Cook – Cambrian Lodge, Portishead

South West Care Homes Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great pay

Local work

28 days holiday

Uniform provided

Free meals on duty

Induction and development

DBS check provided

Pension scheme

Wellbeing helpline

Refer a friend scheme

Gift vouchers

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

South West Care Homes is seeking a Cook to join our team at Cambrian Lodge, Portishead. This permanent, full-time role involves preparing quality meals for residents in a care setting operating seven days a week.

You will work on a rolling rota including weekends and bank holidays, collaborate with the current chef, and benefit from induction and development opportunities as you progress your career.

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment preferred.
• Friendly, reliable, and able to work as part of a team
• A passion for cooking and providing high-quality meals

Responsibilities

• Join our friendly team as Cook/Chef in a care setting.
• This role includes working weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
• Rolling rota, working alongside the existing chef to provide delicious, home-cooked meals for residents.
• Permanent, full-time opportunities with ongoing training and development available to progress your career.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Team player

Cooking passion

Job description

Company: South West Care Homes
Job title: Cook
Location: Cambrian Lodge, Portishead

Requirement: Permanent, Full-time
Salary, per hour: dependent upon Experience
Expected hours, 108, Monthly

About South West Care Homes:

Our Mission: We provide high-quality care in a warm, homelike environment across the South West, working together as one supportive team to enrich the lives of those we care for.

Our Culture: We believe genuine relationships sit at the heart of great care. We support our employees to grow professionally, encourage learning, and lead with integrity and compassion at every level. Strong leadership and professionalism guide everything we do.

Our constant goals are to deliver outstanding care and to be a truly great place to work.

Employee Benefits:

• Great Rate of Pay for Both Day and Night Workers
• Work Local to Your Area
• 28 Days Holiday
• Uniform Provided
• Free Locally Sourced Meals Whilst on Duty
• Full Induction/Training & Development Opportunities
• DBS Check Provided
• Pension Scheme
• Health Assured Employee Assist and Wellbeing Helpline
• £500 Refer a Friend Scheme
• Birthday and Christmas Gift Vouchers
• Overtime Opportunities

Our Core Values: Teamwork, Trust, Honesty, Patience and Resilience values we live by every day.

About the role:

Do you have a passion for food and enjoy making a difference in people’s lives? We are looking for a Cook/Chef to join our friendly team

As we are a care setting operating 7 days a week, this role will include working weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

based on a rolling rota, working alongside our existing chef to provide delicious, home-cooked meals for our residents.

This role offers permanent, full;-time opportunities, with ongoing training and development available for those who wish to progress their career.

What you’ll need:

• Experience in a kitchen environment preferred
• Friendly, reliable, and able to work as part of a team
• A passion for cooking and providing high-quality meals

If you would like to join a warm and supportive environment where your cooking truly matters, we’d love to hear from you!

If you share our core values and are passionate about providing quality care, consider a move to South West Care Homes. We provide expert residential and dementia care to hundreds of people in care homes across the South West.
We are passionate about making lives better, every decision we make is because we care. It’s why we inspire and support our employees to put our residents’ wellbeing at the heart of everything they do.

We are not offering sponsorship or student visas at this time.