Cook

**Company: Lavender Court**

**Job Title: Cook**

We are now looking for a Cook to join our friendly, professional team.

You will have experience in working in a kitchen and hold a Food Hygiene Certificate. Confident, friendly and enthusiastic, you will really enjoy getting to know our residents. You always strive for the highest standard of catering and will be passionate about food and understand the importance of good quality, home cooking to our residents.

One of your key responsibilities will be preparing meals from the daily menu. You will get to know our residents so will respond to any special dietary requirements or preferences, promoting choice, dignity and respect

You will complete all necessary paperwork such as HACPP, whilst adhering to company policies and procedures

Managing the kitchen supplies, you will also be responsible for checking and maintaining kitchen equipment

Occasionally, you will help cater for ad hoc special events. These may include 100th birthday celebrations, summer BBQ’s and Christmas parties.

Shifts are from 08:00 - 18.00 and include weekends.

Lavender Court is residential home situated in Perranporth, a beautiful seaside town on the outskirts of Newquay. Lavender Court is a Victorian house which provides spacious and homely communal rooms with a conservatory overlooking the boating lake with landscaped gardens at the front. It is a friendly and welcoming home as well as being an amazing place to live and work.

As a company we are hugely supportive of our staff: we pride ourselves on our high-quality training plan which includes lots of Face-to-Face courses and developmental opportunities through to Dip 7. You will have regular, recorded and protected 1:1 supervision with your line manager and you will receive peer to peer support from colleagues.

There are lots more reasons to work with us too. As well as a supportive team environment we offer meals whilst on duty, access to the Blue Light Discount card, entry to the Health Assured Programme and a good rate of pay and a £500 refer a friend scheme.

Lavender Court is a progressive company where Quality Comes First.

**Call or text us - we promise to get back to you within 24 hours**

**Finlee Rowe 01872 571151 or Richie Turner 07894584163**

**We are not offering sponsorship or student visas**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £13.50 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person