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To apply for this job you must be an employee of Kirklees Council for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date - and have successfully completed your probationary period. Please note that if you work for an Academy you are not an employee of the Council.

Do you want a job with a high level of satisfaction? Are you a caring person? Do you enjoy making people happy and feel safe? Then we have the perfect role for you!

The Home and Its Staff:

Claremont House is a beautiful modern, 40 bed care facility located in the village of Heckmondwike that cares for adults over 65 years with a diagnosis of Dementia.
Our home offers security and safety in a home-from-home environment, working with families during what can often be a worrying time, to ensure our staff are providing residents with the extra support and understanding they now need in their daily life.

Claremont House has 4 lovely furnished suites (Lavender, Orchid, Iris, and Rose), each suite includes a freshly decorated lounge and several rooms for residents. Each room is either made to feel like a bedroom or a little apartment, depending on the resident’s preference.

With fantastic facilities, our residents can enjoy their days either sitting in the conservatory listening to the record player, delight in a hot beverage or play the piano in the Café, take a stroll around the large garden and pop into the wellbeing pod or visit the onsite hairdresser or our activity/sensory room.

Here at Claremont, the management carefully considers and ensures all dementia needs are catered for, for example all residents ensuite bathrooms are getting replaced with new ones to accommodate a more assisted bathroom layout with a neutral rather than blue floor; our elevator mirror is covered with art work painted by a staff family member; residents even have a special dementia sitting room to relax in, with old time furniture and ornaments such as the Coronation Street flying Ducks.

With over 60 happy staff, the Claremont team work hard to ensure the residents remain at the centre of all that we do, often going the extra mile to make our residents feel special and engaged with celebrations such as raffles, parties, and movie nights.

Testimonial from one of our team:

One of the recently recruited team members at Claremont House said, “The moment I walked in the door, I immediately felt like part of the family, I love it here, such a supportive brilliant team”.

Another who has been working there just over a year said, “I love it because every day is different and a challenge, this job is rewarding when you see the smile on the residents faces”.

The Role:

As Cook, you will be responsible for preparing, cooking, and presenting meals and sweet items, while providing a high-quality customer-focused service.

As part of this role you will:

• Provide nutritious home cooked meals meet that meet the needs of each individual
• Support the team to plan, develop and improve nutrition and hydration for each individual
• Work as part of a team to provide excellent customer care

What we need from you:

• To be able to meet high standards of quality and health and safety through our training programmes
• To be comfortable in a very flexible, fast-paced working environment
• Ideally you will have a food hygiene certificate, however, we will provide training to obtain this award
• Ability to achieve the level 2 award in food allergen awareness and control in catering
• To undertake duties including ordering provisions and recording information

We actively encourage our teams to follow public health advice on any vaccinations (for example Covid, Flu, Hep B) that will help us to keep our vulnerable service users and teams safe.

What Kirklees can offer:

• 
  Generous annual leave entitlement
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Ongoing training and career development
• Excellent pension scheme
• A range of family friendly polices.
• Flexible working (not all roles)
• We offer a wide range of well-being initiatives including a cycle to work scheme and discounted KAL membership