Cook

Agincare Group Ltd; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Agincare Group Ltd is seeking a passionate Cook for their Agincourt Care Home in Weymouth. You will play a key role in preparing meals and ensuring dietary needs are met for residents. Enjoy a part-time role with benefits, including career development opportunities and a competitive hourly rate.

Benefits

Career opportunities

Paid DBS

Fast Track Job Offers

Refer a friend bonus

Access to Blue Light Membership

Fully Funded Continuous Professional Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Long Service Award

Recognition Awards

Competitions to win prizes

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing meals in a care home setting preferred but not essential.
• Knowledge of dietary intolerances and allergies.
• Ability to maintain high cooking and cleaning standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage cooking and preparation of all meals in the care home.
• Ensure meals cater to special dietary requirements.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and safety standards.

Skills

Cooking skills

Attention to detail

Understanding of dietary requirements

Education

Catering experience

Job description

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Valuing colleagues, working collaboratively, passionate about learning, a culture of knowledge, and excelling in the work we undertake—these are our values. What are yours?

Do you share our values and passion for making a real difference in the lives of the people we support?

Are you looking for a role where you can grow, excel, and put those values into practice? If so, we have the role for you!

Agincare, a family-run care organization, is growing rapidly, and we are looking for people like you!

What's on Offer:

We are seeking applicants who live in Weymouth and surrounding areas for Agincourt Care Home. We have a Part-time vacancy offering a competitive salary of £12.00 per hour. Applicants must be able to work alternative weekends.

Agincare offers fantastic benefits for our Care Assistants:

• Lots of further career opportunities
• £ joining fee* Subject to T&Cs
• Paid upfront DBS
• Fast Track Job Offers
• Refer a friend bonus - £
• Access to Blue Light Membership
• Fully Funded Continuous Professional Development
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available to all employees
• Long Service Award
• Recognition Awards
• Internal competitions to win prizes, e.g., holidays, extra annual leave

About the Role:

As a Cook, you will manage the preparation and delivery of all meals within the home, ensuring that any special dietary requirements are catered for.

Meals will be presented and prepared to an excellent standard and quality. You will create and maintain cooking and cleaning regimes for all kitchen areas in line with Health and Safety and Company guidelines to ensure safe working practices within the home.

About You:

We are looking for Cooks to join our team and help us make a difference in the lives of vulnerable people.

Previous catering experience, preferably in a care home setting, would be preferred but is not essential. We seek someone with excellent cooking skills and an understanding of dietary requirements, including intolerances and allergies, with outstanding attention to detail.

We require that you have a minimum of 24 months on your right to work upon application for this vacancy.

We offer fully-funded training and career development opportunities for all, regardless of experience in social care (training programs up to Level 5).

About us:

We are a family-run business caring for people since [year].

With 4, team members, we are one of the UK’s largest care providers, continuing to grow. We have nearly [number] locations across our care homes, home care branches, and live-in offices—there truly is something for everyone.

Agincare is a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant and is committed to supporting care leavers to live independently. We proudly offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare, and we welcome applications from all.