Area Cook Manager
Posting date: | 06 September 2024 |
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Salary: | £15.02 to £15.02 per hour |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 06 October 2024 |
Location: | Norfolk, Norfolk, NR6 6EQ |
Company: | Norse Group |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | 013603_1725616411 |
Summary
Are you looking for a career where you can make a difference to the lives of others?
Area Cook Manager - Norfolk
£15.02 per hour + paid mileage and travel time
Joining Norse Group will provide you with a fulfilling role, becoming part of a team that supplies locally source, nutritious and healthy meals to residents within our Care Homes. We offer fully funded accredited courses, excellent career progression, and job satisfaction from giving back to your community and improving people's lives.
The opportunity:
* Permanent
* 40 hours per week
A day in the life:
You will become an integral part of our resident's home through daily interaction, not just at mealtimes but throughout your working day. Our aim is to ensure the wonderful world of food is available to all, including those with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. The social aspect of dining and the nutritious content of meals is fundamental to the health and wellbeing of residents in our care settings.
Working closely with the Business Account Manager and Cook Managers you will induct and train colleagues alongside carrying out kitchen checks across Norfolk. You will support kitchens through assisting with creating menus, managing budgets and the on call phone.
As Area Cook Manager you will be responsible for managing kitchens and catering staff across Norfolk including preparing, cooking and serving food to our residents.
The onsite care team will provide you with essential requirements of residents using a detailed catering handover sheet to ensure a collaborative approach to person-centred care.
Our central team will support you in managing food safety, health and safety and food allergens whilst our dedicated menu, promotions and compliance teams will provide you with menu cycles, nutritional information, IDDSI menus and promotional posters giving you time to focus on food.
Our electronic tablet will provide you with access to our kitchen management system and act as a communication tool providing you with regular updates and keeping paperwork to a minimum.
What are we looking for from you?
You will have previous experience working in a busy kitchen environment with an organised approach, alongside a good understanding of the food industry and knowledge of textured modified diets (IDDSI)and working to a set budget.
A passion for delivering fantastic customer service is essential, and we will be looking for you to demonstrate strong communication skills with an adaptable approach to work.
Alongside this, we are looking for people who are passionate about supporting others and who share our core values:
* We care completely.
- We collaborate proactively.
- We act with integrity.
- We pursue better.
- We make it happen.