Cook

An excellent opportunity has arisen to apply a Cook’s post at Gibson House. We are a dynamic team working in a Residential and Respite care home for children and young people with learning disabilities and difficulties, including ASD. The role includes promoting and preparing healthy meals for the young people and the staff team. You will be working in an industrial kitchen as part of a small team but will also be liaising with the home around menus, food ordering, as well as gathering the likes and dislikes of the young people. There is the opportunity to help the children and young people gain essential life skills that they will take into their adult lives and to allow them to live healthy and balanced lives by promoting nutritional food options and advice. You will maintain hygiene standards and undertake stock control.

For informal enquiries contact Simon Money on 0114 2930291 or simon.money2@heffield.gov.uk.

In house training will be provided in all aspects of the role.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.