Cook

1 week ago

Exeter, United Kingdom The Check House Care Home Full time
Cook Catering and Hospitality - The Check House Care Home Contract: Full Time Salary: £12.41 Per Hour Shift Type: Days Contracted hours: 40

The Check House is an beautiful care home, located in Devon, in the Southwest of England. The building itself is a Grade 11 listed building, with a wonderful bespoke large terrace which has spectacular views of the sea and coastline and is only a short walk from the centre of Seaton. The Check House is registered for 58 residents.

We’re looking for a skilled Cook to join our care home team, where you’ll play a key role in ensuring our residents enjoy high-quality, well-balanced meals every day.

Why This Role Matters

As Cook, you’ll do more than just cook"you’ll be crafting meals that provide comfort, nourishment, and joy to our residents. Your expertise in the kitchen will help create a welcoming atmosphere where food is something everyone looks forward to.

What You’ll Do

  • Meal Preparation: Prepare, cook, and serve both hot and cold meals, ensuring they meet the dietary needs and preferences of our residents.
  • Menu Planning: Work closely with the Head Chef to plan menus that provide a balanced, nutritious diet, making the most of fresh, available ingredients.
  • Kitchen Management: Take charge of day-to-day kitchen management, organizing and controlling food production within budget while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
  • Record Keeping: Maintain accurate records of food supplies and monitor freezer and fridge temperatures to ensure food safety and quality.
  • Stock Management: Ensure proper stock rotation, assist in ordering supplies, check deliveries, and conduct stock valuations as needed.
  • Health & Safety: Uphold statutory Health & Safety standards in the kitchen and dining areas, ensuring a safe and hygienic environment.
  • Cleaning & Maintenance: Ensure all crockery and equipment are cleaned and stored properly and oversee the overall cleanliness of the kitchen and dining areas.

Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications

  • Culinary Qualifications: City & Guilds 706 " 1 & 2, or equivalent qualification (achieved or working towards).
  • Team Player: Ability to work effectively within a team to achieve common goals.
  • Food Hygiene: Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, ensuring you understand and implement best practices in food safety.
  • Communication Skills: Good communication skills to liaise with team members and understand residents’ dietary needs.
  • Initiative: Ability to work independently and take the lead in the kitchen, when the Head Chef isn’t available.

Desired Experience

  • Specialized Food Preparation: Experience in preparing food for the specific needs of our residents.
  • Care Environment Experience: Experience working in a care environment is beneficial but not essential.

Our care home is part of Care Concern Group; a market leading, family-owned care group operating close to 80 homes across the UK. We are passionate about creating fantastic care homes for our residents to live in and a supportive and fun environment for our team to work in.

If you’re passionate about cooking and want to make a real difference in the lives of our residents, we’d love to have you join our team. Bring your culinary skills to our kitchen, where your meals will nourish, delight, and contribute to the well-being of those in our care.

Benefits

  • Pension
  • 5.6 Weeks Annual Leave (Based on a full-time contract)

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