Experienced Cook

Experienced Cook

Crowthorne, Berkshire

£11.75 per hour 

39 hours per week

Are you looking for a new rewarding role in catering within social care?

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced catering professional to run a kitchen within a 16 bed residential home at Ravenswood village in Crowthorne. Here we support Adults with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities. This role involves making a diverse and nutritious menu to cater to many dietary requirements, within the guidelines of Kosher cooking. Working as part of a close knit team, you will quickly become part of this special family. Training and support will be provided. The Kitchen team work on a three week rolling pattern, working one weekend in three.

Our fantastic site is made up of eleven different care homes both residential and supported living. Our village is set within numerous acres of open countryside; where we have an activity centre, a hydrotherapy pool and a horse-riding centre which offers a vibrant community for all our residents.

As an Experienced Cook you will:

• Help to support and enrich the home by providing nutritious, well balanced and delicious food in accordance with all dietary requirements.    
• Maintain all aspects of the kitchen; including food purchasing and compliant storage. Ensuring all food served is safe for consumption and in accordance with Kosher preparation and cooking guidelines.
• Maintain the high standard of kitchen and food hygiene within the kitchen and dining area.        
• Adhere to the Health and Safety and Food Standard Agency requirements.      
• Oversee the work practice, skill progression and supervision of the Assistant Cook team members.                                                                                                        

Skills as an experienced cook:

• Previous experience working in catering ideally within a social care or school setting
• Willing to apply creativity and leadership to the role
• Good communicator and ability to stay calm when under pressure
• Good commitment to the autonomy of this role and to the high standards of meal provision

Why Norwood?

• Good hourly rate
• Sociable working hours (typically 8am-6pm)
• Fully paid induction
• Pension Scheme
• Career Progression Pathway
• Employee Assistance Programme
• £300 when you Introduce a Friend

Interested? We'd love to hear from you! Please press apply and our Recruitment team will be in touch very soon. Or for more information, please call our team on 0203 880 1395.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We actively celebrate everyone's different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.

No agencies please.