Weekend Cook

Job description
Glenhurst Lodge care home is looking for a Weekend Cook to join their team, cooking for our residents on Saturdays and Sundays 9-3 (enhanced rate of x1.25 for Sundays).

The Weekend Cook is an important part of our team, providing nutritious hearty foods for our service users.

About us

Bramley Health is a specialist health and social care provider. We support men and women of working age who pose variations of mental health challenges within our homes, to maximise their independence to live a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Glenhurst Lodge is a 22 bedded care home for just male service users situated in Maidstone, with beautiful grounds and spacious communal areas for our service users to enjoy.

About the role

Nutrition is an important part of providing the perfect care to our service users, and the Weekend Cook does just this! You will have all dietary requirements/ cultural requirements, and a genuine interest in the wellbeing of our service users, to serve up meals following these guidelines.

Responsibilities
• Preparing nutritious meals for service users in line with guidelines/ requirements
• Daily cleaning and maintenance of the kitchen and equipment
• Maintain inventory of kitchen equipment and produce
• Utilise knowledge of HACCP and current food regulations
• Interaction with service users to reflect their food choices

Key skills
• Food hygiene level 2 certification
• Previous experience of food preparation in a commercial/ domestic/ hospital or care setting
• Warm, approachable personality to engage with service users and vulnerable adults with ease
• Confident managing kitchen alone including cleanliness

Benefits
• Training and development opportunities
• Retail discounts including food shopping, clothes, electronics
• Travel discounts for holidays
• Energy bill savings
• Online courses virtual, live and interactive to upskill yourself
• Help the planet, plant trees, save turtles!24/7 confidential counselling

If you are interested in the position of weekend cook, then click apply today or contact us directly.