Kitchen Assistant/Cook - Bank

Prime Life; Alcester; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay

Refer a Friend up to £250

Training and progression support

Job summary

Prime Life is hiring a Cook for Meadow View Care Home in Alcester. The role focuses on preparing meals and beverages that meet residents’ dietary needs, withQuality checks and menu planning integrated into daily duties. Training and development support are provided to help you excel and progress within the care team.

Benefits include fully funded DBS, comprehensive holiday pay, and Refer a Friend bonuses, ensuring a stable and rewarding position in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to make a difference for residents.
• Ideally hold a Food Hygiene and/or Catering qualification; training can be provided.
• Willingness to learn and progress with the dedicated team.

Responsibilities

• Preparing meals, snacks and beverages in line with residents' dietary requirements.
• Undertaking quality checks on food prepared and stored.
• Planning menus in line with residents' preferences.
• Assisting with food service to provide a dignified dining experience.
• Maintaining stock records and ordering stock per policy.

Skills

Catering experience

Food hygiene knowledge

Caring nature

Teamwork

Food safety

Education

Food Hygiene qualification

Catering qualification

Job description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

This role will be based at Meadow View Care Home, in Alcester. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 42 residents, living with a range of age related health conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, many of our residents are living with Dementia. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Cook:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.96to £13.32per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Cook include:

• Preparing meals, snacks and beverages in line with our residents’ dietary requirements
• Undertaking quality checks on food prepared and food being stored
• Planning menus in line with the preferences and requirements of our residents
• Assisting with food service to allow our residents a dignified dining experience
• Maintaining stock records in line with company policy and food safety regulations
• Ordering stock and maintaining accurate records
• Maintaining a hygienic and tidy kitchen and supporting with deep cleaning tasks

What we’re looking for in our Cook:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. You will be an experienced Cook, ideally holding a Food Hygiene and/or Catering qualification, though this is not essential as Prime Life can support you with the training necessary for this role.