Cook

Cook

Pay £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum), with great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw), working 4 days on and 4 days off rolling rota (start 07:30 finish 19:30)

Watergate Court, Lobley Hill, Gateshead

We can’t offer a CoS for this role

Home, a place where you belong

We have a fabulous job opportunity for you to join our awesome team as a Cook, where you’ll be responsible for the kitchen duties.

You’ll be ordering all the food, menu planning and ensure all health & safety regulations are in place.

As our Cook, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that all stock is recorded when received and expenditure records are maintained.

You’ll plan and prepare all meals catering to our diverse customer group to ensure all meals suit a variety of dietary needs and cultures.

What you’ll do


* Overseeing the management of the kitchen as directed by the service manager.


* Responsible for ordering supplies and maintaining adequate stocks of food.


* Responsibility for the overall cleanliness of the kitchen, pantries etc.


* Maintain stock sheets and do stock checks as required 


* Customer group consists of customers over 65 years old

Why join us

You’ll be part of a team that’s warm, supportive and full of energy.

We’re big on development and some of our Advisors have gone on to become HR Business Partners.

We care about your wellbeing and offer flexibility to help you thrive.

Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!

You have


* Previous experience in catering work.


* Good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to keep calm under pressure.


* An understanding of the principles of confidentiality


* Flexibility and ability to relate to vulnerable people with sensitivity. 

Stronger together

We do our best work when we’re ourselves.

That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work! 

The practical bits


* You'll work a rote of 4 days on 4 days off starting at 07:30 and finishing at 19:30


* Able to use technology for use of Microsoft outlook and oracle.


* You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.

What’s in it for you?


* 34 days leave (including bank hols and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, and time off for volunteering too! 


* Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum.

We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.


* Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out.

Looking for a new phone, bike or car?  Save money with us.


* We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!

 

Find out more

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