Cook - 3 days

Bramley Health; Rother; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized health and social care provider in Rother is seeking an experienced Cook to join their team. The Cook will be responsible for preparing nutritious meals for service users, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, and ensuring compliance with food regulations. Candidates should have Food hygiene level 2 certification and previous food preparation experience. This role offers various benefits including training opportunities and discounts. Join us to make a difference in our service users' lives.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Retail discounts including food shopping, clothes, electronics

Travel discounts for holidays

Energy bill savings

Online courses virtual, live and interactive

24/7 confidential counselling

Qualifications

• Must hold Food hygiene level 2 certification.
• Experience in food preparation within a relevant setting.
• A warm, approachable personality to engage with vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals according to dietary guidelines.
• Daily cleaning and maintenance of the kitchen and equipment.
• Maintain inventory of kitchen equipment and produce.
• Utilize knowledge of HACCP and food regulations.
• Interact with service users regarding their food choices.

Skills

Food hygiene level 2 certification

Previous experience of food preparation in a commercial/domestic/hospital or care setting

Warm, approachable personality

Confident managing kitchen alone

Job description

THE LANGFORD CENTRE ARE LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED COOK TO JOIN OUR CURRENT TEAM, ON THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, AND SATURDAYS TO PRODUCE QUALITY NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR OUR SERVICE USERS.

About Us

Bramley Health is a specialist health and social care provider. We support men and women of working age who pose variations of mental health challenges within our homes, to maximise their independence to live a meaningful and fulfilling life.

The Langford Centre is our mental health hospital based in Bexhill on Sea, and can support up to 73 service users. Split across 6 different wards, they provide care for a mixture of men and women in need. This is who you will be cooking for.

About the Role

Nutrition is an important part of providing the perfect care to our service users, and the Cook does just this! You will have all dietary requirements/ cultural requirements, and a genuine interest in the wellbeing of our service users, to serve up meals following these guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Preparing nutritious meals for service users in line with guidelines/ requirements
• Daily cleaning and maintenance of the kitchen and equipment
• Maintain inventory of kitchen equipment and produce
• Utilise knowledge of HACCP and current food regulations
• Interaction with service users to reflect their food choices

Key Skills

• Food hygiene level 2 certification
• Previous experience of food preparation in a commercial/ domestic/ hospital or care setting
• Warm, approachable personality to engage with service users and vulnerable adults with ease
• Confident managing kitchen alone including cleanliness

Benefits

• Training and development opportunities
• Retail discounts including food shopping, clothes, electronics
• Travel discounts for holidays
• Energy bill savings
• Online courses virtual, live and interactive to upskill yourself
• Help the planet, plant trees, save turtles!
• 24/7 confidential counselling