Kitchen
Job Title: Weekend Cook
Reference Number: HCPA004355
Company Name: Benslow Management Company Limited - Robin Hood House
Shifts Available: Days , Weekends
Location: Little Gaddesden
Type of Care Provider: Care Home
Supporting individuals with: Dementia , Older Adults , End Of Life , Physical Disability , Sensory Impairment
Pay/Salary: £12.25 - £14.25 Per Hour
Hours of Work: 16 Hours Per Week (Alternate weekends) - 08:00 - 16:00
Driving Required: Preferred
Contract Type: Part Time Contract
Robin Hood House is a small 22 bed residential care home for older people including those with a dementia diagnosis. We believe in creating comfort and a home away from home for the people residing there and are looking for an alternate weekend cook to compliment our team.
We believe in providing choice and healthy, fresh cooked meals. If you would like to join our team and have experience as a cook, please do get in touch. We use the Safer food, better business guidelines.
- Competitive pay
- Employee recognition
- End of year bonus
- Employee assistance program
- Training and development
- Free parking
- Free lunch
- Company pension
- Well-being packages
- Valuing our teams - Fab Awards recognition
Care Professional Academy Rewards include:
- Hertfordshire based Rewards
- Student Discount Packages
- Access to a Student Card - usually exclusive to university students!
- Care Professional Rewards: Discount codes, cashback and savings on over 800 UK retailers including Sainsbury’s, Argos, Boots, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, John Lewis/Waitrose, Apple, Pizza Hut and many more.
- Discounts on travel including bus ticket discounts, reduced servicing, and car leasing.
Day to day duties of this alternate weekend position include:
- Cooking two choices of main meals per day and creating a show plate of each for those that may be confused by dementia so that they may make an informed choice.
- General cleaning and check lists of the kitchen prep area.
- Baking cakes and preparation of snacks for residents to enjoy throughout the day.
- Ensuring allergen exclusions are adhered to and completing a mealtime experience form to ensure we obtain observed feedback from our residents.
We have a team ethos and believe every member of our team have a vital role to maintain in order for us to provide the high quality care we strive to provide.
- Care and empathy for the people residing at Robin Hood House is a must.
- Knowledge and experience of a cook position in a care home or similar is preferred.
- Knowledge and experience of the safer food better business guidelines would be an advantage.
