Bank Cook, Erith Kent

Job Vacancy: Bank Cook
Location: Meyer House Care Home, 28 Meyer Road, Erith DA8 3SJ
Contracted hours: Casual, as-needed basis

Work flexibility in accordance with your availability and the service requirements
(Hourly) rate of pay: £13.50

Are you passionate about food? Do you like to get creative with ingredients and whip up dishes that provide both joy and a healthy balance of nutrition to those you are serving? Do you have exceptional leadership skills and the ability to inspire those around you to achieve amazing results? If so, this could be the next step you've been looking for.

We're seeking a reliable and flexible Cook to join our bank staff team. This role is ideal for someone looking for flexible work, with shifts available to cover annual leave, staff absence, and increased demand.

• Flexible working
• Shifts offered as required
• Competitive hourly rate
• No guaranteed hours

The perfect role for you

Being a caring heart, with a passion for making people happy, you will thrive on bringing a smile on our residents' face, whilst supporting their physical and mental wellbeing. Being a kind, compassionate person who respects people's personal choice, dignity, and privacy, we would be honoured to welcome you in our team at Meyer House Care Home.

Nellsar is committed to developing and training our staff in order to ensure high quality care is provided to our residents and the successful candidate will receive on-going training and development with opportunities for progression within the Company, including apprenticeships for new and existing staff.

You will have the opportunity to excel whilst:
Supporting the Head Chef in their responsibilities which include but are not limited to the following:

• Preparing menus and agree them with the residents and the manager, including any resident preferences, special diets and specific foods as needed.
• Preparing and serving all meals in a timely manner.
• Maintaining the safety and hygiene of the kitchen environment.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory and company requirements on food hygiene, storage and temperature control.
• Supporting the kitchen team and liaising with colleagues from other departments.
• · Operating an efficient stock control system.

For more information on the role and to see the job description and person specification, please visit – https://recruitment.nellsar.com/chef-cook-job-description/

What we offer in return to your dedication:

• Competitive pay and paid training hours
• Enhanced pay rate for Bank Holidays
• Flexibility of work according to your personal availability
• Workplace pension
• ‘Refer a Friend' payments of up to £1000
• Enhanced DBS paid for by the company
• Comprehensive induction programme
• Access to funded qualifications via the apprenticeship programme
• 5.6 weeks annual leave
• Working in a supportive team
• The opportunity to help your team develop
• Free 24-hour access to confidential employee support helpline
• Nellsar work uniforms

If you would like to obtain more details about this exciting role, please contact Meyer House Care Home at: 01322 338 329.

Why Choose Us?
Nellsar has been a family-run Company since 1988 and we provide exceptional care for residents across our group of 13 Care Homes in Kent, Surrey, and Essex. We consistently strive to achieve the highest standards of professional and person-centred care, and we achieve this by promoting the wellbeing and development of our team members. Our values focus on the individual, creating an inclusive environment with both residents and our teams at the heart of what we do every day.

It's our mission at Nellsar to ensure that people live life to the full

• We are passionate about making every day count and bringing colour and laughter to the people living in our home, their visitors and the team supporting them.

• More information about Meyer House Care Home is available here https://meyer-house.nellsar.co...

• You will be an important member of the Meyer House family, who will support you to reach your goals and feel accomplished by enhancing other people's quality of life.

Nellsar is an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to creating a work environment that embraces and celebrates individual differences.

Thank you for considering the possibility of joining the Nellsar family, we are looking forward to welcoming you!