Cook in Borehamwood)

Ad Warrior Ltd; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Gift vouchers for good/outstanding CQC

Recognition program

Training package

Annual leave 25 days + 8 bank holidays

Pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Shaf tesbury New Court Place is recruiting a part-time Cook in Borehamwood to cater for residents with diverse medical and dietary needs. The role requires a well-organised, team-ready approach and the ability to work independently where required.

The service is a residential setting in Hertfordshire with nursing care for adults. The position notes that visa sponsorship is not available due to Home Office salary requirements.

Qualifications

• Catering for all people supported within the service, meeting a wide range of medical and specific dietary requirements.
• Well-organised approach and ability to work as part of a team or on your own.

Responsibilities

• Cater for all people supported within the service, meeting medical and dietary requirements.
• Work effectively as part of a team or independently.

Job description

Cook (Part Time)

Location: Borehamwood

Salary: £13.75 per hour

Hours: 15 hours per week

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury New Court Place we are recruiting for a Cook.

Please note this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship, as the salary requirements set by the Home Office are not satisfied.

We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce.

We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by our core values, Shaftesbury strives to Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous in all that we do.

Our disability services across adult care, children's care and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible and personalised care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.

About the role

As a Cook you will be required to cater for all people supported within the service, meeting a wide range of medical and specific dietary requirements.

You will need to have a well-organised approach and the ability to work effectively as part of a team or on your own.

New Court Place, Hertfordshire, is a residential home with nursing care for 24 adults with physical and intellectual disabilities, plus respite care and services for 16-18 year olds.

Our home is a large accessible building. Our spacious and welcoming environment provides modern facilities with daily nursing care.

Benefits of working at Shaftesbury

At Shaftesbury, we know that our workers are our greatest asset. We're proud to have some of the best and most committed staff in the sector - and we want to attract more people like you to work with Shaftesbury. We're now offering even more great benefits to reward the work of our wonderful staff, which is listed below:

• Happy Birthday to you! As well as sending you a birthday card, all frontline care staff can have the opportunity to take the day off on their birthday, taken from your annual entitlement.
• Great CQC, great reward. If your service is rated good or equivalent by CQC in all domains, all staff will receive a £30 gift voucher. If rated outstanding, all staff will receive a £50 gift voucher.
• We want to reward staff in a range of ways for their hard work. You can be nominated for a recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and you may also be nominated to receive a gift voucher up to £50 for going above and beyond within your role.
• Excellent training package provided for all staff.
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for the first 5 years. Increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years.
• Pension Scheme.
• Access to our employee assistance program.

Shaftesbury is the disability charity that's committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.

What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - it's the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up - to Shaftesbury.

Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.

Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.

Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.