Cook - Charlton House -- 21hrs per week

Hours: 21 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Service Area: Adult Social Care, Complex & Specialist

Commissioning

Department: Residential Care Services

We are looking for a Cook to be based in one of our Community Resource Centre (CRC) at Charlton House Resource Centre in Keynsham on a part time basis on permanent contract.

Charlton House is a residential and nursing care home that provides care and health services in a safe environment for older vulnerable adults with a variety of disabilities. It offers a broad range of activities which aim to promote independence by developing or maintaining and enhancing people’s skills, interests, and abilities.

Within the Cook role, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a fantastic team of carers, catering professionals and support teams. As the Cook you will help to prepare and serve well cooked and appetising meals within a set budget.

We have one permanent part time role of 21 hours which involves a rota system, working every other weekend with some bank holidays for which enhancements are paid.

What is a Community Resource Centre (CRC)?

Bath and North East Somerset have three care homes which are Community Resource Centres located in Keynsham, Bath and Midsomer Norton. Each Community Resource Centre includes a residential care home for between 30 and 45 people, and these homes provide important services to older people in our community. We provide care and health services in a comfortable, safe environment for older vulnerable adults with a variety of disabilities, including dementia.

As a Cook:

• Food Handling & Hygiene certificate.
• Strong team player who has collaborative work style.
• To demonstrate current knowledge about the dietary needs for older people. Awareness of special dietary needs relating to health conditions.
• Good communication skills both orally and written.
• Must be flexible and adaptable and deal effectively with challenging situations.
• Ability to cope with conflicting demands and deadlines. Works well under pressure.
• Experience of working in catering environments.

We provide service to the standard we expect for ourselves and our families. We offer a working environment where high quality support and compassion are respected and rewarded.

About you

Previous comprehensive experience of working in catering is essential. We like to ensure that we encourage people to be empowered in a supportive environment. We would welcome applicants from different catering backgrounds such as restaurants, schools, and industrial catering production kitchens.

If you believe that you can make a real and positive difference to the lives of our tenants, we would love to hear from you.

Why Bath and North East Somerset Council?

• Salaried Hours
• 25 days annual leave (Rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service)
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent Training
• Career Progression Opportunities
• Discount Card and Reward Scheme including Cycle to Work
• Comprehensive Employer Assistance Program
• Uniform Provided
• Free DBS

This post attracts a welcome payment of 5% of the starting salary for the grade to enable individuals to join our permanent workforce. This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period and is subject to eligibility criteria.

Why B&NES Council?

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:

• A competitive salary package
• A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi-time, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements
• A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions
• The Local Government Pension Scheme
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home
• Professional and personal development including in-house training and accredited qualifications including Aspiring Manager and Leadership Development
• Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts including cycle to work and free entry to numerous local attractions with B&NES

Interested to find out more?

If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Sarah Wring, Registered Manager at sarah_wring@bathnes.gov.uk or call 07977057573.

Please be aware, Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

To apply

Please use the online application facility.

For further information on applying please see “Application Form Help” page on the Jobs website.

Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be Bold, Empowered, Supportive and Transparent.

Please explain in your application how you could incorporate these values into the role you are applying for.

We are unable to sponsor candidates for this role under the Home Office Tier 2 points-based system (skilled worker route), therefore you must be able to obtain and provide your own right to work in the UK’. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to bring your right to work documents with you to your interview so they can be copied and verified at that stage.

As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

Safeguarding Statement:

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.

As this post involves working within one of these groups, we will require a Disclosure & Barring Service check and/or subscription to the DBS online service. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.

This is a Public Services Network (PSN) role and requires all successful applicants to undergo a Basic Disclosure check and a 3 year’s verification of employment history. Please note that any start date will be dependent on the receipt of a satisfactory Disclosure and verification of employment history.

Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role, they will be interviewed before any shortlisting or interviewing of external candidates.