Cook

Role Responsibility

Meadowside, in Deal is a residential service offering short breaks for people with a learning, physical disability and/or autism and can have up to 10 people staying at the service.

This post is 28 hours per week.

We are seeking a second cook to assist in the preparation of nutritious meals including modifying meals to meet individuals needs.  The role will include working with the people we support, teaching basic skills and including them in the preparation of meals and snacks.

You will be asked to ensure the efficient running of the kitchen, complying with Health and Safety requirements, checking equipment and ordering supplies.

You will be required to have a level 2 qualification in Food Safety and have or be willing to work towards a catering qualification.

In return we will offer you a comprehensive induction, supervision and additional training to enable you to fulfil your role.

The post includes working some weekends, and evening work.

Rewards of working for Kent County Council

We value our staff as individuals and aim to help you to achieve your full potential. As part of the employment deal, we offer a competitive range of benefits and flexible employment conditions to ensure staff make the most of their time working at Kent County Council.

As an organisation we provide professional occupational health, counselling (Support Line), coaching and mediation services to help you stay physically, emotionally and mentally well. We also have staff groups that provide you with support and development opportunities for members of our diverse workforce.

Learning and development is an area Kent County Council is keen to provide, we want you to be the best you can be. That means investing in your development, so you have the right skills and mind set needed to do an excellent job.  

Other rewards open to you at Kent County Council include the Kent Rewards scheme and provides:

• tax saving schemes for Childcare
• cycle2Work scheme
• discounts at Kent County Council Adult Education classes
• discounted high street reloadable cards and vouchers including discount from over 1,200 national and local retailers
• pensions and financial support

This is role is based in Deal, Kent, England.  All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

To be considered for this role, please use the reasons for applying section within the job application to demonstrate your skills and experience relevant to the job description and person specification for the post; applications will be assessed against this.

This post involves working closely with people 16 years and over and is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Interviews will take place on the 20^th September and may include an exercise to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in the role.

Contact Details

Joanne Neiles, Acting Manager on 07929461424 or email  joanne.neiles@kent.gov.uk or Kelly Field on 03000 415026 or email Kellyanne.field@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.