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Bank Chef
LOCATION: Eastbourne
SALARY: Up to £14.52 per hour
HOURS: Flexible
Shinewater Court is located in Eastbourne and offers accommodation and support to adults with a range of disabilities including cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and disabilities resulting from accidents or stroke. We are a passionate and committed team, delivering a high standard of care and rehabilitation. Our Support Workers and wider Team thrive on working together to enable our service users to be as independent as possible and achieve their rehabilitation goals. We will train you to provide personalised support to our adult residents. You will follow individual support plans to meet the needs and aspirations of each person. The focus is developing independent living skills: personal hygiene, meal preparation, exercise, leisure activities, socialising – the daily routine of regular life. You’ll get huge job satisfaction from seeing the people you are supporting do more for themselves and live the life they want to live. If you’re interested in building a career, we’re here to support you all the way on your own journey.
Why join us?
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units, and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse, and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
The Role:
As a Chef, you are responsible for:
1. Ensuring a high level of service for all meal times.
2. Reporting any defects to equipment to the Service Manager.
3. Supervising the catering functions within the Service, preparing home-cooked meals for our residents, including catering for blended diets, in accordance with staff instructions.
4. Adhering to all statutory requirements and good practices as laid out by all authorities involved.
5. Observing and operating standards of cleanliness and hygiene that meet legislation related to the registration of the Service.
6. Communicating with residents to ensure their dietary needs are met.
7. Supporting and promoting decisions and initiatives by the Manager.
8. Carrying out any reasonable duties requested by senior staff to aid the smooth running of the Service.
9. Auditing compliance of standards within the kitchen, maintaining health and hygiene standards as the Chef.
Rewards:
* A competitive rate of up to £14.52 per hour
* 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Excellent training and support
* Group life assurance
* Company Pension
* Eye voucher scheme
* Free parking
* Nationwide employee staff discounts including eating out and shopping
* Blue Light Card: discounts online and in-store for NHS, emergency services, social care sector, and armed forces
We also prioritize employee wellbeing and support. Career development is a focus, and we will ensure you receive all necessary training and learning opportunities to achieve your goals. To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button.
Please note: We will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled. We recommend applying as soon as possible. All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks.
Brainkind is a Disability Confident Employer. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion, recognizing, celebrating, and living our values through inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums.
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