Cook

As a Cook at our home, you will be joining a dedicated and energetic team who provide the best possible quality of personalised care that meets each child's needs and promotes their welfare. Some of our children have special dietary needs, therefore the right candidate must be thorough, confident and have great time management. This is a very rewarding role, where your work will make a real difference to the lives of the children we support. As a Cook you'll be at the heart of ensuring a healthy, balanced diet is provided daily. This will include:

• Food planning and preparation with a flair for creativity! Including healthy menus that ensure nutritional requirements are met (including allergies)
• On-line shopping (making sure budgets are stuck to!)
• Stock rotation and daily temperature checks on fridges and freezers
• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene (where necessary, using powered equipment e.g., vacuum cleaners, weekly deep clean of kitchen etc)
• Ensuring all necessary repairs are reported and that health and safety guidelines are always followed
As a team, we work closely together to ensure we are providing the best possible care for some of Surrey's most vulnerable young people; and at times, this can be challenging, so you'll need to be adaptable and resilient to work in this environment.


• You hold current CIEH e-learning Food Safety in Catering OR willingness to obtain this qualification within the home, including an awareness of Health and Safety issues and COSHH
• You are flexible, organised and able to work methodically
• You have great interpersonal skills and can develop appropriate relationships with young people
• You can work well as part of a team, but also confident working individually
• You have a commitment to undertaking relevant training and development
  
  This role has a starting salary of £11,788 per annum, based on a 18-hour working week pro-rata to £23,576 full-time equivalent.
If you are passionate about cooking healthy, nutritious meals and want to make a real difference in the lives of some of Surrey's most vulnerable children - we'd love to hear from you! We are looking for a Cook who shares our dedication and will take pride in our home; helping to create a clean, homely environment for our children and cook healthy meals for children and staff on shift. Rewards and Benefits
• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resource
Our Home We want our Residential homes to be exceptional for the children we are entrusted to care for. It's what we strive to provide and what our children want and need! We look after up to 8 children per day, aged between 6-18 years old. We strive to provide a safe and nurturing environment for disabled children and young people who also have complex health care needs.