Cook

Holmes Care Group; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Holmes Care Group as a Cook, where you'll prepare nutritious meals and uphold high standards of kitchen cleanliness in a supportive environment. Your role involves catering to individual dietary needs while ensuring food safety compliance. This entry-level position offers training opportunities and a commitment to enhancing resident care.

Benefits

Excellent pay rates + Bank holiday enhancements

Company pension scheme

Disclosure and Barring Service fees paid

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Refer a Friend Scheme

Blue Light Card Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Cook.
• Ability to accommodate dietary requirements.
• Relevant qualifications and certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Produce varied, tasty menus considering individual dietary requirements.
• Maintain cleanliness and manage food safety documentation.
• Guide the kitchen team and manage stock control.

Skills

Food Hygiene

Culinary Skills

Dietary Requirement Knowledge

Education

Food Hygiene Certificates

Job description

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We are Holmes Care Group!

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Join our growing team where we're dedicated to enriching the lives of our residents and their families. Our passionate staff are the driving force behind making this purpose a reality! Our company core values are inspired by TRUST: we are Thoughtful, Responsible, Unique, Striving for excellence and Together.

Benefits Package:

• Excellent pay rates + Bank holiday enhancements
• SSSC registration fees paid for (Scotland only)
• Company pension scheme
• Disclosure and Barring Service/PVG application paid for (permanent positions only)
• Refer a Friend Scheme paying up to £500
• Opportunity to join the Blue Light Card Scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Provider
• Exclusive Online Retail Discounts and Cash Back
• Discounted Health Club memberships
• Access to bespoke online and face to face training provided by Holmes Care Group
• Additional on-going training and development opportunities
• Recognition schemes including annual Staff Appreciation Week and annual National Care Awards
  
  

What does the day of a Cook look like?

Our Cooks play a key role in serving nutritious home cooked meals, whilst also maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and health and safety:

• Producing varied, tasty menus for our residents, whilst also considering individual dietary requirements
• To provide special diets where necessary
• Cleaning and washing up after meals and ensuring the overall cleanliness of the kitchen
• Preparing and serving meals
• Guiding and coaching the kitchen team
• Stock control; stock replenishing/ordering
• Managing Food Health and Safety requirements, ensuring all necessary documentation is completed and up to date
  
  

To be considered for this role you will need to have experience working as a Cook, with the ability to accommodate a variety of dietary requirements. In addition, we expect you to hold all the relevant qualifications and Food Hygiene Certificates, and that you are aware of all the relevant regulations.

If you are ready to start a new career with the UK’s leading care home group, apply now or contact us via email [e-mail]. Together we can make a difference.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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