Weekend Chef
Do you have catering experience?
Are you looking for a new challenge?
Do you enjoy working with friendly and caring people?
If yes apply now!
We currently have an opportunity for a skilled individual who will support our Catering Team in our residential care home for older people in Stowmarket. View our cosy home here
This role is ideal for a person who is confident to lead a small team and has the skills to make delicious meals and baked items. You will be working with a small but mighty team & have plenty of laughs. The role is for alternate weekends but every weekend could be available for the right candidate.
Finborough Court is a modern and spacious home in the quiet, rural village of Great Finborough. Our staff provide residential care, dementia care and respite care for 32 residents.
Have a watch here of "What it means for us, to work in a Christian Care Home like ours": https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w
Responsibilities:
* Prepare, cook and serve nutritionally balanced and attractive meals with due regard to preferences and special dietary needs.
* Observe food hygiene regulations.
* Observe all minimum temperature and food hygiene regulations during cooking, reheating and serving of food.
* Maintain the kitchen and food storage rooms, crockery, cutlery and utensils in a high state of cleanliness and tidiness.
* Maintain all records when on duty.
* Attend meetings and training activities as required.
* Work as part of a team and be willing to take on any task, within your capabilities, to provide an excellent service to our residents.
We offer a full induction to the work and also provide other training as required by the post.
For more details please take a look at the Job Description
About you:
* You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have empathy with them;
* You must enjoy cooking and be able to cook and prepare food to a good standard;
* A basic food hygiene certificate and a food-related qualification would be an advantage but is not essential, as long as you have cooking skills and experience.
For more details please take a look at the Person Specification.
Hours:
Alternate weekend working
Shifts: 32 hours across 4 weeks (or option to work 64 hours across 4 weeks by working every weekend)
Timings: 7.00 AM to 3.00 PM
Bank shifts also available
Benefits:
* Training & development
* 5.6 weeks holiday including bank holiday
* Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
* Paid DBS checks
* Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
* Ongoing support from management
* Flexible working: various working hours
* Team events
* Pension scheme
* Care Friends referral
* Medicash
* Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme.
* Long-standing service rewards
* Birthday rewards
- What our staff say about us: ..."I have never worked at such a friendly and supportive home with such a wonderful family and team of staff, led by such dedicated mangement." ... -
Pilgrims' Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested
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