Job title: Cook / Chef
Location: College Path, Formby, Liverpool L37 1LH
Rate Of Pay: £12 per hour
Shift Patterns: 17 Hrs per week, Permanent
Information about the Role:
Working as a Cook / Chef at Freshfields your duties will include the following:
*Creating, preparing, and cooking fresh, nutritious and varied meals for our residents including those who may require modified or special diets.
*Ensuring preparation and presentation is always to a high standard.
*planning meals and consulting with residents and care staff to ensure that individual dietary needs and preferences are catered for.
*Some responsibility for ordering, checking in and controlling supplies.
*Working as part of a diverse staff team.
*Opportunities to influence the menu and the dining experience of those within our care. (quarterly review of menus)
*Ensuring that the dining experience is positive.
*Ensuring that the kitchen standards are maintained in line with the Safer Food Better Business requirements.
*To prepare and present food to a high standard and quality.
*To ensure that you work within an agreed budget.
Information about the Service:
Our care is person focussed with each individuals needs being catered for individually so that they can lead a happy and fulfilling life doing the things they enjoys and accessing a wide range of activities. With 31 bedrooms, 20 of which have en-suite facilities, all on ground level Freshfields is surrounded by extensive gardens. Freshfields is a model nursing home with expertly trained staff able to support a wide range of conditions including;
*Physical and neurological conditions
*Muscular dystrophy
*Spina bifida & Hydrocephalus
*Huntington’s disease
*Stroke
*Spinal cord injuries
*Cerebral palsy
*Aquired brain injuries
*Motor Neurone disease
*Multiple Sclerosis
*Parkinson’s disease
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Necessary Experience or Qualifications to work as a Cook / Chef:
*The right candidate will have a real passion for Cooking.
*Relevant experience in a similar setting working as a Chef or Cook.
*Ability to work on shift/rota pattern, including some weekends.
*Have the right to the work in the UK.
*Excellent organisation skills.
*Working knowledge of the Safe Food Better Business requirements.
*Ability to work well under pressure.
Oakleaf Recruitment are the In-House Recruitment Team for a growing group of Services and Hospitals across the UK.