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Athena Care Homes (UK) Ltd; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 16,559 - 23,584; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction

Competitive salary + bank holidays

28 days holiday

Blue Light Card

Refer a friend

Job summary

Ashlynn Grange Care Home in Peterborough is seeking a Cook to ensure the catering services and residential dining for residents are of the highest standard. You will work with Head, Sous and Assistant Chefs to deliver quality meals and support the kitchen team.

Experience in a kitchen environment is required, NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is essential, and exposure to a care setting is desirable. Excellent communication skills and a positive attitude are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment is required.
• NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is essential.
• Exposure to a care environment is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills and a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head, Sous and Assistant Chefs to maintain high catering standards for residents.
• Guide and lead Kitchen Assistants to deliver top-quality service.
• Assist the kitchen team with audits and timescales.
• Ensure kitchen cleanliness and hygiene standards are achieved.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Excellent communication

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene

Job description

As a Cook at Ashlynn Grange Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring the catering services and residential dining experience is of the highest standard and quality for our residents.

About Ashlynn Grange Care Home

Ashlynn Grange is an exceptional 153-bed care home in Peterborough. The home prides itself on the surrounding gardens that grow flowers and a variety of different vegetables.

The level of care at Ashlynn Grange is exceptional, and all staff love to keep residents entertained with a full programme of activities and live performances on our outdoor stage. Our newly refurbished café is available to our residents and their visitors, serving a variety of fresh tea, coffee and cakes daily.

About The Role

The Cook will be responsible for assisting the Head, Sous and Assistant Chefs to ensure the catering services and residential dining experience is of the highest standard and quality for our residents.

Salary

£14.57 per hour (includes a 12.1% uplift in lieu of accrued holiday pay).

Shift Pattern

Up to 40 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location

Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9UZ.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• To assist the Head, Sous and Assistant Chefs to ensure all regulatory and statutory requirements are met and company policies and procedures are adhered to.
• To guide and lead the Kitchen Assistants when required to ensure their delivery of service is of the highest standard.
• To assist the kitchen team to ensure any requirements from internal and external audits are actioned within the timescales required.
• Ensure cleanliness of kitchen and hygiene standards is achieved and maintained.

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• Experience within a similar position working within a kitchen environment is required.
• NVQ Level 2 in Food Hygiene is essential.
• Exposure to a care environment is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills, with an enthusiastic and positive attitude.

What We Can Offer

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.