Cook Location: Amesbury Pay rate: £12.92 Contracted hours: FTC - for 12
months till May 2026 - 28 hours a week Alternate weekends ABOUT THE ROLE
Are you an experienced catering assistant, commis chef or cook that
takes pride in your work? Are you looking for your next challenge
without split shifts and anti-social hours? We’re currently recruiting
for a Cook to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly catering
team, to create delicious meals for our residents. Nutrition is an
important element of the care package that we provide. You’ll be
actively involved in the nutritional needs of our residents, to ensure
that a high-quality dining experience is received by everyone. You’ll
get to know our residents and their families so that you’ll be motivated
to understand and accommodate their personal preferences. Some weekend
work will be required. In joining us, you’ll also become part of our
extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are
passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who
live and work in our homes. Set in its own grounds, a few minutes walk
away from the centre of Amesbury, is Buckland Court. The historic city
of Salisbury, with its famous cathedral, the monuments of Stonehenge and
Old Sarum are all just a short car ride away. AND IN RETURN The Trust is
a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years
and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the
UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our
residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore,
we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary,
training and development. Alongside keeping our colleagues safe with PPE
and daily testing Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a
valued member of our team: * 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) *
A workplace pension * Free uniform * Free DBS * Higher rates of pay at
weekends * Access to our Employee Assistance Programme * Refer a Friend
scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who
successfully starts working for us * Blue Light Card and “My Rewards”
programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and
much more ABOUT YOU You’ll need to have previous experience of working
in a professional kitchen and catering for specialist diets, providing
meals for large groups of people, alongside a Basic Food Hygiene
Certificate. Ideally you’ll also be working towards a Level 2 Diploma in
Food Production and Cooking or equivalent but this is not essential.
You’ll be confident in engaging with our elderly residents to understand
their individual needs and enjoy being part of the wider team in the
home. If you think you have the right skills and attitude we’re looking
for as a Cook within our care homes, then you could be the next to join
us. So, apply and get your career started with us today #IND1 #MP3