Cook - Glastonbury Care Home

Consortium; Glastonbury; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medicash Health Plan

Blue Light Card discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Refer a friend bonus

DBS check process

Job summary

Consortium in the United Kingdom is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support the Head Chef in planning, organising, preparing and serving high-quality, nutritious meals for residents and visitors, ensuring meals reach service points accurately and on time.

You will uphold strict cleanliness and health-and-safety standards while working as part of a busy team. The role includes weekend shifts and flexible hours, with opportunities for further training and career development.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a catering environment is essential.
• Willingness to undergo training and achieve relevant qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head Chef with planning, preparing and presenting meals.
• Maintain high kitchen cleanliness and safety standards.
• Deliver correct quantities to service points on time.
• May step in for Head Chef when absent and carry out responsibilities.

Skills

Catering skills

Teamwork

Job description

Pay: £13.31 - £14.61 per hour, depending on experience

Highlighted points for this job

'Assisting Head Chef with meal planning and preparation'

'Required to maintain high kitchen cleanliness and safety standards'

'Competitive rates of pay and benefits including Medicash Health Plan'

'Opportunity for further training and career development'

About the role

To assist the Head Chef with planning, organising, preparing, presenting, and serving high-quality, nutritious meals for residents and visitors.

Ensure all food is produced to our high standards and the correct quantities are delivered to relevant service points at the right time.

Maintain high cleanliness throughout the kitchen and ensure all of Brunelcare’s Health and Safety procedures are implemented.

If required, you may be asked to step in for the Head Chef if they are absent and carry out their responsibilities.

About you

Previous experience in a catering environment and excellent catering skills are essential.

Available to work various hours and shift patterns, including weekends.

Work well within the team, maintaining effective communication at all times.

Willingness to undergo further training and development and attain relevant qualifications and specialised experience where required.

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)

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

Optima Health Employee Assistance Programme (provides a range of free, confidential services) and in-house Mental Health First Aiders available

£200 refer a friend bonus

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.

Brunelcare is committed to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and this is embedded in our strategy and supported through our policies and processes. We welcome the opportunity to make reasonable adjustments where this would support you to make an application.