Cook

Earn £12.60 per hour and get great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Permanent, part time (20 hpw), working on a rota basis.

Homeside Lodge, Wallsend NE28 0HG

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. You’ll also 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.

• Providing a food provision for adults over 55.

• 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

Why join us

You’ll join Sarah Hill (SCSM) and Jessica Holman (CSM) and our Homeside team, we’re super passionate about what we do! We’re proud of our 5-star food hygiene rating and the fresh food choices we provide to customers. Join us and be part of one of the UK’s 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

• 2 x 10 hours shifts per week on a rota basis

• Able to use technology for e-learning and paperwork uploads etc.

• You’ll need a 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.

• Instant pay access with Stream

• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car?Save money with us.

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Cook Job Description, find out about us, for help to applyandfor all our benefits Roles can close early, so don’t wait.

For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.