Cook

Home Group Limited; Spennymoor; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading community support organization in Spennymoor is looking for a dedicated Cook to manage kitchen operations. You will be responsible for menu planning, ordering supplies, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience in catering and strong interpersonal skills. Join us to make a difference in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

34 days leave (pro-rated)

Paid time off for volunteering

Health cash plan savings

Career development and training

Supermarket discounts

Qualifications

• Previous experience in catering work required.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills necessary.
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure essential.
• Understanding of confidentiality and sensitivity required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee kitchen management as directed by the service manager.
• Order supplies and maintain adequate food stocks.
• Ensure overall cleanliness of the kitchen and pantries.
• Maintain stock sheets and conduct stock checks.

Skills

Previous experience in catering work

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to keep calm under pressure

Understanding of confidentiality principles

Flexibility and sensitivity

Job description

Cook

Pay £12.60 per hour (£24,638 p.a. - pro rata), plus health cash plan and matching pension with life insurance.

Permanent, Part Time (16 hpw), 7 day a week rota working

Spennymoor

We can’t offer a CoS for this role

Home, a place where you belong

We have a fabulous job opportunity for you to join our awesome team as a Cook, where you’ll be responsible for the kitchen duties. You’ll be ordering all the food, menu planning and ensure all health & safety regulations are in place.

As our Cook, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that all stock is recorded when received and expenditure records are maintained. You’ll plan and prepare all meals catering to our diverse customer group to ensure all meals suit a variety of dietary needs and cultures.

What you’ll do

• Overseeing the management of the kitchen as directed by the service manager.
• Responsible for ordering supplies and maintaining adequate stocks of food.
• Responsibility for the overall cleanliness of the kitchen, pantries etc.
• Maintain stock sheets and do stock checks as required

Why join us

This is more than a job, it’s a place where you feel valued. You get great training, support from friendly colleagues and a chance to make a real difference every day. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!

You have

• Previous experience in catering work.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to keep calm under pressure.
• An understanding of the principles of confidentiality
• Flexibility and ability to relate to vulnerable people with sensitivity.

Stronger together

We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

The practical bits

• Working 5 days per week on a rota basis over 7 days
• 10am - 1.15pm
• You’ll need a Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”)
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies
• Career path with development and an excellent training package
• Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses
• With all of our family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal, fertility and menopause support, what’s not to love.

Find out more

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