Salary: Starting Salary is £25,992 pro rata (£13.47 per hour) (Level one) rising to £26,835 (£13.91) (Level Three).
Location: Crocus Fields, Arkwright Walk, Nottingham, NG2 2HN
Starting salary: £25,992 pro rata (£13.47 per hour) rising to £26,835 (£13.91) on first year anniversary, subject to satisfactory completion of a probation period.
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Nottingham City Council is looking to appoint a Cook at Crocus Fields short breaks unit for children and young people with disabilities. Crocus Fields offers care to young people who have severe learning disabilities and physical disabilities, many of whom are on the autistic spectrum.
The role requires an ability to provide a flexible catering service to meet the needs of service users and staff. The principal duties will include providing meals to meet varied dietary needs of the young people, ordering and purchasing food, menu planning, managing the food budget, offering nutritious and well-balanced meals, and completing all the necessary legislative administrative tasks and domestic duties. This post is predominantly one where you will be expected to work using your own initiative.
You will work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and occasionally weekends when required and undertake any training as necessary to meet the needs of the home.
To apply for this role please ensure that you respond to the following items taken from the person specification of this role in your application:
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
* Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team.
* A considerate and positive approach to working with people of different race, age, culture, gender, sexual orientation, and physical/learning disabilities.
* Able to provide economical, nutritious, well-presented meals of good quality that meet the nutritional needs of young people, within the resources available.
* Able to cater for special diets relating to culture, health, or religion.
* Experience of cooking for similar numbers.
* Able to plan a menu to provide for a diverse client group.
For informal enquiries please contact Joanne Wright or Ella Lawrence-Cowling, Tel: 0115 8762284 Email:
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