Cook

Nightingale Hammerson; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A care facility in Nottingham is seeking a Cook to join their team. The role involves preparing meals, ensuring quality hygiene standards, and managing kitchen operations. Applicants should have a passion for food and prior experience in a similar role. This part-time position offers competitive wages and various benefits, including professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

Up to 28 days holiday

Access to free online courses

Free DBS check

Employee assistance programme

Annual employee awards evening

Career progression opportunities

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a cook position in a quality-driven establishment.
• Genuine passion for food and quality to make a difference.
• Knowledge of health and safety and food hygiene legislation.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of meals and cooking.
• Ordering of food and provisions.
• Ensure that all dishes are properly cooked and presented.
• Manage the kitchen and monitor stock.
• Completion of all registers and logs.
• Daily cleaning.
• Check deliveries and arrange correct storage of food.
• Ensure that cross infection is minimized.

Skills

Experience in a cook position

Passion for food and quality

Knowledge of health & safety

Food hygiene and handling legislation

Job description

Cook

Location: Nottingham

Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week including weekends.

Salary: £12.21 per hour

We are looking to appoint a cook to join our friendly, established care team to provide high quality care and support for our residents at Sherwood.

The successful applicant must have previous experience in a cook position in a quality-driven establishment. The ideal candidate will need to be motivated and have a genuine passion for food and quality to make a real difference to our patients.

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring a clean, safe and hygienic environment along with knowledge of all health & safety, COSHH and food hygiene and handling legislation.

Benefits of working for us:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Up to 28 days holiday
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topics for self-development of your career
• Free DBS check
• Free employee assistance programme
• Annual employee awards evening
• Career progression within the company
• CareTech Foundation - Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grants
• Free on-site parking

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of meals and cooking
• Ordering of food and provisions
• Ensure that all dishes are properly cooked and attractively presented
• Manage the kitchen
• Monitor usage and stock
• Completion of all registers and logs
• Daily cleaning
• To check deliveries and arrange for correct storage of all foodstuffs
• To ensure that cross infection is minimised by discouraging other staff and visitors from entering the food preparation area.
• Whilst on duty, to ensure that the requirements of Environmental Health and CQC regarding food handling are met.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities but reflects accurately the position of the unit’s cook.

Who we are:

Sherwood is a nurse led service that supports men and women with enduring mental health disorders and associated behavioural support needs, which may disrupt their ability to consistently function independently or as part of a community, participate in employment, maintain positive relationships or cope with the demands of everyday life.

Coveberry, part of the CareTech family are one of the leading specialist healthcare providers, with hospital and centres throughout England, delivering a wide ranging services in adult mental health and learning disabilities, specialist brain injury, child and adult mental health services (CAMHS) including eating disorders and social care for children with special needs.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact every applicant. We will be in touch 7-10 days after receipt of your CV if progressing your application to the next stage.

Salary / Benefits: From: £12.21 To: £12.21 per hour