Cook (Relief)

Codi Group; Conwy; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous professional development

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Codi Group is seeking a Relief Bank Cook to join our not-for-profit services across Denbighshire, Flintshire and Conwy in North Wales. You will prepare nutritious meals tailored to residents' needs and help foster a warm, community-focused atmosphere.

This role offers flexible hours with no long days or late shifts. A strong emphasis on hygiene, teamwork, and independence is essential, along with an NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Food Preparation/Catering and catering experience.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Food Preparation, Catering or a related subject is essential.
• Catering experience in a commercial kitchen environment is required.
• Good understanding of food hygiene, health and safety and safe working practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious, appetising meals tailored to residents' dietary needs.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene and kitchen cleanliness.
• Plan menus, encourage social interaction and support a warm community atmosphere.
• Work with residents and colleagues to deliver a high-quality service.

Skills

Catering experience

Strong communication

Customer-focused

Independent worker

Team player

Education

NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Food Preparation or Catering

Job description

As part of our not-for-profit organisation, whatever your role, you’ll play a unique part in making a remarkable difference to the lives of thousands of people in communities across Wales.

Love cooking and want work that fits around your life?Join our Relief Bank as a Cook and enjoy the flexibility to choose when you work while making a real difference.Create delicious, nutritious meals, bring people together over great food, and help create a warm, welcoming community atmosphere. With no long days or late evening shifts, you'll enjoy an excellent work-life balance while doing something truly rewarding.

As Cook (Relief) you will work across our 8 Abbeyfield Services in North Wales, covering Denbighshire, Flintshire and Conwy.

In this rewarding role, you'll help enhance residents' quality of life by preparing nutritious, appetising meals tailored to their dietary needs and preferences. You'll maintain high standards of food hygiene and kitchen cleanliness while working closely with residents and colleagues to plan menus, encourage social interaction, and create a warm, community-focused environment.

Skills and Experience Needed

You’ll bring previous catering experience gained in a commercial kitchen environment, along with a passion for preparing high-quality, nutritious meals that make a positive difference to people's lives. An NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in Food Preparation, Catering, or a related subject is essential.

You’ll also have a good understanding of food hygiene, health and safety, and safe working practices, with the ability to maintain high standards of cleanliness and compliance in the kitchen. Strong communication skills, a customer-focused approach, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team will help you succeed in this rewarding role supporting older adults.

Values

At Codi, our values are Compassionate, Authentic, and Progressive. When you join us, you’ll embrace these principles and thrive in an environment shaped by them.

Perks, Benefits and a glimpse into our Codi world

£13.50 per hour

Continuous professional training and development

Blue Light Card Eligibility giving discounts at 15,000 brands.

To explore the full range of benefits, perks and rewards, visit: Careers - Codi

FREDIE

At Codi Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity to rise with us.