Cook

Leonard Cheshire; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonard Cheshire seeks an experienced Cook for their residential care home in Weston-super-Mare. The ideal candidate should deliver a varied and nutritious menu while ensuring high standards of hygiene and compliance with health regulations. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and various employee rewards.

Benefits

Wagestream

Free Blue Light card

Generous annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Excellent training programmes

Free DBS check

Qualifications

• Experience working in a kitchen environment.
• A recognised catering qualification.
• Flexibility to work within rostered hours.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a varied, healthy, and nutritionally balanced menu.
• Supervise kitchen staff and maintain hygiene standards.
• Cater for functions and special events.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Creativity

Health and Safety compliance

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate

HACCP accreditation or Level 4 Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

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Shift pattern: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 09:00 - 14:00

Birnbeck House is home for up to 13 adults with complex learning disabilities. We are in Weston-super-Mare, close to the beach and the town centre. Some rooms have sea views and we have lovely gardens to enjoy. Birnbeck offers high-quality residential care so that people can live their lives to the full.

Are you passionate about providing appetising, varied and well-presented meals?

If so, we would love to hear from you, to help us make a positive impact every day on the lives of people with a disability.

We are looking for an experienced Cook to join our great team. You will be required to deliver a varied menu that is healthy and nutritionally balanced, meeting specific dietary requirements for customers in our residential care home.

Working within an agreed budget, you will have responsibility for an efficiently run kitchen, supervising staff who will assist in food preparation. You will ensure that exceptional levels of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times, meeting Health, Safety and other regulatory requirements.

There is also the opportunity to become even more creative, providing catering for our functions and special events. Helping us to celebrate a great range of events throughout the year is a brilliant part of this role!

Please see the job description (link below) for more details.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience working in a kitchen environment.
• A recognised catering qualification (Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate and additional HACCP accreditation, or Level 4 Food Hygiene Certificate / commitment to work towards.
• Flexibility to work within rostered hours.

Your benefits and rewards

As well as competitive pay, we offer a wide range of employee rewards such as Wagestream , the option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day, free Blue Light card with discounts for high street retailers, eating out and fun family days. There is also a free DBS check, generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, excellent training programmes relevant to your role and so much more!

If you have any questions or further enquiries, please contact liza.wigginsleonardcheshire.org or call 0750 0027 146

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please *