About The Company
Our mission is to create a nurturing and comfortable environment where the people we support receive the highest quality of care from our skilled and passionate team. Our services stand out because they reflect our core values.
Our values:
1. Supportive - promoting opportunities for everyone so they can reach their full potential.
2. Ambitious - to provide the best possible outcomes for the people who use our services.
3. Loyal - putting the people that we support and our staff at the centre of everything we do and delivering on our promises.
4. Unique - ambitious and innovative about the diversity of the services that we provide without compromising quality.
5. Transparent - being open, honest and fostering a culture of mutual respect.
6. Engaging - working in partnership with the people that we support, our staff and all our stakeholders.
We encourage everyone to experience a meaningful life by being aspirational and by offering opportunities.
Why choose us?
At Salutem Care and Education, we believe that happy employees create a positive impact. That's why we prioritise the well-being of our colleagues and their families. With our Salutem Extras benefits platform, we offer a comprehensive range of perks designed to support you in every aspect of your life. Some of our benefits are:
Emotional Support Benefits:
* Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 emotional, financial and legal support for you and your partner from qualified counsellors.
* Hub of Hope - access to the UK’s leading mental health database.
* Medito App - explore how meditation can boost your wellbeing.
* Bereavement support – licensed counselling service, support groups and resources.
Medical Support Benefits:
* Free Online GP – 24/7 access to a qualified GP for you and your household.
* Health Cash Plan – claim back on a range of healthcare expenses.
* Cancer Cover – support with bills, alternative therapies in the event of a diagnosis.
* My Menopause Centre – Discounted access to tailored treatments.
Financial Support Benefits:
* Wagestream - flexible pay, savings building, credit building card, flexible loans.
* Freeze your utility bills – saving you up to £329 per year.
* Money helper – personalised action plans to help manage bills.
* Life Assurance – protection from day one of employment.
Physical Support Benefits:
* Online workouts – easy to follow videos to work out from home or at the gym.
* Cycle to work scheme – save on tax and NI costs.
* Gym discounts – no join up fees and up to 20% off gym memberships.
* National trust and discounted days off – wide range of activities for you and your family.
Still not convinced?
We have been recognised as a Top Employer in the United Kingdom and named as a Top 50 Inspiring Workplace. We are a Disability confident committed company, employing nearly 3000 colleagues and supporting nearly 2000 people.
About The Role
Job scope:
* Prepare and cook food for service users and staff, following all guidelines for food hygiene and health and safety.
* Control of ALL food that leaves the kitchen.
* Maintain exceptional housekeeping standards.
* Take full responsibility for the cleaning of the kitchen.
* Deliver exceptional customer service.
Job Responsibilities:
* Preparation and cooking of all food.
* Monitoring and guiding staff while working in the kitchen.
* Help with the input of new menus, working with those living in the home to promote healthy balanced eating.
* Completing all required documentation legally and by Salutem.
* Working closely with the line manager on food-related issues.
* Ensuring food preparation areas are clean and tidy.
* Stock rotation and stock take completion.
* Daily and weekly ordering of all food-related stock.
* Ensuring all equipment used is safe and clean.
* Maintaining a professional appearance at all times while at work.
* Being aware of the aims and objectives of the services.
* Undertaking any other duty deemed reasonable as required by your manager.
* Adhering to health and safety policy and procedures.
Inductions and training are a priority, and we’re committed to supporting you to find your feet when you join us. We’ll pay for any training you need to do your job. We also have an internal staff communications app, Blink, where everyone has a voice and can lean on each other for daily support and celebrate success too.
For a more confidential chat, you can access the Employee Support Helpline for issues including financial advice, health and well-being and more.
We have a massive duty of care towards those we support who are often the most vulnerable in society, which is why our staff are encouraged to keep up to date with vaccines and focus on self-care too.
You can find out more about us on our recruitment site. There’s information about the team, our benefits, training and what makes us 'HumanKind’. If you like the look of us, register your interest for a role. You never know, you might find a job to love, just around the corner!
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