Life Skills Support Worker - Cook
Hereford
Salary - £12.26 per hour, plus pension, paid annual leave
Who are we?
NobleCare provides specialised support for people with mental health needs. We offer tailored support packages at our care home in Hereford as well as at our care homes in Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands.
Our success is guided by an intense focus on high quality support that has led all of our services to receive the highest rating from the care regulator. In fact, we have a record of being fully CQC compliant for over five years.
We currently seek a Life Skills Support Worker - Cook to manage our kitchen for our home in Hereford. The responsibilities for this role include:
1. Prepare lunch and dinner for our fourteen residents.
2. Day to day operation of the kitchen, ensuring compliance with health and safety and food hygiene standards.
3. Assisting staff with supporting service users outside of meal times, by preparing snacks and drinks.
4. Planning menus, purchasing food and managing stock.
5. Supporting service users with cooking and baking activities.
We offer:
* Guaranteed hours
* Paid holidays
* Additional earnings
* Flexible annual leave
* Free meals on duty
* Recognition and award schemes
* Paid training, including Diplomas
* Shift work
We are looking for candidates with catering and cooking experience, the ability to work well under pressure, patience, and a willingness to support individuals with complex mental health and behavioural needs. Enthusiasm, commitment, and reliability are also essential qualities.
The candidate should be a strong team player and be willing to take personal responsibility for decisions, in line with NobleCare's values. The right to work in the UK is a requirement, and the successful candidate will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
If you think this might be the job for you, please contact us for an application form.
Unfortunately, due to the large volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to contact all candidates. If you have not heard from us within 7 days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Please apply for other suitable roles in the future.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £12.26 per hour
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
Experience:
* Cooking: 2 years (required)
* Food safety: 2 years (required)
* Food preparation: 2 years (required)
* Kitchen experience: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
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