• Title Chef
  • Setting Care Home / Nursing Home
  • Role Cook / Chef
  • Salary £15.00 to £15.50 per hour
  • Hours Full Time or Part Time
  • Location Southsea, Hampshire

Job Summary

Date posted: 8 March 2025
  • Job Reference: carehome.co.uk

We are currently recruiting for a Cook. 

As a Cook you will plan and deliver the full dining experience with high-quality catering, contributing to the overall wellbeing of the residents.

As a Cook you will be:

  • Preparing and cooking all daily meals for residents and staff, and provide catering for special occasions and events, such as birthday cakes
  • Ensuring the quality and presentation of the food is to the highest standard and specification
  • Responsible for monitoring and recording, day to day production schedule of each menu item
  • Understanding and encouraging the principles of safe food handling to ensure all food preparation undertaken in the kitchen is to the highest standards of hygiene
  • Tracking and monitoring temperature checks of refrigerators and freezers to ensure food is stored safely
  • Preparing and overseeing the cleaning rota, to ensure the regular cleaning of all kitchen areas, equipment and appliances to meet the high standards of cleanliness necessary in food storage, preparation and service areas
  • Taking reasonable care of items of equipment used to carry out tasks, including general cleanliness and advising on any faults and the need for maintenance or replacement
  • Maintaining records of temperatures and remedial action taken where necessary, reporting all issues to the Home Manager

We offer you a great range of benefits, which include:

  • Competitive salary
  •  Holiday entitlement
  • Various shifts available including working 3 days on and 4 days off
  • Free meals
  • Access to excellent training
  • Free onsite parking
  • Free uniform
  • NEST work place pension contributions
  • Long service awards

Skills / Qualifications:

  • A team player who engages well with others
  • Strong communicator 
  • Energetic and hard-working
  • Flexible and adaptable to change
  • Flexible and adaptable to change
  • Driven and motivated and believe in quality care
  • Proud to be a custodian of their residents well-being