Cook
| Posting date: | 18 November 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 January 2026 |
| Location: | Spennymoor (Appleton Lodge), DL16 6DL |
| Company: | Home Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 251831 |
Summary
Cook/Chef
Pay £12.60 per hour (£24,638 p.a. - pro rata), plus matching pension contributions and Instant pay access with Stream
Permanent, Part Time (16 hpw), 7 day a week rota working
Spennymoor
We can’t offer a CoS for this role
Home, a place where you belong
Ready for a role where your skills truly make a difference? Join our amazing team at Home Group and bring your passion for food to a place that values people first. You’ll lead the kitchen, plan menus, order fresh ingredients, and ensure everything runs safely and smoothly.
You’ll be creating meals that cater to diverse dietary needs and cultures, making every day rewarding and meaningful. Plus, you’ll enjoy the support of a friendly team, great benefits, and the chance to work somewhere that genuinely cares about its customers and colleagues.
What’s in it for you?
- 34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”)
- 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more
- 2 paid volunteering days each year
- Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies
- Career path with development and an excellent training package
With all of our family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal, fertility and menopause support, what’s not to love.
What you’ll do
- Oversee the management of the kitchen as directed by the service manager.
- Be responsible for ordering supplies and maintaining adequate stocks of food.
- Be responsible for the overall cleanliness of the kitchen, pantries etc.
- Maintain stock sheets and do stock checks as required
Why join us
Join Home Group as a Cook and bring your passion for food to a role that offers purpose, great benefits, and the chance to make a real difference every day!
You have
- Previous experience in catering work.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to keep calm under pressure.
- An understanding of the principles of confidentiality
- Flexibility and ability to relate to vulnerable people with sensitivity.
Stronger together
We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!
The practical bits
- Working 5 days per week on a rota basis over 7 days
- 10am - 1.15pm
- You’ll need a Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.
Find out more
Click APPLY NOW to see our Cook Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Roles can close early, so don’t wait. For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk
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