Cook United Kingdom
Job description
An exciting opportunity for a passionate Cook to join a fantastic team at Auguste Care Centre, Darlington, Middleton St George.
We are looking for a highly skilled Cook who is passionate about quality food production and presentation and home cooked baking. The head chef will provide a high standard of nutrition and hydration. To support and enable residents to enjoy a diet of their choosing.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £11.81 per hour
You will be required to work as part of a team and work well in a fast paced environment ensuring that all food safety/ COSHH guidelines are adhered to.
You will take charge of the Kitchen, you ensure that standards are followed, ensure that paperwork is completed, ensure that Safe Food Better Business is followed and in place and you ensure that high standards of cleanliness is maintained to ensure that 5 Stars EHO standards are meet.
The Role will involve following a Menu, maintaining budgets and ordering foods from supplies and ensuring that stock takes are completed.
Why work for The Prestige Group
· You will receive full training and an opportunity to develop your career and gain Qualifications to enhance your skills and knowledge
. The company offer training and support for you to develop your career within the care sector
. Overtime rate paid at extra £1 per hour - (Subject to contract)
· Company pay for DBS, subject to contract
· 28 days holiday (Inc. bank holiday paid at time & half - subject to contract)
· Pension Contribution
· Free on-site parking & uniform
. Refer a friend Scheme (Subject to contract)
. Employee of month scheme with the care home
.Attendance Bonus (Subject to contract)
About us?
From humble beginnings in 1982, The Prestige Group is fast emerging as one of the North East’s more successful companies with over 400 employees now thriving across its various divisions and investments. It has been successfully operating care homes within its Tees Valley base and beyond for over 20 years – designing, building and creating the highest quality environments from which its team can deliver the very best care possible, specializing in dementia care.
We have 6 care homes currently covering all corners of the North East of England, including Middlesbrough, Redcar, Darlington, Stockton and Hartlepool with planning permission and new sites secured to take the total beds to over 600 within the next 2 years. This is only the start of our journey.
With a new direction and change in management, we’re looking for candidates to join our fiercely dedicated team, offering successful candidates the opportunity to take a step up in their career and to simply put a smile back into their working week.
Where?
The position offers the successful candidate a fantastic opportunity to join the team at our purpose-built care centres located in Darlington on the Middleton St George Site and close to Teesside Airport.
Who we're looking for?
As part of our thorough recruitment policy, we recruit people who care about people, with a natural ability to treat others with dignity and respect every step of the way. Our perfect candidate will have passion and empathy, with an endless capacity and will to learn, listen and truly get to know our residents on a personal level. And as serious as our jobs are to the people who deserve it, we also like to hire people who can do it with a smile on their face and understand the importance of team spirit.
We are looking for people who:
· Work well and “get stuck in” with the team
· Excellent communication skills
· Demonstrate determination and resilience
· A positive “can do” attitude
· Flexible to cover shifts when required – Our homes operate 7 days per week, 365 days per year
· Can build good, credible relationships with staff, residents and their families
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.70 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Flexible Language Requirement:
- English not required
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
COVID-19 considerations:
All staff will be required to follow the COVID procedures and wear a Face Mask and follow PPE measures
Experience:
- Kitchen: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
