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Cook/Chef
At Black Swan Care Group, we are currently looking for cook/chef's to work in one of our residential care facilities, Potton View on afull time permanent basis.
The successful candidate must be able to work every other weekend.
Black Swan Care Group has become a Real Living Wage employer! Our other benefits include:
- Ability to access your wages throughout the month via Wagestream.
- Paid annual leave 28 days per year. (Based on hours / pro rata.) and enhanced pay for working Christmas and Boxing Day & Bank Holidays.
- Fully paid induction and training programme, and excellent on-going training from day one and throughout your career (Mandatory and specialised.)
- Progression with internal promotions available across the group and excellent apprenticeship schemes.
- Employee Care line with our confidential telephone counselling, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Paid breaks and *free meals.
- DBS costs paid for by the company and pension scheme.
- Blue light card.
Responsibilities of a cook/chef:
- Prepare residents meals and maintain a well-balanced nutritious diet (Taking into consideration special dietary needs and requirements as set out in Residents Care Plans, and residents menu choices)
- Ensure food stock supplies are monitored and deliveries are correct, and all food are temperature probed, recorded, stored correctly and stock rotated.
- Maintain a high standard of food preparation and implement the requirements set out by the Environment Health and Local Authority for the Home, the Food Safety Act 1990, and the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2005. (Personal appearance must be of an acceptable level. Uniform provided must be worn, hair covered or tied back. Sensible enclosed non-slip shoes to be worn.)
Requirements of a cook/chef:
- Qualified and experienced to cook and prepare food in a kitchen setting
- Forward thinking
- Team player
- Availability to work every other weekend
- Flexibility with working hours
