Cook

OakRay Care Group; Fordingbridge; Remote; GBP 9,800 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

OakRay Care Group is seeking a part-time Cook for Fairhaven Care Home in Ryde, Isle of Wight. The role is 24 hours per week, 7:00–15:00, with every other weekend work. You will prepare healthy, traditional meals for residents and ensure food safety standards are met.

Experience in an elderly care home is desirable. Candidates must have up-to-date food hygiene qualifications. The employer notes a competitive wage and flexibility to cover sickness and annual leave.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook in an elderly care home is desirable.
• Must have up-to-date food hygiene qualifications and knowledge of food safety.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve healthy, traditional home-cooked meals for residents.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and comply with food safety standards.
• Complete catering paperwork as required.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Work in elderly care

Job description

OakRay Care is a family run business specialising in the provision of residential care for the elderly. We run high-quality care homes and are committed to making a positive difference to our residents, in every way. We currently operate four care homes; three on the Isle of Wight and one in Fordingbridge, in theNew Forest.

Our most important asset is our staff, so we always look for individuals who want to make an impact and positive difference on those around them.

We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Cook to join our friendly, supportive team at our Ryde care home.

Fairhaven Care Home provides high quality residential and dementia care services for up to 21 elderly residents, and has a CQC rating of Good.

We are looking for a knowledgeable and passionate Cook, who can prepare and serve healthy, traditional home cooked meals for our residents. Can you make a tasty Shepherd’s pie?

Previous experience working as a Cook within an elderly care home environment is desirable.

A thorough understanding of food safety is crucial, and you should be able to complete the appropriate catering paperwork, and have up to date food hygiene qualifications.

A competitive wage is offered which will be discussed at the interview. This is a part-time position of 24 hours a week, 7am-3pm, which includes working every other weekend. Hours would be flexible to fit in with the needs of the home. The successful applicant should also be available to cover sickness and annual leave.

Please note: Candidates must already have the unrestricted right to work in the UK, as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applications requiring current or future sponsorship cannot be considered.

The recruitment process within this organisation has a minimum of two stages. The completion of page one of the application form is stage one. This application will be reviewed, and based on the information received, a decision will be made as to whether to proceed to stage two, which is the completion of the full application form.