Job Description
Job description
About The Role
Salary: £11.75 per hour
Location: Millicents Day Centre, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Hours: Part time, 25 hours a week
Contract: Permanent
The successful candidate will need to be able to work Monday - Friday +.30am - 2.30pm
Are you looking for a rewarding career and have the passion to make a difference?
Take the next step in your career and become a Cook with the ECL team.
As a Cook in our Millicents Day Centre, you will undertake a full range of responsibilities including preparing menus and meals for older people and individuals with learning disabilities. You will consider and understand dietary needs to ensure appropriate menu choices for our customers, and provide meals for those with Speech and Language Therapy requirements that have been given by a health professional.
The Cook will work alongside the Day Centre Manager to ensure we are working to a high food safety standard, that the kitchen is appropriately stocked and that we are working within the specified budget. You'll be approachable and caring, interacting with our customers to take orders and handle money.
About You
To be considered as a Cook, you will need to:
• Provide specialised diets, where necessary.
• To carry out associated cleaning duties
• To ensure the correct, safe, and economical use of equipment, organizing annual servicing as required.
• Experience of working in a kitchen or catering environment, preparing food for large groups of people with varying dietary needs.
What we can offer you as Cook:
• 24 days annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, rising with service
• Full paid induction
• Ongoing training opportunities
• Paid mileage when travelling
• Free enhanced DBS check
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme
• Annual salary reviews and performance bonus
• Healthcare support scheme
• Discount on your favourite retail brands, restaurants, holidays, and more
• Employee loyalty scheme
• Refer a friend scheme of up to £1500
ECL reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on application numbers.
About Us
At ECL, we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East England. We provide high quality social care services in Essex, London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing, prevention and increasing independence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, ****** orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace.
ECL does not hold a visa sponsor licence therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK, and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK, cannot be considered for this role.
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About The Role
Salary: £11.75 per hour
Location: Millicents Day Centre, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Hours: Part time, 25 hours a week
Contract: Permanent
The successful candidate will need to be able to work Monday - Friday +.30am - 2.30pm
Are you looking for a rewarding career and have the passion to make a difference?
Take the next step in your career and become a Cook with the ECL team.
As a Cook in our Millicents Day Centre, you will undertake a full range of responsibilities including preparing menus and meals for older people and individuals with learning disabilities. You will consider and understand dietary needs to ensure appropriate menu choices for our customers, and provide meals for those with Speech and Language Therapy requirements that have been given by a health professional.
The Cook will work alongside the Day Centre Manager to ensure we are working to a high food safety standard, that the kitchen is appropriately stocked and that we are working within the specified budget. You'll be approachable and caring, interacting with our customers to take orders and handle money.
About You
To be considered as a Cook, you will need to:
• Provide specialised diets, where necessary.
• To carry out associated cleaning duties
• To ensure the correct, safe, and economical use of equipment, organizing annual servicing as required.
• Experience of working in a kitchen or catering environment, preparing food for large groups of people with varying dietary needs.
What we can offer you as Cook:
• 24 days annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, rising with service
• Full paid induction
• Ongoing training opportunities
• Paid mileage when travelling
• Free enhanced DBS check
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme
• Annual salary reviews and performance bonus
• Healthcare support scheme
• Discount on your favourite retail brands, restaurants, holidays, and more
• Employee loyalty scheme
• Refer a friend scheme of up to £1500
ECL reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on application numbers.
About Us
At ECL, we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East England. We provide high quality social care services in Essex, London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing, prevention and increasing independence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, ****** orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace.
ECL does not hold a visa sponsor licence therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK, and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK, cannot be considered for this role.
INDSM
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Day Centre Cook - Clacton-On-Sea position is now open for candidates interested in the Cook / Chef Jobs sector. This role in Clacton-on-Sea offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Cook / Chef Jobs is a plus.