Cook

About the Role

Do you have a passion for preparing and cooking meals and want to help make a difference in people’s lives? If you are kind, compassionate and committed, we would love for you to join our kitchen team in our lovely nursing home, Beaumont Park, catering for 37 residents. Beaumont Park is a beautiful Victorian double-fronted house which has been modernised - it exudes a warm and homely atmosphere where people instantly feel at ease.

What would a typical day look like?

• Liaising with our residents to prepare a variety of home cooked meals in accordance with various allergy and dietary requirements.
• Writing and planning weekly menus, stock control and ordering as well as keeping wastage to a minimum.
• Using your creativity for our regular theme nights, where we prepare dishes from around the world.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have experience in working in a professional kitchen, have good organisational skills and knowledge of good kitchen practices and food hygiene standards. City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications are preferred but not essential as they can be provided through our Academy.

Benefits

• Company Pension
• 5.6 weeks paid holiday pay
• Refer a Friend scheme worth up to £1000 per person
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental health and wellbeing
• Extensive training courses through our [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Academy
• Qualifications and Apprenticeship opportunities including Level 3 in Food Production
• Blue Light Card offering a number of discounts across retail and hospitality
• Recognition and Long Service awards

About the Company

Established in 2005, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group has an existing portfolio comprising of 48 residential and nursing homes located across East Anglia and the South of England. We are a Top 20 provider within the care sector and our ethos is to deliver the best person-centred care to all our residents.

About Beaumont Park

At Beaumont Park we provide reputable person-centred nursing and residential care within a beautiful period property located in the town of Biggleswade. We have a beautiful home with heart and soul, and we pride ourselves on treating our residents as we would family. We are fortunate enough to be situated in extensive landscaped gardens with a large ornamental pond providing an attractive focal point, with a range of colourful shrubs and plants giving year-round colour. We have a specialist nursing team who always work to provide varied and engaging activities and compassionate care centred on respect, dignity and choice. To find out more about Beaumont Park follow this link.