Job Reference:
428b
Application deadline:
17/02/2025
Job Description
Job title:
Cook
Salary:
£12.67 per hour
Location:
The Sandford Nursing Home, Church Stretton, Shropshire
Hours:
To work as bank staff (ad hoc hours, as and when required)
We currently have a great opportunity for a
Cook to join our Care Plus team at The Sandford Nursing Home, Church Stretton, Shropshire on a bank contract (to work as and when required).
The Sandford Nursing Home is a place our residents call home. It's a happy, welcoming atmosphere set amongst the Shropshire hills with luxurious accommodation and expert, nursing-led care and we're looking for caring and supportive individuals to join us. We’re looking for a dedicated professional to bring our values to life and ensure our customers receive outstanding services.
The Role
As a Cook you manage kitchen supply orders, purchasing, and invoicing within budget limits, ensuring all staff follow Health and Safety standards. You will properly store, prepare, and cook food according to hygiene practices and usage dates, collaborate with the Manager to plan a four-week rolling menu considering clients' dietary needs, and address individual dietary requests and feedback on food and menus.
Additionally, you will create and enforce a kitchen cleaning schedule, maintain kitchen and equipment in good working order, ensuring staff adhere to cleaning schedules, and actively participate in food preparation and kitchen cleaning tasks.
Skills and experience required:
To hold current and suitable food hygiene certificate (essential)
Significant kitchen management experience
Recent significant experience of working within a kitchen
Food preparation skills
A commitment to the understanding of good customer service
Organisation and planning skills
Good verbal and written communication skills
To build relationships of trust and respect with residents and staff
Due to the nature of this post, the role is subject to an Enhanced and Adult Barred DBS disclosure.
What we can offer you
As well as a comprehensive induction programme and excellent learning opportunities; with mandatory and specialist training available, we can offer 5.6 weeks annual leave (pro-rata to hours worked). We also offer the option to join our contributory pension scheme, access to a dedicated Employee Healthcare Portal, eye care vouchers and a cycle to work scheme plus more. Please see our
HPG Benefits page for more information.
About us
Housing Plus Group is a leading provider of homes across a range of tenures, to meet identified housing needs. We also deliver regulated care services to help people live independently.
Our dedicated and diverse colleagues are critical to our success. We value our people and offer them challenging and worthwhile careers, providing a sense of achievement in a vital sector. It is important that we offer opportunities to inspire our people to help us to make a positive difference to our customers’ homes, lives and communities.
How to apply
Please apply online with your CV and cover letter. If you need any support in making your application, please email careers@housingplusgroup.co.uk
Closing date: Monday 17th February 2025 - Interviews may take place throughout the advert
We are committed to carrying out safeguarding checks with all our colleagues. These checks may vary according to the role you have applied for, please refer to the job description for this role for details.
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
If you have not received an update within 2 working weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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