Cook - Millbrow Care Home

Halton; Widnes; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave

LGPS pension

Life cover with LGPS

Personal development investment

Free car parking

Employee benefits platform

Job summary

Halton Borough Council is seeking a reliable Cook for Millbrow Care Home in Widnes. The role focuses on nutritious, well-balanced meals tailored to residents with individual dietary needs, while maintaining high kitchen cleanliness and food safety standards.

You will work 20 hours per week, support residents’ wellbeing, and collaborate with care staff to ensure optimal nutritional outcomes. The post includes generous holiday entitlements and pension benefits.

Qualifications

• Maintain high standards of food quality, presentation, and portion control.
• Knowledge of International Dysphagia Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI).
• Ensure the kitchen and food preparation areas are kept clean, safe, and hygienic at all times.
• Manage food stock, storage, and rotation to minimise waste and ensure freshness.
• Maintain accurate records in line with food safety requirements.
• Work closely with care staff and management to support residents’ wellbeing and nutritional needs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of food quality, presentation, and portion control.
• Knowledge of International Dysphagia Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI).
• Ensure the kitchen and food preparation areas are kept clean, safe, and hygienic at all times.
• Manage food stock, storage, and rotation to minimise waste and ensure freshness.
• Maintain accurate records in line with food safety requirements.
• Work closely with care staff and management to support residents’ wellbeing and nutritional needs.

Skills

Food quality

Portion control

IDDSI knowledge

Stock management

Food safety

Team collaboration

Job description

Our Story

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports. Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long‑term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services. We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team

Millbrow Care Home is a 44‑bed nursing home in Widnes providing general nursing and specialist dementia care for adults, including long‑term, respite, and palliative care services. We are seeking a hardworking, compassionate, and reliable Cook to join our team. This is an important role within the home, ensuring that residents receive nutritious, well‑balanced, and enjoyable meals that meet their individual dietary needs and preferences.

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food safety within the kitchen, ensuring full compliance with health and safety regulations, food hygiene requirements, and environmental health standards.

Hours: 20 per week

Your Contributions

• Maintain high standards of food quality, presentation, and portion control.
• Knowledge of International Dysphagia Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI).
• Ensure the kitchen and food preparation areas are kept clean, safe, and hygienic at all times.
• Manage food stock, storage, and rotation to minimise waste and ensure freshness.
• Maintain accurate records in line with food safety requirements.
• Work closely with care staff and management to support residents’ wellbeing and nutritional needs.

Our Offer

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary‑linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier‑free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long‑term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you –[e-mail].

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.