Part Time Cook

Cook/Chef

Spennymoor

Permanent part time (16 hpw) rota working

Pay 12.60 per hour (24638 per annum) pro rata

Great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Home a place where you belong

Here at Appleton Lodge we are on the lookout for a passionate cook to help keep our much loved restaurant thriving preparing delicious wholesome meals that bring our community together.

In the heart of Spennymoor County Durham we welcome customers aged 55 who are living with early stages of memory loss offering a safe supportive and friendly environment.

More than just a place to live Appleton Lodge has two bright communal lounges a popular restaurant a fully working cinema room hair salon laundry facilities guest rooms and full lift access all designed to support independence and a vibrant community life.

Whats in it for you

• 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a me day)
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Matching Pension contributions (up to 7% with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)
• Health cash plan saving you from 1140 per annum. Cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental optical prescriptions alternative therapies and lots more.
• Career path with development
• Excellent training package
• Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses

Colleagues really matter to us thats why were the10^th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing.

Typical day as a Cook/Chef

• Take the lead in our kitchen managing the day-to-day operations with pride and care
• Responsible for ordering supplies and maintaining adequate stocks of food keeping everything running smoothly and within budget
• Plan and create a delicious and various menu for our customers and visitors
• Prepare wholesome freshly cooked meals tailored to the dietary needs of our customers
• Responsibility for the overall cleanliness of the kitchen pantries etc.
• Maintain stock sheets and do stock checks as required

Youll go home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better working here at one of the top 10 Great Place to Work in the UK.

Job details

• Work 5 days per week on a 7day rolling rota from 10:00am to 1:15pm each day.
• Food Hygiene Level 2 - however if you dont have this already it can be done once in the role.
• Youll need a Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.

This is a perfect role for anyone looking to balance work with school runs caring responsibilities or other daytime commitments.

You bring

• Previous experience in catering work
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to keep calm under pressure
• An understanding of the principles of confidentiality
• Flexibility and ability to relate to vulnerable people with sensitivity

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship we are not able to offer sponsorship toexternalcandidates for this role. This remains under regular review.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks peers and allies (Multicultural LGBTQIA and Disability) support us all to be our best.Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

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