Cook

Overview

The role of the Cook is to prepare and serve healthy balanced meals to residents in our homes. You will oversee weekly budgets and shopping lists. On occasion you will work alongside other staff or residents in the kitchen, ensuring everyone’s safety is paramount.

Responsibilities

• Creating appropriate, exciting and well-balanced menus for residents
• Preparing and serving meals for the home
• Ensuring all special dietary needs are followed
• Familiarising yourself with residents’ allergens
• Preparing food to a high standard
• Maintaining relevant records and controlling stock rotation
• Ensuring the kitchen is always clean and hygienic
• Completing weekly food shops whilst managing the budget and adhering to all safety standards
• Setting a professional example with all working methods, procedures, personal presentation, timekeeping and hygiene
• Maintaining health and safety at work practices at all times

Qualifications

• Organised and willing to learn
• Committed and enthusiastic approach
• The ability to maintain the required quality and service standards set
• A can-do attitude
• Satisfactory written and verbal communication skills

Compensation

Hours: 24 | Salary: £12.80 – £12.80 /hour

Benefits

• Holiday entitlement – starting from 28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Sick pay entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme – comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff
• Refer a friend scheme – enjoy a payment of £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care
• Choiceversary – staff receive vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate their commitment to Choice Care
• Christmas bonus – vouchers for all staff members
• Life insurance
• Annual staff awards – this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners in total
• Complex in‑house training – includes our Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and our Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars
• A paid day off on your birthday
• Free monthly prize draw – all frontline care colleagues are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. Three winners, selected at random, receive £500 each, tax‑free
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Reclaim prescription costs for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and access free feminine hygiene products while on shift
• Stream – a financial wellbeing app that enables you to track your earnings; save with high‑street beating interest rates; choose to access your earnings ahead of pay day with flexible pay; receive discounts with hundreds of retailers; learn with financial coaching and education, and much more
• Minimum service periods applicable to some benefits

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