Full-Time Cook

Location: Ditchingham, Suffolk

Hours: 40 hrs per week, Weekend cover included.

Salary Details: £12.69 per hour

We have an exciting opportunity for someone who is dedicated, passionate and driven to become part of our catering team at All Hallows. All Hallows is a 29 bedded unit for men and women based in the village of Ditchingham on the Suffolk/Norfolk border. The centre supports individuals with complex healthcare needs associated with a neurological condition, including acquired brain injury.

Ideally, you will have experience within a catering industry, where you have worked to deadlines and within set guidelines. Full training will be provided - however, you will need high attention to detail with the ability to follow instruction with little supervision.

Rewards & Benefits:

• £250 Recommend A Friend Bonus
• Up to 28 Days Holiday
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topics for self-development of your career
• Free DBS Check
• Stakeholder Pension
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Employee Awards Evening
• Employee Recognition Schemes
• CareTech Foundation - Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grants
• Free on-site parking

Responsibilities:

• Menu provision and planning
• Preparation of meals
• Ordering food and provisions for the menu ahead of time using the IT system available.
• General food preparation and Cooking.
• Carry out the daily cleaning regime.
• Ensure the fabric and integrity of the building is kept to a high standard.
• Complete daily ‘safer kitchen, better food manual’ from the Environmental health - requirement.
• Manage kitchen with assistance from the back of house staff
• Monitor usage and storage of all stock.
• Carry out required weekly stock ordering.
• Take part in weekly/monthly deep cleaning.
• Completion of all required registers and kitchen logs.
• Ensure stock is labelled
• Monitor expiry of food and carry out stock rotation.
• Complete daily fridge/freezer temperatures.
• Maintain and work within awarded healthy heart limits.
• Respond to requests for extra meals, sandwiches etc.
• Maintain own high level of personal hygiene.
• Interact with the patients in the realm of meetings and surveys
• Adhere to manual handling, risk assessment and fire safety.
• Report faulty equipment to the maintenance team/ manager
• Participate as a team member.
• Communicate with team any problems, difficulties.
• Maintain resident confidentiality/data protection.
• Adhere to all unit policy and procedures and maintain up-to-date knowledge.
• Maintain up-to-date mandatory training.
• Monitor pest control and report any problems.
• Report any untoward incidents in a professional manner to the facilities lead, unit lead or manager
• Responsible for the security of keys, alarms and communication equipment.
• To monitor your own educational needs, to ensure you meet the requirements of your job.
• Be prepared to undertake training for the benefit of CareTech.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities but reflects accurately the position of the units COOK.

The CareTech Group reserves the right to evolve this job description in consultation with the post holder

Who we are:

The CareTech Group; established in 1994, and is one of the largest providers of specialist social care services supporting 5000 adults with a wide range of needs in more than 300 services across the UK. Committed to the highest standards of care and governance, we provide innovative care pathways for vulnerable people to live in community settings. We support people to take control of their lives – this could be finding employment, having an active social life, learning new skills or building self-confidence.  

CareTech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a “Disability Confident Leader”.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact every applicant. We will be in touch 7-10 days after receipt of your CV if progressing your application to the next stage. 

* Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicate