About Outlook Care:

Outlook Care is a specialist provider of learning disability services across London and Essex. We also specialise in dementia elderly care end of life and mental health. Outlook Care started in 1990 and has now been running for over 30 years. We pride ourselves on our strong values:

• Listen always with interest concern and action
• Inspire through every interaction so people can achieve their ambitions
• Kind genuine care and compassion
• Excellence by striving to be the best we can
• Integrity acting ethically and being accountable
• Trusting rely upon us to do what we say we will do

Benefits at Outlook Care:

We understand how important our employees are and to support you in making a difference to peoples lives we have a fantastic range of benefits:

• Flexible hours & a competitive salary
• 28 days of annual leave increasing with length of service (inc bank holidays)
• Preferential dental / health contributory rates
• Comprehensive induction / training & development opportunities
• Reward Opportunities including Refer a Friend
• Empathy/ wellbeing program
• Sick leave / maternity & paternity
• Disability friendly
• Early Pay access to your pay before payday
• Workplace pension through NEST or option to join SHPS Pension membership including life assurance

About you:

• Have a minimum level 1 food processing qualification
• Level 3 H&S & Food Hygiene certified
• Experience of managing a successful catering operation
• Manual handling
• First Aid
• Health and safety including environmental health and fire safety requirements in a health or care home setting
• SOVA
• GDPR
• Infection Control and understanding of COSHH
• An understanding of the specialist needs of the client

Job Role:

We are looking for a Chefto join our team of catering staff at our 69bed specialist nursing care and dementia home situated close to Colchester town centre.

We take pride in preparing appealing nutritious varied and wellbalanced meals which centre around our residents preferences requests and special dietary requirements.

We are looking for someone with good communication skills to work flexibly as part of a small team in order to meet the needs of the service with the ability to work at weekends. You should be able todemonstrate an understanding of the home environment for our residents and engage with residents sensitively and with dignity.

The job entails working 25 hours per week including rostered weekends and bank holidays and we offer a competitive salary and benefits package alongside opportunities for training and development.

The Service:

Foxburrow Grange is a 69 bed home with stateoftheart facilities with an outstanding and friendly team of dedicated home has been delivering personcentred care for 30 yearsis within easy reach of major transport links and close to Colchester town home comprises of four wings. On the ground floor are 32 bedrooms for residents with dementia with a further 37 rooms on the first floor for people in need of nursing and/or dementia care.

Please click on the link for more information: Information:

• This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
• We strongly recommend you are vaccinated against Covid19.
• Right to work documentation will need to be provided.
• Certificate of sponsorship is unavailable at this time (Skilled worker route).

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