Supper Cook

Greensleeves Care; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected care charity is seeking a dedicated Cook to join its team. In this role, you will prepare and serve nutritious meals, ensuring high standards of kitchen hygiene and food safety. You will use seasonal ingredients and cater to diverse dietary needs, making a meaningful contribution to the quality of life for residents. This position offers a supportive work environment and comprehensive benefits, including pension contributions and training opportunities.

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

Salary Death in Service Benefit

Length of Service Awards

Voluntary Lifestyle Benefits

Cycle to Work Scheme

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend Scheme

Free DBS Check

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment is essential.
• Understanding of dietary needs in caring settings.
• Ability to manage and supervise kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve meals while ensuring hygiene standards.
• Cater for special occasions and dietary requirements.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in the kitchen.

Skills

Food Preparation

Hygiene Standards

Team Management

Education

Food Hygiene Certification

Job description

Location: Sevenoaks
Pay details: £13.90 per hour
Hours: 35 hours per week

How to Apply

Call us on 01732741488, or email your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the criteria of the person specification to [e-mail]

About Us

Would you like to continue your career with one of the most respected care charities?

At Greensleeves Care we deliver exceptional 24-hour residential, dementia and nursing care to older people across our 28 care homes in England. We are an accredited Living Wage employer and Greensleeves Care are endorsed with Skills for Care and an Assured City and Guilds provider who offer a range of free learning and development to our colleagues.

As a Cook, you will:

• Ensure that seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables are used whenever possible.
• Cater for special occasions within the home.
• Prepare, cook and serve meals.
• Clear and wash up after meal preparation.
• Ensure that the kitchen hygiene and safety rules are observed.
• Ensure that the kitchen is cleaned after use and at the end of each shift leave the kitchen in a clean and hygienic state.

To apply, you will need:

• Experience of working in a kitchen environment
• Experience of serving food in a professional environment
• Relevant food hygiene and food preparation qualifications
• An understanding of the importance of food for residents including a balanced and varied diet
• Experience in Managing and supervising staff

Rewards & Benefits Package

• Company pension scheme – employers contribution matched up to 6%
• 2 x Salary Death in Service benefit
• Length of Service Awardsat 5,10,20,30,40 and 50 year
• Voluntary Lifestyle Benefits through the Hapi App
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Wellbeing Thrive App
• Refer a Friend scheme (you can earn up to £300 per referral)
• Free learning and development – Opportunities to undertake RQF level qualifications with an endorsed Skills for Care provider
• Free DBS

DBS – The successful applicant will be appointed subject to providing evidence of ISA first and enhanced DBS disclosure. This post is not subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.Greensleeves Care is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community

Greensleeves CareCore Values

Respect– We treat residents and colleagues with dignity and value their unique life experiences and personal contributions.

Openness– We act openly and honestly, building confidence in our intentions and behaviour. We choose words and actions that are sincere, not misleading.

Responsibility– We are committed to meeting the needs of others and behave responsibility towards residents and colleagues, being careful of the choices we make.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Please note this role is open to UK-based candidates only.