Cook

Care UK; Leeds; Vor Ort; GBP 18.000 - 24.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Alternate weekend hours

Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements

Career development and apprenticeship

Discounts and wellbeing support

Wagestream—access wages early

Zusammenfassung

Care UK is seeking a Cook to lead a busy kitchen in a care home, ensuring smooth operation and faithful execution of menu plans while offering residents alternatives. You’ll bake cakes and pastries for social events and our café, and cater to a range of dietary requirements. You’ll manage stock, costs, and uphold Food Safety and Health & Safety standards.

You will train and develop a team to help them realise their potential, while aligning with Care UK’s values of care, passion and teamwork.

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading teams in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Ability to bake a variety of cakes and pastries for events.
• Strong focus on food safety and health & safety in kitchen operations.

Aufgaben

• Leading the team in the smooth running of the kitchen operation
• Following main menu meal plans with residents' alternatives
• Bake cakes & pastries for social events and café catering
• Manage stock control and food cost adherence
• Ensure compliance with Food Safety and Health & Safety in the kitchen
• Train, supervise, and develop a team to realise their potential

Kenntnisse

Team leadership

Baking & pastry

Kitchen operations

Jobbeschreibung

Are you a Cook with experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment with a passion for baking and pastry making? Used to leading teams? Looking for a rewarding career with excellent training and opportunities for development? Then join Care UK, a multi award-winning care provider as a Cook.

The Role

• Leading the team in the smooth running of the kitchen operation
• Following our main menu meal plans whilst offering residents a selection of alternatives
• Ability to bake a variety of cakes & pastries for social events & our café, catering for a range dietary requirements
• Managing stock control and adhering to food cost guidelines
• Ensure compliance with both Food Safety and Health and Safety in the kitchen
• Training, supervising, and developing a team to help them make the most of their potential

Some of our benefits by joining the Care UK family

• Alternate weekend and social friendly working hours
• Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements* (*where applicable)
• Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme
• Hundreds of online and in-store discounts
• Annual purchase holiday scheme
• Wellbeing support
• Wagestream- access your wages at any time

Career Development

We have our own Catering Academy to provide excellent training and induction programs for all new Catering Staff and we will give you all that’s needed to have a successful career as a Cook / Chef with us. Our high quality, innovative training and coaching will support the development of your skills throughout your career with us.

We are looking for people to make a difference to residents’ lives every day. When you join Care UK, you’ll be joining a team who share the same values: caring, passionate and teamwork. You will have a strong desire to help people and put residents at the heart of everything you do.

We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours.