Cook

Active Care Group Recruitment; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join one of the UK’s largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare as a Cook at The Laurels in Lincoln. This role involves preparing and serving high-quality meals to residents, ensuring dietary needs are met. Benefit from a supportive environment and numerous opportunities for training and development, including a competitive salary and perks like holiday entitlement and health plans.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub with e-learning opportunities

Active Reward App discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension

Medicash Health Plan

Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene and food preparation.
• A positive attitude and desire to deliver the best service.
• Flexible approach to multi-site working.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve food to meet the needs of residents.
• Review menus regularly based on dietary requirements.
• Support ordering and control of raw materials and supplies.

Skills

Food hygiene

Food preparation

Communication

Reliability

Education

NVQ level 3 or above in catering

Job description

Come and join one of the UK’s largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We'd like you to join us as a Cook at our service The Laurels in Lincoln.

The Laurels provides specialist post acute rehabilitation, as well as management of long term neurological conditions. We offer a strong focus on therapy, care and quality of life. We're committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.

What you'll be working:

• Four on, three off rotational
• Every other weekend
• 30 hours or 24 hours per week (we have x 2 vacancies)

What you'll be doing:

• Prepare, cook and serve food of the highest standards and which is appropriate to and meets the needs of the residents, staff and visitors
• Regularly review the menus in line with residents, staff and visitors requirements, including the provision of special diets (with respect to allergies, other health related issues and cultural reasons)
• Communicate effectively with residents, staff and visitors to ensure the provision of relevant, appealing, balanced and healthy diets
• Develop a positive relationship with all residents, staff and other visitors to the home by becoming an integral part of the team
• Support with the effective ordering, control and review of raw materials, labour, equipment and supplies and keeping costs in line with agreed budgets and value for money

What you'll have:

• NVQ level 3 or above in catering
• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene and food preparation
• A positive attitude and a desire to deliver the best possible service to patients in our care.
• Flexible, professional, and positive approach to multi-site working.
• Proven reliability in terms of full attendance and timekeeping.
• Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• Holiday entitlement will be on a pro rata basis
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group