Cook Lanchester, England
Job description
Location: Willow Burn Hospice, Lanchester
Salary: £9.59 p/h
Hours: 16hrs and holiday cover where applicable. Three shifts per week, to include some weekends
Team Leader: Café Co-Ordinator
Derwentside Hospice Care Foundation – or Willow Burn Hospice as we are known locally - is currently seeking a Cook to join our dedicated team. We are an independent charity delivering palliative and end of life care services to adults and their families across Derwentside and County Durham.
Job Purpose
The Willows Café is the community café based at Willow Burn Hospice and we are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced cook to work with our Café Co-Ordinator, Cook and team of volunteers to cater for patients and develop the café as a sustainable income stream.
The purpose of this role is to:
Prepare patient meals in accordance with requirements and menus
Ensure the Café opens for the advertised hours and is run efficiently, safely and securely
Ensure a high level of customer service and food and drink standards
Manage, train and support our team of café volunteers
Maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness at all times, following the procedures in place, and ensure the cleaning of all kitchen areas and equipment.
Download the full job description and specification here: Cook
Mission, Vision, Values & Strategic Priorities
Our Mission.
To deliver hospice care of the highest standard to our patients and those important to them – now and in the future.
Our Vision
Treasuring lives through high quality, personalised, palliative & end of life care and bereavement support.
Our Values
Caring: We put care, compassion and dignity at the heart of everything we do.
Aspiring: We are passionate about delivering high quality, personalised services.
Responsible: We are a responsible organisation that people can trust.
Empowering: We support and enable people to make the choices that matter to them.
Our values are at the heart of every thing we do; anyone who works for or represents the Hospice, in any capacity, is expected to uphold and demonstrate our core values, contribute positively towards achieving our goal and strive to fulfil our mission within our charitable objectives
Download: Mission, Vision, Values & Strategic Priorities
Next step…
If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact: Rachel Todd at Willow Burn - [email protected]
To apply, please download the application form and email to Julie Crisp or send in the post to Willow Burn Hospice (address on form) - [email protected]
Closing Date: Friday 3 March 2023
We reserve the right to close applications early should we receive a high volume of applications.
