Cook - 423400

Leonard Cheshire; Banbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced Cook to join their team at Agnes Court, a residential care home. The role involves delivering nutritious meals, supervising kitchen staff, and maintaining high hygiene standards. The Cook will also cater for special events, providing varied and appetising meals to enhance the lives of residents with disabilities.

Benefits

Wagestream

Free Blue Light Card

Contributory Pension Scheme

Cash Health Plan

Development Opportunities

Refer a Friend Bonus

Free DBS Check

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience working in a kitchen environment.
• A recognised catering qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a varied menu that is healthy and nutritionally balanced.
• Supervise staff in food preparation and maintain hygiene standards.

Skills

Kitchen Environment Experience

Flexibility

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate

HACCP Accreditation

Job description

30 hours per week,

The shift times are 7am-3pm to include alternate weekends and to cover annual leave and sickness.

Agnes Court is home for 24 adults with physical disabilities.

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

We offer a wide range of employee rewards to include:

• Wagestream, option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day (click here for more details).
• Free Blue Light Card.
• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
• Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
• Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.
• Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!

If you have any questions or further enquiries, please contact Liza on [e-mail] or 0750 002 7146.