At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a kitchen team to create delicious, home-cooked meals for our residents.
- Company: Join the family-run Springcare group, dedicated to quality care and community.
- Benefits: Flexible contracts, early pay options, and access to training and wellbeing support.
- Other info: Enjoy a supportive work culture with opportunities for career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in residents' lives through your culinary creativity.
- Qualifications: Food hygiene certification and a passion for cooking; care experience is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 20000 - 24000 £ per year.
What is it like to work at Springcare? Here is what one of our valued Cooks said: “It gives me a great sense of satisfaction to know that our residents enjoy home cooked food keeping a sense of familiarity in their lives.” We are a family run group of Residential and Nursing homes in Shropshire, Cheshire and The Wirral and we want you to join our Springcare family. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, who strives to provide a healthy and respectful work culture.
Do you enjoy being creative and have a passion for serving delicious, home cooked food? Well, we are now recruiting for a hard working committed cook to join the Kitchen team.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reporting to the Home Manager, the successful applicant will be an organised and helpful leader in a busy kitchen environment.
- You will be responsible for organising, preparing, and serving appetising and freshly produced food, whilst maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and health and safety.
Key to your success in this role will be your experience within the food industry, along with the ability to be part of a strong team in the kitchen. Experience in a care setting would be an advantage but not essential.
What are we looking for?
- Basic or Intermediate Food Hygiene certificate
- Knowledge of textured/modified diets would be an advantage
What Springcare can offer to you:
- Permanent full and part time day contracts – with access to our work placed pension scheme
- Early pay using Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay
- Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers
- Full support with ongoing CPD and access to fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications with career progression opportunities
- Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)
- Access to counselling and wellbeing support
- Family friendly policies
Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check. Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
The Sycamore & Poplars Care Home in Mansfield employer: Springcare Care Homes Ltd
Springcare Westwood Hall is an exceptional employer that prioritises the wellbeing and growth of its staff while providing compassionate care to residents. With a supportive work culture, flexible full-time and part-time contracts, and opportunities for funded training from level 2 to 5, employees can thrive in their roles while making a meaningful impact in the lives of others. Located in a nurturing environment, we ensure our Care Assistants feel valued and empowered to maintain the dignity and independence of our residents.
