Cook

North East Ambition; Middlesbrough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An opportunity for a Cook at Gleneagles Resource Centre to provide nutritious meals for children with disabilities. The role involves menu planning, adhering to dietary requirements, and maintaining a clean kitchen environment. A part-time position offering a supportive team atmosphere and various benefits.

Benefits

Paid overtime

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing support

Pension contribution

Electric car lease scheme

Training and development access

Induction programme

Sick pay

Free flu jabs

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchen environments, particularly in health-focused meal preparation.
• Ability to adhere to dietary requirements for children with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Menu planning for children with disabilities.
• Preparing individual dietary requirements and managing food stock.
• Maintaining kitchen cleanliness and liaising with families.

Skills

Self-motivated

Flexible approach

Healthy cooking

Job description

We are currently seeking a Cook to be based at Gleneagles Resource Centre, You will be an experienced enthusiastic person to provide health nutritious food for children with disabilities.

The main duties of the post include:

Menu planning.

Preparing individual children’s dietary requirements.

Ordering of food and strict stock control.

Maintaining a scrupulously clean kitchen.

Liaising with young people and their families.

You will need to be self-motivated and have a flexible approach to working arrangements. If you consider you have the necessary experience and would like to work in a rewarding environment, where you will be encouraged to develop skills that enable the delivery of a very high standard quality service, then we want to hear from you!

You will work 2½ days per week including bank holidays and alternative weekends.

We'll care for you too you're not just part of a team, your part of our family. Support echoes through every part of our community, and your colleagues are always here to lend a hand or share a smile.

We also offer the following benefits to make your journey with us even more rewarding:

Paid overtime (based on operational requirements).

Generous annual leave in addition to bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually.

Comprehensive range of informal and formal wellbeing support.

Excellent employer contribution pension • Access to Vivup employee benefits.

Access to electric car lease scheme.

Access to a wide range of training, learning and development.

A full induction programme including 80 hours shadowing period, induction booklet and regular supervision/probation.

Salary benefits include double time for bank holidays, time and a half for Sunday hours, for a sleep.

Sick pay.

Free flu jabs.

This vacancy is part time 16 hours per week.

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Middlesbrough Council currently do not offer sponsorships.

The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.