Cook

Nottingham Community Housing Association; Slough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Nottingham Community Housing Association as a Cook at Sherwood House, where you will create nutritious meals for our elderly residents while working in a serene environment. The role requires excellent customer service skills, a commitment to high standards of hygiene, and the ability to adapt to feedback. We welcome applications from reliable individuals who can thrive in a caring community setting.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Enhanced DBS check funded by NCHA

Qualifications

• Experience delivering quality meals for large groups.
• Able to work in a highly active environment.
• Good with older people and understanding of their dietary needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day catering operations, ensuring nutritional needs are met.
• Plan and prepare meals while adhering to safety regulations.
• Support kitchen assistants and maintain cleanliness standards.

Skills

Customer Service

Organizational Skills

Food Safety

Adaptability

Job description

Fancy being a Jamie Oliver or Nigella Lawson? Do you have experience in hospitality and customer service? At Sherwood House, you can make a real difference in the community, away from the noises of the city and surrounded by a bed of greenery.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Cook to join our dedicated team, and we would like to show you in this video why Sherwood House is a great place to work.

Sherwood House is a registered care home which runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We provide person-centred care and support to 19 elderly residents who have chosen this home as their place to retire and live happily ever after. Like them, you will also feel a change of pace thanks to the home’s scenery, as it is situated in the small village of Linby who won Nottinghamshire's "best kept village" award in 2013. A local tale recounts that the humble pancake was invented by the women of Linby to celebrate the defeat of Danish invaders.

The Role

In your position as a Cook, you will lead the day to day catering operation at the Care Home. flexible, responsive, and committed to providing the nutritional and preferred food choices of our resident group while adapting to the needs of the service.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role may include but are not limited to:

• Organising, planning and preparing appetizing meals during the working day that meet the nutritional needs of the residents.
• Following Health and Safety monitoring and Food Safety regulations.
• Stock management, temperature monitoring, stack rotation, equipment management, and food ordering.
• Completion of required paperwork.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Flexible and responsive to feedback from Residents.
• Support and guide the work of kitchen assistants, as well as other colleagues and volunteers who take on food service roles.
• Cook a wide range of cuisines to celebrate special events (religious festivals, birthdays, visitor days etc.).

Please refer to the role profiles for more information.

What we are looking for

We would like to hear from you if you are a reliable person with excellent customer service and organisational skills, who has experience of delivering quality meals & drinks for large groups. Our ideal candidate is able to work safely in a highly active and demanding environment, whilst maintaining high levels of cleanliness and personal hygiene. You must be good with people (specifically older people, of course) and understand the importance of providing balanced and nutritional meals for their wellbeing.

You will need to demonstrate you meet the criteria mentioned in this advert and the Role Profiles in your application and during your interview.

Please note you will be required to complete a Work-related Test at the time of your interview.

All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check; paid for by NCHA.

Working Hours

Sherwood House is a 24/7 hours service, open 365 days a year. Shifts include weekdays, weekends and bank holidays. Working hours for this role are Monday through Sunday, day and or afternoon shifts between 7:30 and 18:30. Occasionally, you will be required to attend training at our Head Office, which is based in Clifton.

Travelling to Sherwood House

Due to its location, candidates who can drive are highly desirable, as public transport involves a 20-minute walk to the care home from The National School in Hucknall, which is the furthest the threes buses (Trent Barton) can take you to in your journey to us. The home is a 7-minute drive from the High Street in Hucknall.

USEFUL TOP TIPS:

• You will need to attach a CV in order to apply for this role.
• All correspondence will be via your registered email address.
• View the full Role Profile in the document tab at the top of the page and refer to the Person Specification section of the Role Profile to complete your application – show us why you are suitable!
• For more information about NCHA, please refer to the attached ‘Helping Our Customers’– get a better idea of what we do across the organisation!

To apply,

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Looking forward to receiving your application!

Interviews will be ongoing, and NCHA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient interest is received.

Please note that we are not currently offering visa sponsorship

As an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer, NCHA welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and disabled candidates. As part of our LGBT Allies Programme, we also welcome applications from members of the LGBT communityand encourage inclusivity in the workplace.

The Company

We’re Nottingham Community Housing Association, known to many as NCHA. We’ve been around since 1973, and we're really proud of that. We're more than just a housing association: we deliver care and support to people all over the East Midlands. Readour story to find out more about us.