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Making Space; Standish; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Standish is seeking a culinary maestro to oversee the production of quality meals while ensuring individual dietary needs are met. The ideal candidate will have experience in a busy kitchen and strong food hygiene skills. This position offers various benefits including up to 28 days holiday per year, career development opportunities, and access to wages as you earn.

Benefits

Access to up to 30% of wages as earned

Lifestyle benefits and health service discounts

Up to 28 days holidays per year

Double time for key holidays

Career development qualifications available

Colleague engagement hub and awards

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Qualifications

• Previous kitchen/catering experience is essential.
• Food and hygiene skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient production of quality food.
• Review menus with residents regularly.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards.

Skills

Catering experience

Food hygiene skills

Job description

Responsibilities

As a culinary maestro, you'll be responsible for ensuring that our residents’ taste buds are delighted with every bite! You'll be the conductor of the kitchen, organising and controlling the efficient production of quality freshly prepared food, all while meeting individual dietary requirements and staying within agreed budgets.

With your keen eye for detail, you'll review menus regularly with residents, ensuring their feedback is taken on board to create mouth‑watering dishes. Not only will you have a knack for cooking, but you'll also be a cleanliness and hygiene champion, making sure everything is in line with legislation and organisation procedures.

Qualifications

We're looking for someone with previous kitchen/catering experience to bring their creativity and culinary expertise to our team. We’re happy to work with you to help you become a skilled worker; however, previous busy kitchen experience is essential for this role and you must have food and hygiene skills. Disability Confident

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Our Values

At Making Space we are a team that are driven by a strong set of company values that guide us in our mission to make a positive impact on the lives of those we serve in our community.

Our values of Kind Hearts, Tailor Making, Dreaming Big, Having Courage and Being Ready are at the core of everything we do.

Our focus on Kind Hearts is about generously building empathy and connection to create a sense of belonging. We believe that every person deserves to feel like they are a valued and respected.

Tailor making is about nurturing unique relationships to make every day count. We understand that every person’s needs circumstances are different, so we strive to provide customised support and assistance to ensure all those in our care are able to live their best lives.

Dreaming Big is about harnessing imagination to generate confidence in ourselves and others to take the first step. We believe that anything is possible when we set our minds to it and we are 100% dedicated to helping others believe in themselves too.

Having Courage is about committing bravely to working in ways that take us to new places. We believe that our team at Making Space really do make a real change to those we serve and we must be willing to take risks and be bold in our decision making.

Being ready is about responding to whatever comes our way by moving forward together. We know too well that life can be unpredictable but by working together and being prepared we can overcome any obstacles.

Benefits

We are constantly reviewing our benefits packages to ensure our employees are receiving the very best company perks and we are always seeking out further additions.

• Wagestream – Access up to 30% of your wages as you earn,
• Lifestyle benefits through Bravo Benefits and Health service discounts,
• Up to 28 days holidays per year including bank holidays (pro rata for part time),
• We pay double time for Xmas day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day,
• Our employees can buy and sell up to 2 weeks holiday – statutory limits apply,
• Access to our library of learning through our e‑portal,
• Want to upskill? We will invest in you and provide you with qualifications in level 2‑6 in Health and Social Care, Management, Admin plus other continuous professional development should you wish to further your career within Social Care.,
• We invest heavily in your career progression; did you know at least half of our senior posts are filled internally through promotion.,
• Travel schemes including cycle to work, car maintenance and 40p per mile travel expenses.,
• We run a colleague engagement hub with monthly and annual colleague awards.,
• Pension Scheme 3% employer contribution as a minimum.,
• Paid Sick leave.,Successful applicants will be subject to employment checks, including DBS and reference checks and provided with safeguarding training. Making Space is an equal opportunities employer.

We can only accept applications from those who are legally entitled to live and work within the United Kingdom.