuals and their families. As a Cook, you will play a crucial role in our Day Services, primarily at our Raby Hall site in Bromborough. Your responsibilities will include planning, preparing, and cooking nutritious meals for those we support, ensuring their dietary needs are met with care and creativity. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth, including the chance to obtain recognized qualifications and participate in an apprenticeship. With excellent pay rates and a range of attractive perks, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others while advancing your career.

Benefits

Free enhanced DBS check

Fully paid induction training

Buy back additional annual leave

Discounts for high street stores

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual staff awards

Generous refer a friend scheme

Ongoing professional career progression

Access to join Medicash (private health care scheme)

Responsibilities

• Planning, preparing, and cooking meals for the people supported and staff.

Job description

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Autism Together is one of the country’s leading providers of services and support to autistic people and their families. It is an exciting time to be joining the charity within one of our Day Services areas in the Wirral.

What you will be doing… You’ll be working primarily in our Raby hall site, based in Bromborough planning, preparing and cooking meals for the people we support and staff.

Join Autism Together and expect:

• Excellent rates of pay (up to £12.60 per hour)
• Free enhanced DBS check
• Fully paid induction training from our award-winning Training & Development Team
• Buy back additional annual leave
• Discounts for high street stores and eligibility for Blue Light Card benefit
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistant Programme (EAP) and occupational health
• Annual staff awards celebrating staff achievements
• Generous refer a friend scheme
• Ongoing professional career progression
• Opportunities to obtain a professionally recognised qualification and complete an apprenticeship relevant to the role
• Attendance incentive draws
• Access to join Medicash (private health care scheme)
• Employee of the month
• Regular communication from management

Hours of work

• 35 hours per week

Apply now or give our friendly Recruitment Team a call on 0151 482 3121. They will be more than happy to answer any queries you may have about this exciting role within a leading autism charity.

Please note all offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including a enhanced DBS check.

Please click on the following link to download the full Job Description and Person Specification:

https://autismtogether.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cook-Job-Description-Person-Specification-May-25.pdf

Due to a high volume of applications, we may need to close this vacancy earlier than expected. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to be considered.