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Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Whitchurch

Hours of Work: 30 hours per week available covering a 7-day rota

Shift Pattern: 07:00am to 15:00pm

Salary: £12.42 per hour

Our new ShireLiving scheme is opening soon in Whitchurch.

Join us at our open event to find out more about how you can make a difference by working with us.

Tuesday 3rd September, 1pm to 4pm at Civic Centre, High Street, Whitchurch, SY13 1AX.

The role:

Are you passionate about showcasing your cooking skills? This is a great opportunity for you to prepare nutritious, delicious meals for our ShireLiving residents putting a smile on their faces. Our ShireLiving or supported housing facilities provide people over 55 years old a safe, secure, and caring environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity where you will become a key part of the team to deliver a catering service to our residents. We are opening a brand new scheme in Whitchurch with 71 apartments that may be single or double occupied.

Benefits:

In return, we offer you a rewarding opportunity within a supportive team of experienced mentors and peers, ensuring you thrive throughout your career.

* Life Assurance

* Enhanced family friendly leave

* Access to Axa BeSupported Employee Assistance Programme

* Discounted gym, leisure centres and golf clubs

* Free onsite parking

* Access to our comprehensive training platform.

* Access to a number of fantastic rewards including free and discounted tickets to popular destinations

* Access to our discounts and cashback app Rainly from day one

* Paid volunteering days off

* A supportive, stable, and flexible work environment

What you will be doing:

* Preparing quality food

* Managing kitchen operations

* Tracking inventory

* Ordering supplies

* Cleaning and organising the food preparation area

* Training new kitchen employees on standards and regulations

* Have a friendly approach towards visitors and residents

* Monitoring the kitchen area to ensure sanitation standards are maintained

About you:

* You will be someone who has the ability to create great food, that is well presented, full of flavour, balanced and nutritional

* You will have experience of ordering supplies and carrying out stock takes

* You will be someone who would embrace processes and procedures along with adding in a good measure of your creativity

* You will be open to new ideas and thinking out of the box

About us:

The Wrekin Housing Group is a socially minded organisation that makes a difference to people’s lives. We support adults with learning disabilities to live their best life possible by promoting their personal development and independence. We are looking for people who are caring, compassionate, and align with our values. Our values are 'Communicate Clearly', 'Work Together', 'Everyone Matters' and 'Inspire Positive Change'. Through our values, we strive to make a difference to everyone's lives.

Made With Care’:

We've linked up with the Governments recently launched ‘Made With Care’ campaign which means if you join Choices, you will be part of the biggest reform of adult social care in a generation.

There is record funding being invested to support the new social care sector including for staff training and development and if you have the values we're looking for - kindness, compassion and resilience -you will be joining a workforce dedicated to helping others and build a career that helps people live happy, healthy lives.

Our Inclusive Culture:

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. All applications are considered on the requirements of the role regardless of gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief or background. Please refer to our Equal Opportunities Policy below for further information.

Next Steps:

Please click on the apply button and we will call you for a prescreening.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake a DBS Check.

This position does not offer sponsorship, and to be considered, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK.

Ref : WHG2304. Closing Date : 02/09/2024 - Interview Date : 10/09/2024