Are you a creative and friendly Cook with a passion for preparing nutritious and well-balanced meals? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Part time Cook to join our team based in our care home in Gillingham, Kent on a permanent basis, working up to 20 hours per week. This may include some weekend working. (Flexible hours can be considered). The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary of £12,057 per annum as well as other generous BENEFITS which include: Company funded health cash plan Access to the Flexible Benefits Portal where you can tailor benefits to your individual needs Generous annual leave up to 30 days plus bank holidays (pro rata for p/t) Free on-site meals whilst on shift Fantastic pension scheme, matched up to 8% Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary Fully funded DBS, renewals and DBS update service subscriptions Company sick pay scheme 'Smart Health', which includes unlimited access to online, telephone and video GP Access to private holiday flat in Torquay Wellbeing Support - our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme includes free counselling and legal advice Eyecare & Flu vouchers Menopause support Enhanced Maternity Pay Access to Blue Light Card discounts Long Service Awards Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Preparing, cooking, and serving well balanced and nutritious food and ensuring that food is stored according to food hygiene legislation Promoting high standards and complying with all relevant legislation and regulations Carrying out food and fridge temperature checks, and recording as necessary Interacting with our service users daily and overseeing service user activities within the kitchen. Planning menus in consultation with the manager and service users and ensuring that there are sufficient quantities of stock to enable the meals to be prepared Ensure that all areas of the kitchen are kept to a high standard of cleanliness and the cleaning schedule is adhered to. To view the complete job description, please copy and paste this link into your web browser https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uNIAWavqMX56HBpwkX-YTOmSVRsN-9fj/view?uspdrive_link If you want to join our team as our Cook please apply now as we would love to hear from you. Closing date: 26th January 2025 We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants. A satisfactory enhanced DBS check is required for this role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicant's right to work in the UK. About LANGLEY TRUST For over 65 years Langley Trust has been supporting people with convictions to transform their lives. As a Christian charity working across England, we believe everyone deserves another chance. With a wide range of services - including complex needs care, supported housing, and specialist advice services - our work prevents crime, promotes rehabilitation, and reduces the risks of re-offending. Diversity and Inclusion is integral to Langley Trust. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. Curious to know our story click Who We Are Still curious about how we do it, click What We Do We're proud to be an Investors in People Gold employer which means we invest in our people. This is a huge achievement as our assessment covers the last 3 years of unprecedented challenges through the pandemic; additionally, Investors in People have raised the bar and acknowledge that it is harder now to secure the Gold standard than in previous years as they want to keep it meaningful. Disability Confident As a Level 2 Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application. About The Shrubbery The Shrubbery is a 28 bed registered care home for men with multiple and complex needs, including substance misuse, mental health issues and physical care needs. This role is eligible for consideration under the Employee Referral Scheme. For further information around the referring principals and scope, please consult the Employee Referral Scheme Guide.