Job Description
Cook
An excellent opportunity to join our team at A2Dominion for a Cook with previous catering and hands-on food preparation experience to prepare high-quality meals for residents and guests within a friendly restaurant service.
This role is officially known within the organisation as a Weekend Chef
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Weekend Cook, Weekend Chef, Chef, Assistant Cook, Catering Assistant, Kitchen Assistant, Care Home Cook, Cook / Chef, Catering Cook, Food Preparation Assistant
SALARY: £14 per Hour + Benefits
LOCATION: Stanwell, Surrey (TW19)
JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: 10 Hours per Week, Saturday and Sunday, 8:30am – 1:30pm
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Cook to join a friendly and hard-working catering team, preparing and cooking meals for a busy resident restaurant service.
As a Cook you will prepare high-quality meals for residents and guests, taking responsibility for specific dietary and cultural needs in line with resident food profiles.
The Cook will also complete basic catering administration, record meals sold, share resident feedback with the Chef Manager and help maintain excellent standards of hygiene, health and safety and customer service.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Cook include:
- Meal Preparation: Prepare and cook meals for a busy resident restaurant service
- Resident Catering: Provide high-quality meals for residents and guests, taking account of dietary and cultural requirements
- Food Profiles: Follow resident food profiles to support individual needs and preferences
- Catering Administration: Complete documentation, record meals sold and report resident feedback to the Chef Manager
- Health and Safety: Ensure compliance with hygiene, food safety and health and safety legislation and guidelines, including the Registered Homes Act 1984
- Service Standards: Work with colleagues to maintain the standards set by the Catering Manager
- Time Management: Take responsibility for planning and managing your own time during service
- Customer Engagement: Communicate positively with elderly and vulnerable residents, customers and their families
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
- Previous catering and hands-on food preparation experience
- Ability to commute to Stanwell (TW19)
- Ability to engage professionally and compassionately with elderly and vulnerable customers and their families
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Comfortable completing online training, with support provided where needed
- Willingness to attend initial face-to-face training sessions on a weekday, where required
DESIRABLE
- Catering or cooking qualification
- Experience working in a care and support environment
- Cooking experience for large volumes of people
BENEFITS
- 25 days’ holiday pro rata plus Bank Holidays
- Up to 8% contributory pension
- Generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family
The organisation recognises that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, they’d still encourage you to apply should you not feel you meet the criteria 100%.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
This role requires an Enhanced DBS Check
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JOB REF: AWDO-P14907
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About us
For over 70 years, we've been building and maintaining quality homes in London and Southern England. We have over 38,000 homes so whether you’re looking to rent as a private tenant, need social or supported housing, or want to buy a share in your own home, we have a home for you.
Why work with us
These are the things that matter to us and we hope they matter to you.
Belonging
We know that equality, diversity and inclusivity make us better. We embrace the unique contributions of our colleagues and seek to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong.
With inclusivity come fresh ideas, creativity and the experience needed to innovate and improve. We are committed to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our success so we can truly thrive and support the diverse communities we serve.
Rewarding
Working for an organisation with a social purpose can enrich your life. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package for our sector; but for us it’s not just about the money.
We make a meaningful, lasting difference to tens of thousands of people every day providing and maintaining people’s homes and investing in services that benefit the communities we serve. What we do is challenging, but doing it well brings the reward of knowing that we really are improving people’s lives.
Growing
We know that personal growth is different for every individual. So, when it comes to our people’s development, we encourage everyone to stretch their knowledge and skills in a way that works for them. For some, that may be pursuing on-the-job learning or professional qualifications.
While for others it may be improving their communication or leadership skills. Whatever path people choose, we are committed to creating opportunities and fostering an environment where everyone has a chance to achieve their full potential.
Supporting
We believe that work is an experience, not just a place. That is why we take the time to engage and understand what is important to our people.
We are a caring organisation committed to providing a positive working environment. Every individual, whatever job they perform and wherever they do it, feels empowered, engaged, healthy and productive.
Through understanding and supporting the needs of each other we are in a strong position to support and improve the lives of our customers.
Investors in People accreditation
We retained our Investors in People (IiP) Gold Standard accreditation for the fourth time in December 2020. The assessment included an all-staff survey and conversations with a small number of staff, looking at how we lead and support our people and help to improve performance and achievements. The accreditation is valid until 2023 and places us in the top 16% of IiP-recognised organisations across the UK.
