Do you have experience of food preparation to a high standard? Are you trained at Level 2 NVQ in Food and Hygiene? If your answers are ‘yes’, we’d love to hear from you?
Working at Strode Park House (in Herne, Kent), you will have the chance to deliver excellent standards of food without the need for split shifts and long weeks. Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for creating nutritious, flavoursome and well-balanced menus whilst working with residents to tailor menus around them.
We are proud to deliver person-centred hospitality across our service and look for warm, motivated and passionate cooks who are driven by quality. So, if you are someone with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of our residents, who can create a warm and welcoming environment within our home, we want to hear from you!
We are offering this permanent role on a full-time basis of 39 hours per week. The rate of pay is £11.94 per hour.
As a Cook at Strode Park House, you will be expected to:
- Ensure residents' dietary needs are met.
- Design menus for residents.
- Liaise with the Registered Home Manager to plan and cost menus.
- Provide a balanced nutritious diet, making the best use of available fresh foods.
- Ensure full compliance with all food hygiene and safety regulations.
As a Strode Park Foundation colleague, you will get comprehensive support from day one and will receive training and development opportunities to develop your skills.
Strode Park House is a residential home with nursing care for 55 adults with physical disabilities and complex needs in Herne, Kent. We’ve been delivering care since 1946, and this residential home is where it all started.
The team at Strode Park House ensures our residents live in a safe and secure environment; each person’s individual wellbeing, dignity and choice is vitally important within the community of residents who live at or come for a short break. Please see our website for further information Adults’ Residential with Nursing Care - Strode Park Foundation
Strode Park House provides care on a 24-hour basis, 7 days a week including weekends and bank holidays. This means we value reliable and flexiblestaff. We will consider all requests for flexible working and are proud to be a ‘Flex from First’ employer. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.
Our ideal Cook will have:
- Experience of food preparation
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team in a collaborative and engaging way.
- Knowledge of allergens, and special dietary requirements.
- Knowledge and experience of food hygiene requirements.
It would be an advantage if you have experience in preparing food for people with specific dietary needs.
