Cook - ABC Centre

Brunelcare; Bristol; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an award-winning charity, Brunelcare, as a Cook, where you'll lead a team to produce exceptional meals for residents. This role offers competitive pay, generous annual leave, and various employee benefits, contributing to the well-being of older individuals in a supportive environment.

Benefits

30 days paid annual leave

Buy & Sell Holiday Scheme

Fully-funded Medicash Health Plan

Blue Light Card discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Company Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

£200 refer a friend bonus

Qualifications

• Background in catering is essential.
• Qualification in food hygiene or similar preferred.
• Passion for nutritious meal preparation.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and present high-quality meals.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety procedures.
• Lead the kitchen team in meal production.

Skills

Catering

Teamwork

Food Preparation

Nutrition

Education

Food Hygiene Qualification

Job description

Are you ready for your next challenge? Are you looking to lead a team? Do you enjoy creating high-quality meals?

If so, there has never been a better time to join Brunelcare as Cook and be part of something more

About The Role

As a cook with Brunelcare you will lead the team in the kitchen to ensure that high quality meals are served. You will also:

All potential applicants are encouraged to scroll through and read the complete job description before applying.

• Plan, prepare and present high-quality, nutritious meals for residents and visitors.
• Ensure all food is produced to our high standards making sure the correct quantities are ordered to minimise wastage.
• Maintain a high level cleanliness throughout the kitchen and ensure all of Brunelcare’s Health and Safety procedures are implemented.
  
  

About You

You'll be leading the team so a background in catering is essential. Ideally, you will have a qualification in food hygiene or similar. Alongside this you’ll need:

• To have a passion for creating high quality, nutritious meals
• To enjoy working as part of a team
  
  

Job Benefits

• Competitive rates of pay
• Equivalent to 30 days of paid annual leave (excluding of bank holidays), increasing to the equivalent of 33 after 5 years’ service (pro-rata)
• Buy & Sell Holiday Scheme
• Access to a fully-funded Medicash Health Plan to save up to £995 on health essentials; like going to the dentist or opticians and access to telephone and video GP appointments
• Blue Light Card discount service, offering online and high street discounts
• Colleague Voice Representatives, enabling you to have your say
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Company Sick Pay - Linked to length of service
• Care First Employee Assistance Programme (provides a range of free, confidential services) and in-house Mental Health First Aiders available
• £200 refer a friend bonus
  
  

About Us

Brunelcare is an award-winning Bristol-based charity providing high-quality housing, care, and support for older people in the South West whilst also recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people with dementia. We are at the forefront of developing ways for people to stay as independent as possible whilst creating great communities to live, work, and thrive.

Please note this advert may close early if sufficient applications are received, so please apply at your earliest convenience.

Please Note: If you are invited to an interview, you will be asked to bring documents to allow us to undertake a DBS check and confirm your right-to-work status. The documents required will be communicated to you by the hiring manager when booking your interview. Any copies of documents taken will be destroyed per our document retention and GDPR guidelines.

Established in 1941, Brunelcare is an award-winning Bristol based charity providing high-quality housing, care, and support for older people in the South West.

Today, across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Somerset, Brunelcare works to support people to remain as independent as possible, for as long as possible.

The extensive range of our services means that people can stay with us however their needs may change.

We are also widely recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people living with dementia, and for supporting their families.

As a charity, we do not pay dividends to shareholders, and any profit we make is reinvested back into the services we provide.