Chef/Cook jobs in Hinckley

Chef/Cook

Job Type : Permanent, Full Time

Salary : £9.50/hour

About The Role

** This is a 40 hour vacancy **

** Alternate weekend work **

Calling all people who are kind, caring and want to make a difference by joining our team of key workers: your community needs you! We need people to rally together and join our teams to support society's most vulnerable during these unprecedented times and beyond.

For you, this will mean managing the kitchen team to cook and serve nutritious, healthy meals that our residents will love. You'll provide great choice, considering cultural preferences and special dietary requirements. Managing the kitchen supplies, you will also be responsible for checking and maintaining kitchen equipment. You will complete all necessary paperwork such as COSHH, HACPP, whilst adhering to company policies and procedures. Occasionally, you will help cater for ad hoc special events. These may include 100th birthday celebrations, summer BBQ's and Christmas parties. Whether you're managing the food stock, working out how to make the most of your budget, or liaising with central support teams on nutrition standards compliance – you'll always have resident wellbeing in mind above anything else..

Become a key worker and make difference.

We are committed to providing the quickest possible turnaround from the point of making you a job offer to you starting with us on day one.

About You

For you, that will mean managing the kitchen team to cook and serve nutritious, healthy meals that our residents will love. You'll provide great choice, considering cultural preferences and special dietary requirements. And, whether you're managing the food stock, working out how to make the most of your budget or liaising with central support teams on nutrition standards compliance, you'll always have resident wellbeing in mind above anything else.

We're looking for someone with an S/NVQ2 in Catering & Hospitality or Professional Cookery, a minimum Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate and an understanding of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points. Beyond that, it's all about your brilliant, positive energy and natural ability to get along with people. You'll be organised to meet service times, thrive on autonomy to plan and prioritise and have a knack for following recipes perfectly. And, whenever you communicate with a resident or co-worker, you'll be truly considerate and kind.