Residential Service Cook

Hollybank Trust; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A residential care provider in Mirfield is looking for a Residential Service Cook to prepare and cook meals for residents, ensuring food safety and meeting individual dietary needs. The ideal candidate should have experience in health and social care and possess a positive, person-centered approach. This role offers a part-time schedule and various employee benefits, aiming to foster a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Onsite food and coffee shop

Full employee assistance program

Access to nationally recognized qualifications

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Increasing annual leave with length of service

Qualifications

• Experience preparing and cooking nutritious meals.
• Ability to follow food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Willingness to engage with residents for menu planning.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for residents in service.
• Follow IDDSI guidelines for food consistency.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and safety standards.
• Create weekly menus involving residents.

Skills

Experience in health and social care

Confidence in suggesting new ways of working

Curiosity to learn and develop

Positive and outgoing demeanor

Ability to work in a person-centered way

Job description

Role : Residential Service Cook (Poplars)

Location : Mirfield, WF14 0DQ

Salary : £12.31 / hr

Hours : 20hrs per week, including alternate weekends. Shift times 10:00am - 3pm.

At Hollybank Trust we believe in providing high-quality, person-centred care to the adults and young people we support. Our dedicated residential teams work with our therapists, enrichment team, and clinical team to ensure that we provide quality of life, for life.

Download job description: 2023 08 09 Cook (Residential Service) JD.pdf

Key responsibilities

• To prepare and cook nutritious meals for the adults in the service.
• To follow IDDSI guidelines, ensuring that food is prepared to the right consistency for each individual. (Training given)
• To create and maintain a recipe book that social care staff can follow in your absence.
• To support social care staff and individuals to prepare meals and snacks in line with Food Safety.
• To maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen and appliances to a standard required to meet the food safety regulations.
• To create a weekly menu by involving the adults and ensuring that the menu meets individual dietary requirements.

All training will be given, and you do not need to be a driver to apply for this role. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates who have experience in health and social care, although this is not essential.

What we look for from our staff

• Confidence - Suggesting new ways of working, not being afraid to ask questions, challenging poor practice when you see it.
• Curiosity - Not seeing any lack of experience as a barrier, asking why we do things in the way we do them, and looking for ways to learn and develop.
• Happiness - Being a reliable and positive person, being outgoing and vibrant, and enjoying the work you do.
• Kindness - Putting the adults first and working in a person-centred way, supporting your colleagues, and looking after yourself!

What we offer

• Onsite food and coffee shop-Mirfield site only.
• Discount and reward portal
• Full employee assistance program
• Accessible Mental Health First aiders
• Life insurance style policy
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Initial DBS funded
• Access to nationally recognized qualifications
• Quarterly coffee mornings and annual celebrations
• Staff recognition awards
• Level Pay- Early access to wages
• Increasing annual leave with length of service -
• Overtime rates over FTE working hours
• Bank holiday bonus ratesDedicated wellbeing support and access to departmental wellbeing activities
• Enhanced pension scheme

To find out more, please contact Trish Cawood (Registered Manager) on 01924 490833 or [e-mail] or if you need help with your application email our recruitment team [e-mail]

Unfortunately we are not able to offer sponsorship to work in the UK, and we do ask that you have at least 6 months of UK based work experience before applying for this role.

Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment policy.

If the candidate does not have a DBS, Hollybank will pay for the DBS check. If the candidate leaves voluntarily in their first 12 months, £58.50 will be deducted from their final salary payment.

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Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job.