Trainee Cook

**Trainee Cook**
**Maes Y Dderwen, Wrexham**

**25 hours per week**
**Permanent.**

**Hourly rate is dependent on experience and up to £10.90 per hour
Here at ClwydAlyn, we are looking to recruit a Trainee cook at Maes Y Dderwen that will
work alongside the scheme’s cook and assist in the preparation and provision of meals, and
support the day to day running of the kitchen..

This post is part time and on a permanent basis in our Extra Care Scheme in Wrexham.
- **Are you looking for an excellent work life balance?**
- **Would you like 25 days paid holiday (increasing to 30 days), with the**

**opportunity to sell/purchase more annual leave?**
- **Receive up to 8% employer pension contributions.**
- **Join a Cycle to Work scheme.**
- **Receive eye care vouchers.**
- **Free hot meals provided to all staff.**
- **Excellent enhanced maternity package and many other company benefits.**

**If so, we could be a great match.
**How we work**

Our people are key to our success. Our core objective is focused on tackling poverty
across North Wales where we provide homes and services.

Everything we do is based on our values of **Trust, Kindness and Hope**. We are looking for

someone that lives and breathes these values

**About Us
**ClwydAlyn Housing is a well-established, family friendly and respected provider of housing

and related support services across North Wales, where people live life at the heart of

everything we do. We are an agile working organisation and a member of the Working

Families Group, truly living and breathing our values of trust, hope and kindness.

We are on an exciting journey which will see us implement a new business plan focused on

tackling poverty and providing excellent quality care home services across North Wales.

**About Maes Y Dderwen**:
Maes y Dderwen is a new purpose-built Extra Care Development, offering you the unique
combination of an independent lifestyle, backed up by 24-hour on-site flexible care and
support as you need it, providing you with peace of mind now and for the future.

We have used our extensive experience to develop high quality apartments, which are
purpose built to provide an ideal environment for all your needs, offering flexible care,
support and assistance to promote independence. Our attention to good design extends to
every aspect of the scheme and apartments - insulated to provide energy-efficient comfort,
fitted with technology to help support independent living and designed to be safe and
convenient, yet still providing a modern, stylish, homely environment, set in attractive well
- maintained grounds.

Making new friends is easy, the communal areas are developed to encourage socialising,
and there are a wide range of on-site facilities for you to enjoy.

Maes y Dderwen Extra Care Scheme on Grosvenor Road, is conveniently located in the
centre of Wrexham, with local amenities and shops within walking distance. Transport links
are easily accessible.

**Who are we looking for?**

The post is in one of our Extra Care Schemes in Wrexham in a modern kitchen producing &
delivering the daily lunchtime meal to our 50 tenants in the scheme restaurant at this
Independent Living scheme for older people.
- Someone that will support in the preparation of food, making/baking of desserts
- Assist in maintaining stock levels
- Support the cook/cook in charge/chef in maintaining a clean and safe working

environment.
- A willingness to work towards full requirements of the Cook role and is expected to

complete Level 2 in Hospitality and Catering and a recognised team
leader/management qualification.
- Someone who has had previous experience working within the hospitality / care sector

**Skills and Qualifications required for the role**:

- Basic IT skills
- A strong team player
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Cash handling
- Good general hygiene skills

**This role requires an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check which we**
**pay for.**

We are always striving to improve our recruitment practises and we may send you a follow up