Bank Cook Homeside Lodge, Wallsend Casual / flexible work - pick the shifts you want to work Pay £12.60 per hour plus great benefits Home, a place where you belong Have you been looking to earn some extra cash, while keeping to your current commitments? Or a job which lets you pick the shifts that you want to work? Now you can! This is an exciting time to join us at Home Group and be part of our brilliant flexible bank. As Cook working on our bank, you’ll be responsible for all kitchen duties at our extra care service. This will include ordering food, menu planning and ensuring all health and safety regulations are maintained. You’ll plan and prepare all meals catering to our diverse customer group, ensuring all meals are nutritional and suit a variety of dietary needs and cultures. What You'll Do Overseeing the management of the kitchen as directed by our Support Coordinator and Service Manager. Preparing and serving three meals a day to our customers, plus tea and snacks. Responsible for ordering supplies, maintaining adequate stocks of food and keeping records of expenditure. Responsibility for the overall cleanliness of the kitchen, pantries etc. Our customers have a variety of support needs and they are all aged 55 with different dietary requirements. Why join us? This is more than a job, it’s a place where you feel valued. You get great training, support from friendly colleagues and a chance to make a real difference every day. 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 confidentiality. Able to relate to vulnerable people with sensitivity. Flexibility to work at short notice, you’ll be the one picking your next shift. The practical bits Flexible working hours Able to use technology for updating stock sheets, ordering food and supplies, keeping records of expenditure and completing online learning. You’ll need a standard DBS check done and we pay for that. 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! What’s in it for you? We’re a living wage employer. That means you’re paid a fair hourly rate. On top of this, you’ll also receive holiday pay. Weekly pay, you’ll be paid one week in arrears. You’ll get access to our brilliant shopping discount scheme with over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays, and days out. Grow with us. You’ll get access to our excellent learning portal to develop your skills further. When you ready for more hours, or to join us in a permanent role, you have access to apply for all of our roles (even the internal only ones!) Find out more Click APPLY NOW to see our Cook Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Roles can close early, so don’t wait. For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk. Work Locations Wallsend (Homeside Lodge) Closing Date Nov.25, 11:59:00 PM