If you’re a talented, experienced cook looking to improve the lives of other people, we can offer you a rewarding career at Rectory House Care Home in Sompting, Lancing. West Sussex.
At our Care Home, you will be responsible for assisting in running the kitchen and meal experience for our elderly residents.
By creating and preparing a varied and nourishing menu, you’ll directly support the wellbeing of our residents and make a genuine difference to their quality of life.
If you’re looking for a career and not just a job, we’d love to hear from you.
Benefits
- Great opportunities for career development.
- Company pension.
- Comprehensive induction programme.
- Ongoing training and development.
- Free Chef’s Whites and DBS.
Who We Are Looking For
- You should have recent experience of cooking for larger numbers preferably in a care setting.
- You’ll have experience of providing food for people with special dietary requirements.
- We’d like someone who is flexible, who can work alternate weekends.
- An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.
How You’ll Make a Difference
You’ll be responsible for our residents’ meal experience and running the nursing home’s kitchen. Leading and supporting a team, you will:
- Assist in the design of a varied menu that reflects our residents’ tastes and supports their nutritional needs.
- Ensure mealtimes are always a high-quality and positive experience.
- Maintain the highest food standards.
- Helping support, train and direct the kitchen team
- Mentoring and motivating on quality, safety, hygiene and cleanliness standards.
- Assisting the homes management team in developing and managing the budgetary, human and material resources within the department.
About Us
We are a medium sized care home supporting people living with dementia related illness and those with physical nursing needs. We pride ourselves in our values -
Compassion: Providing empathetic and person led care
Authenticity: Upholding the highest standards of honest and ethics.
Respect: Valuing each persons’ individuality and promoting their well-being.
Excellence: Striving for continuous improvement and professional excellence.
If you like the idea of being part of a fun and friendly team, and supporting those who need some additional support in their later life then please do not hesitate to give us a call.
- Experience
- Required
- Employment
- Full-time
- Schedule
- 3 days a week to be confirmed
- Salary
- £14 – £16 hourly
- Starting time
- Immediate start!
Care Home • 11-50 Employees
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We are a compassionate team who are proud to do the work we do to support people during the later phase of their life. Being part of the Great Care Employer Scheme helps us ensure our staff are as well thought of as the people we support.
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