Cook

Agincare Homes Holdings; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£13.30 per hour

Refer a friend scheme up to £1000

No evening shifts and every other week

Outstanding career development

Fully funded training up to QCF level

Blue Light discount package

Company pension

On demand pay

Job summary

Agincare Homes Holdings is seeking a chef with heart and creativity for Trafalgar Care Home in Weymouth. You’ll craft meals, meet dietary needs, and bring comfort through food in a caring environment.

You’ll plan menus, support kitchen operations, and uphold the highest standards of hygiene and presentation while delivering meals that feel like home to residents.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months right to work
• Experience in a professional kitchen
• Knowledge of IDDSI framework or experience supporting complex dietary requirements (desirable)
• Available to work 32 hours per week on a set shift pattern including alternate weekends

Responsibilities

• Create daily menus meeting individual dietary needs
• Support the organisation and smooth running of the kitchen
• Maintain high standards of food quality, hygiene and presentation

Skills

Kitchen operations

Catering

Food hygiene

Tools

IDDSI framework

Job description

Package Description:

Are you a keen chef with heart, creativity and a passion for making people smile?

Looking for a challenging role where you can learn new skills and deliver great food? Are you experienced in catering and managing dietary requirements? If so, this is the career for you!

We believe that great food is about more than just flavour, it’s about comfort, connection and care. As a cook with our Trafalgar Care Home, you’ll have the opportunity to use your creative flair and culinary talents to bring joy to our residents every day.

What’s on the menu for you:

• £13.30 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000
• No evening shifts and every other weekend off
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Blue Light discount package & company pension scheme
• On demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
• Experience in a professional kitchen and an understanding of kitchen operations
• Knowledge of the IDDSI framework or experience supporting complex dietary requirements (desirable)
• Available to work 32 hours per week from 8am until 4pm on a set shift pattern to include alternative weekends
• The work pattern will be on a 2 week rolling rota:
  Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
  Week 2 - Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

About the role:

Whether it’s crafting delicious meals that meet individual dietary needs, creating themed dining experiences that bring the home to life, or simply serving a favourite dish that reminds someone of home, you’ll be making a real difference every day.

Using your culinary skills and food knowledge, you’ll help create daily menus, support the organisation and smooth running of the kitchen, and ensure the highest standards of food quality, hygiene, and presentation are maintained at all times.

Where you'll be working

Trafalgar care home

• Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/dorset/trafalgar-care-and-home-weymouth/
• Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-339875071

If you’re passionate about great food, teamwork, and making a difference, we’d love to welcome you to the Agincare family.

About Us:

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations across England.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers