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Springcare Ltd; Frodsham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Early pay via Wage Stream

Blue Light Card

Fully funded training

Refer a friend bonus

Wellbeing support

Family friendly policies

Recruitment portal access

Job summary

Springcare Ltd is seeking an enthusiastic member for our kitchen team to support meal preparation and service for residents across our family-run care homes in the UK.

You will work under the head cook, helping maintain high food hygiene standards and responsive resident care. We offer ongoing funded training, progression opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Positive, enthusiastic, and professional approach to residents' care.
• Self-motivated with excellent communication skills.
• Willingness to go above and beyond to ensure high quality service.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation and serving of hot and cold meals.
• Assist head cook to ensure food hygiene regulations are followed.
• Keep kitchen area and equipment clean to hygiene standards.
• Under head cook guidance, maintain records of food supplies and temperatures.
• Be aware of residents' dietary preferences and requirements.

Skills

Communication

Team player

Food hygiene

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

Here is what Ola says, “it is always busy but great to see people enjoy their food. You also get a chance to cook when you feel confident to do so.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed team member to join our kitchen team.

We are a family run group of Residential and Nursing homes in Shropshire, Cheshire and The Wirral and we want you to join our Springcare family. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, who strives to provide a healthy and respectful work culture.

About you:

You will be positive, enthusiastic, and professional and be willing to go above and beyond to ensure our residents receive high quality service. We need someone who is self-motivated and has excellent communication skills.

Desired but not essential:

• Food and hygiene certificate
• Previous experience in a similar role however training will be provided

Responsibilities:

• Assisting with the preparation and serving of hot and cold meals.
• Assisting the head cook to ensure that food is prepared in accordance with food hygiene regulations.
• Helping to keep the kitchen area and equipment clean and to the standard for food hygiene.
• Under guidance of head cook, maintaining accurate records of food supplies and freezer/fridge temperatures
• Being aware of varied preferences and dietary requirements of individual residents

What Springcare can offer to you:

• Permanent full and part time day contracts – with access to our work placed pension scheme
• Early pay using Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay.
• Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers
• Full support with ongoing fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications with career progression opportunities.
• Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support.
• Family friendly policies
• Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal.

Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.