Residential Service Cook (Poplars)

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Lower Hopton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Hollybank Trust seeks a Residential Service Cook to provide nutritious meals and maintain high food safety standards in a supportive environment. The role emphasizes a person-centred approach to care, requiring confidence, curiosity, and kindness. Comprehensive training will be provided, and the position offers excellent benefits and a positive working environment.

Benefits

Fully funded enhanced DBS check

Competitive Salary

Online Reward Gateway

EAP

Pension

Free Parking

Employee Recognition Awards

CSP

Nationally recognised qualifications

Training & Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in health and social care preferred but not essential.
• Training provided for IDDSI guidelines and food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook nutritious meals for adults in the service.
• Follow IDDSI guidelines for food consistency.
• Create and maintain a recipe book.

Skills

Confidence

Curiosity

Happiness

Kindness

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Residential Service Cook (Poplars)

Reference: MAY20250112

Expiry date: 20:00, Sun, 22nd Jun 2025

Location: Poplars

Benefits: Fully funded enhanced DBS check, Competitive Salary, Online Reward Gateway, EAP, pension, Free Parking, Employee Recognition Awards, CSP, Nationally recognised qualifications and more

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 cilnical team to ensure that we provide quality of life, for life.

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 recieving 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:

• A competitive salary and great pension scheme.
• An employee rewards scheme with retail discounts and more.
• A comprehensive employee assistance program, including support for mental health, a company sick pay scheme, and a life insurance benefit.
• A fantastic, open, and supportive working environment.
• Training & Development opportunities to support your development.
• A wealth of opportunities to gain experience in a variety of skills.

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.

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We want people from underrepresented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBTQIA+) communities to succeed at Hollybank Trust and our policies and procedures ensure that this can happen. Clickhere to find out more about our approach to equality and diversity.

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.