Cook - Luxury Retirement Home - AV2043B
Location: Eastbourne
Pay Rate: £13.71 per hour
Hours: Full Time - 30 Hours
About the Home
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and reliable Care Home Cook to join a warm, welcoming, and supportive residential care home in Eastbourne.
This beautifully presented home provides high-quality, person-centred care for older people living with dementia, offering both long-term and respite care within a comfortable and homely environment.
With accommodation for up to 20 residents, the home offers a personalised approach to care within a charming converted property. Residents can enjoy comfortable communal spaces, a peaceful garden, and the opportunity to personalise their bedrooms with their own furniture and belongings.
The home is conveniently located close to local amenities and transport links, while retaining a strong community feel.
The dedicated team places dignity, respect, independence, wellbeing, and quality of life at the heart of everything they do — including providing residents with fresh, nutritious, and enjoyable meals.
The Role
As a Care Home Cook, you will play an important role in ensuring residents receive delicious, nutritious, and well-balanced meals that meet their individual dietary requirements, preferences, and needs.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing and cooking fresh, nutritious meals for residents
- Planning and preparing menus in line with residents' dietary requirements and preferences
- Catering for special diets, including modified textures, allergies, and food intolerances
- Preparing meals that are both nutritious and appealing to residents
- Taking residents' individual likes, dislikes, and cultural preferences into consideration
- Maintaining high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness, and kitchen safety
- Ensuring food is stored, prepared, and served in accordance with food safety regulations
- Managing kitchen stock and assisting with ordering ingredients and supplies
- Minimising food waste and maintaining good stock rotation
- Keeping accurate records relating to food temperatures, cleaning, and kitchen procedures
- Working closely with the care team to understand residents' nutritional needs
- Supporting a warm, homely dining experience for residents
- Maintaining a clean, organised, and welcoming kitchen environment
About You
The successful candidate will be a passionate, organised, and reliable cook who takes pride in preparing high-quality food and understands the importance of good nutrition within a care environment.
You will ideally have:
- Previous experience working as a Cook, Chef ideally within a care home or similar setting
- Experience preparing meals for older people - desirable
- Knowledge of food hygiene and food safety standards
- Experience catering for special dietary requirements
- A genuine passion for cooking and providing nutritious, enjoyable meals
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- A reliable, hardworking, and team-focused attitude
- Good communication skills and a caring, respectful approach
- The ability to work independently and manage a busy kitchen
Whether you are an experienced care home cook or an experienced chef looking to work in a rewarding and person-centred environment, this is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated team and make a genuine difference to residents' daily lives.
Benefits & Perks
- Paid breaks
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