Mobile Cook Manager - Norse Care

Norse Group; Norwich, King's Lynn; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Norse Group is recruiting a Mobile Cook Manager for Norse Care to serve residents across Norwich and Kings Lynn areas. The role is permanent, 40 hours per week, with shift patterns from 7:30am to 6:30pm and one weekend on/off.

You will lead busy kitchens, manage catering staff, and ensure meals meet dietary needs including IDDSI textures, while following food safety and budget guidelines.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a busy kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchens and catering staff, including preparing, cooking and serving meals to residents.
• Ensure adherence to food safety, health and safety and food allergen policies.
• Use kitchen management systems and collaborate with care teams to deliver person-centred dining.

Job description

Mobile Cook Manager – Norse Care

Norwich - Kings Lynn areas

£15.40 per hour

Joining Norse Group will provide you with a fulfilling role, becoming part of a team that supplies locally source, nutritious and healthy meals to residents within our Care Homes. We offer fully funded accredited courses, excellent career progression, and job satisfaction from giving back to your community and improving people’s lives.

The opportunity:

• Permanent
• 40 hours per week
• Shift Patterns 7.30am - 6.30pm / 1 Weekend on and 1 Weekend off.

A day in the life:

You will become an integral part of our resident’s homes through daily interaction, not just at mealtimes but throughout your working day. Our aim is to ensure the wonderful world of food is available to all, including those with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. The social aspect of dining and the nutritious content of meals is fundamental to the health and wellbeing of residents in our care settings.

As Mobile Cook Manager you will be responsible for managing the kitchens and catering staff including preparing, cooking and serving food to our residents.

The onsite care team will provide you with essential requirements of residents using a detailed catering handover sheet to ensure a collaborative approach to person-centred care.

Our central team will support you in managing food safety, health and safety and food allergens whilst our dedicated menu, promotions and compliance teams will provide you with menu cycles, nutritional information, IDDSI menus and promotional posters giving you time to focus on food.

Our electronic tablet will provide you with access to our kitchen management system and act as a communication tool providing you with regular updates and keeping paperwork to a minimum.

What are we looking for from you?

You will have previous experience working in a busy kitchen environment with an organised approach, alongside a good understanding of the food industry and knowledge of textured modified diets (IDDSI)and working to a set budget.

A passion for delivering fantastic customer service is essential, and we will be looking for you to demonstrate strong communication skills with an adaptable approach to work.

Alongside this, we are looking for people who are passionate about supporting others and who share our core values:

• We care completely.
• We collaborate proactively.
• We act with integrity.
• We pursue better.
• We make it happen.

Why work for Norse Catering?

It’s important to us that we give you the confidence and knowledge to perform your role to the best of your ability. We provide access to award-winning training so our residents get the best care, and you have the tools for fantastic self-development, giving you ownership of your career. We want you to succeed!

From day one of your career, you will have access to a flexible benefits package which offers real value. For a complete list of what we offer

An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, payment will be met by the employer. For details of our DBS policy relating to the recruitment of ex-offenders.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.