Overview
We are looking for an experienced Cook to join our great team. You will be required to deliver a varied menu that is healthy and nutritionally balanced, meeting specific dietary requirements for customers in our residential care home. Working within an agreed budget, you will have responsibility for an efficiently run kitchen, supervising staff who will assist in food preparation. You will ensure that exceptional levels of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times, meeting Health, Safety and other regulatory requirements. There is also the opportunity to become even more creative, providing catering for our functions and special events. Helping us to celebrate a great range of events throughout the year is a brilliant part of this role!
Responsibilities
* Experience working in a kitchen environment.
Qualifications
* A recognised catering qualification (Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate and additional HACCP accreditation, or Level 4 Food Hygiene Certificate / commitment to work towards).
* Flexibility to work within rostered hours.
* Disability Confident
* Night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday - Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins).
* A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.
About the employer & benefits
Birnbeck House is home for up to 13 adults with complex learning disabilities. We are amongst the highest rated providers of care and supported living services in the UK, with 87% of our services rated good by regulators. In addition to competitive pay, we offer employee rewards such as Wagestream (option to withdraw up to 40% of pay before payday), free Blue Light card with discounts, free DBS check, generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, excellent training programmes relevant to your role and more.
Notes
We are currently under consultation proposing a change to the enhancement rates paid. If the proposal is accepted, from 1 December 2025 new enhancement rates of £1.00 per hour will apply to night working (8pm Monday to 7am Friday) and weekend working (8pm Friday - 7am Monday). This does not apply to Sleep-ins.
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