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Job Title: Cook Working Hours: 37 Hours Per Week, Mon - Fri Contract: 2 Month Contract, with the possibility of an extension Pay Rate: £13.26 Per Hour Location: Marrow House Residential Home, ST3 1SQ Job Purpose Residential Home setting. The Cook is responsible for the preparation, cooking, and delivery of varied and nutritious meals in a kitchen that serves fewer than 200 meals daily. The role involves menu planning, managing dietary requirements, food safety, stock control, and informal supervision of kitchen staff. The cook will contribute to the quality of life and well-being of service users, particularly older adults, including those living with dementia. Key Responsibilities - Prepare and cook a range of nutritious and appetising meals to meet the needs and preferences of service users. - Plan menus to meet dietary, nutritional, and cultural requirements in consultation with service users and carers. - Manage stock control, including ordering supplies, storage, rotation, and maintaining accurate records. - Monitor and maintain kitchen hygiene, health and safety standards, and ensure compliance with food safety regulations. - Carry out hazard analysis and monitor food and appliance temperatures. - Ensure safe use and storage of all cleaning and domestic products in accordance with COSHH regulations. - Provide informal supervision and direction to kitchen staff on a day-to-day basis. - Promote effective communication and build positive relationships with service users, carers, colleagues, and external partners. - Participate in team meetings, supervision, performance reviews, and training activities. - Contribute to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults by reporting concerns promptly. - Adhere to all relevant policies, procedures, and codes of practice. - Person Specification - Qualifications & Training - City & Guilds 706 1 and 2 or Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery (Essential) - Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (Essential) - Willingness to undertake ongoing personal development and training Experience & Knowledge - Knowledge of health and safety, COSHH, and food hazard analysis (Essential) - Experience of kitchen management including budgeting, ordering, and stock control - Experience planning menus and accommodating special dietary and cultural needs - Skills & Attributes - Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team - Strong organisational and time-management skills - Ability to supervise and support other staff informally - Calm, responsible attitude, especially in emergencies - Effective communication with service users and professionals - Positive and empathetic approach to working with older adults, particularly those with dementia
Are you looking to kick-start a new career as a web developer? We are recruiting for companies who are looking to employ our Coding Traineeship graduates to keep up with their growth. The best part is you will not need any previous experience as full training will be provided. You will also have the reassurance of a job guarantee (£25K-£45K) within 20 miles of your location upon completion. Whether you are working full time, part-time or unemployed, this package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you. The traineeship is completed in 3 easy steps. Step 1 - Front End Coding Complete a selection of professional and industry-recognised coding courses covering HTML, CSS and Javascript. Step 2 - Back End Coding + Practical Projects You will be studying all the relevant back end coding languages and gaining skills that will qualify you as a fully-fledged web developer. Step 2 is heavily focused on the practical element of learning. Step 3 - Building your portfolio The final step will be to build your own portfolio website. The portfolio plays a key part in the hiring process as it gives the employer a real insight into your level of ability, creativity and personality. Your Web Developer Role Once you have completed all of the mandatory training, we will place you into a Web Development/Software Development role, where you will be guaranteed a 25k-40k salary. We have partnered with a number of large organisations strategically located throughout the UK, providing a nationwide reach of jobs for our candidates. At a one off cost of £1499, or a deposit of £212 followed by 10 interest free monthly instalments of £148, this represents a great opportunity to start a rewarding career in IT and have a real career ladder to start climbing. If you are not offered a role at the end of the training we will refund 100% of your course fees. Apply now and one of our friendly advisors will be in touch.