Cook - Bank Agreement

Abbeyfield Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Abbeyfield Group is seeking a Cook to join their team at Downing House Care Home in Manchester. In this casual role, you will prepare healthy meals for residents, manage kitchen hygiene, and ensure a safe and efficient food preparation environment. The position requires a Certificate in Food Hygiene and experience in catering for large groups, with a focus on the nutritional needs of elderly residents.

Benefits

Accrued paid leave equivalent to 31 days per year

Mandatory training provided

Qualifications

• Experience cooking varied, healthy meals for large groups.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team.
• High attention to hygiene and cleanliness in food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and cook meals based on residents' preferences.
• Ensure safe handling of food and proper kitchen hygiene.
• Maintain effective stock control and rotation.

Skills

Cooking skills

Communication

Organization

Understanding nutritional needs

Education

Certificate in Food Hygiene

Job description

14 Swinbourne Grove, Withington, Manchester M20 4PP, UK

Job Description

Posted Tuesday 3 June 2025 at 23:00

For over 60 years, Abbeyfield has been a charity that provides housing and care for elderly people across the UK

Best of all, we’re a charity, meaning that the interests of our valued staff and residents sit at the heart of what we do, not shareholders.

Location: Downing House Care Home, Swinbourne Grove, Withington, Manchester, M20 4PP
Role: Cook - Bank Agreement
Pay: £13.24 p/h

The Role of Cook - This is a casual (bank) position.

• As a Cook, you’ll have a relevant Certificate in Food Hygiene, or be prepared to obtain one within the first three months in the role. Equally, you will have demonstrable experience of cooking varied, healthy and safe meals to large groups (twelve or more, and sometimes up to 20), on a regular basis.
• You’ll also have the ability to communicate and interact well with people, and work productively as part of a team. And in a modern working environment, naturally you need to be able to read and write to a good standard.
• You’ll be methodical and highly organised; your kitchen and equipment will be kept clean and tidy, with an effective method of stock rotation.
• Finally, you should be able to demonstrate an empathy and understanding of the nutritional needs of older people.

About You

• In consultation with residents and staff, you'll create healthy balanced menus, with choices which reflect the needs and preferences of residents.
• You’ll plan, prepare and cook residents’ meals from the agreed menu, taking into account personal preferences or recognised dietary requirement (e.g. diabetes).
• You’ll also ensure a safe and sufficient supply of catering products, by developing a system of ordering supplies in a timely manner. And to ensure good stock control, you’ll make sure catering orders and deliveries are recorded using documentation supplied, to enable all orders to be checked and audited.
• Maintenance of a system of effective stock rotation and control is paramount, and by doing so, you will manage catering costs within the agreed catering budget.
• You will also ensure safe and proper use of catering equipment, and report any defects to management. It is also important that you adhere to kitchen cleaning procedures and schedules in accordance with Environmental Health standards, and keep the kitchen and store areas in a clean and hygienic condition.
• Correct use of all equipment and products in line with COSHH requirements is key, as is the need to keep all COSHH assessments under review. You will also participate in and supervise the completion of all relevant records in relation to food safety.
• In line with your casual (bank) worker assignment agreement, we offer competitive pay that is benchmarked regularly, and in line with those of our employed staff in similar roles.
• And depending on how many hours you work, you will accrue leave at an equivalent rate of 31days paid leave in a full calendar year, inclusive of bank/public holidays (pro rata).
• To carry out this role, you will be provided with mandatory training to get you started, as part of a comprehensive induction. To work for us in future assignments, you will be expected to keep your mandatory training up to date.

14 Swinbourne Grove, Withington, Manchester M20 4PP, UK