Cook

Kent County Council; Dartford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent County Council is seeking a dedicated individual to join Treetops Short Breaks Unit, providing nutritious meals for children with learning disabilities. The role requires strong teamwork, menu creation, and food hygiene skills. In return, we offer training, flexible working, and a generous leave entitlement.

Benefits

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Generous contributory pension scheme

Detailed induction and ongoing training

Qualifications

• Awareness and training on food hygiene.
• Ability to create inclusive menus for children.
• Willingness to keep training up to date.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of food for children with dietary needs.
• Manage food stock and ordering.
• Create themed meals enhancing children's experiences.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Level 3 Food Safety certification

Job description

Treetops Short breaks Unit offers overnight short breaks for children in Kent from the age of 5 to 18 years old, who have learning disabilities and/or Autism, and will have some additional support needs. These may include health related needs, behaviours of concern, and help with every day tasks. We always support children to have fun with their friends and peers, to learn skills, make choices, and to be supported in a safe and nurturing environment, so that they, and their families, can have a break.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, be able to work as part of a busy team providing a high standard of food ensuring that menus are created to meet the needs of the children and their dietary requirements. Working within a set budget.

To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone who has:

• Awareness and training on food hygiene
• The ability to create menus to meet the dietary requirements and nutritious values for all and making meals inclusive
• Willingness to keep knowledge and training up to date in Level 3 Food Safety and putting into the practice.
• To be willing to work with the team to create themed meals and events to enhance children’s experiences.
• To be able to manage the stock of food that we keep within the unit, doing stock rotation and ordering of what is needed.

In return we can offer you:

• A detailed induction and training programme, with an ongoing plan for development
• 28 days annual leave + bank holiday entitlement
• Generous contributory pension scheme

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is based in a children’s unit and therefore is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Interviews will be conducted under the ‘Choosing with Care’ assessment process.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Mariama Addo:

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.