Cook
| Posting date: | 02 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,436 to £29,856 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, London, EN3 5XX |
| Company: | Enfield Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58626276 |
Summary
Job Summary
You will play a pivotal role in providing excellent support in care for residents. Your daily tasks as a cook include preparing appetising and nutritious food, creating rotating menus based on residents’ preferences, maintaining kitchen hygiene, managing food orders within budget, and accommodating dietary requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare breakfast and offer cooked options as requested
- Ensure all meals are ready at appropriate times
- Offer and prepare at least three lunch options daily with fresh vegetables
- Delegate and oversee kitchen assistant tasks
- Prepare desserts for lunch and supper
- Prepare or delegate supper dishes and sandwiches
- Bake fresh cakes for afternoon tea and special occasions
- Ensure kitchen cleanliness and food safety protocols
- Label and store food appropriately
- Maintain kitchen protocol and hygiene standards
- Defrost frozen foods in advance
What You Will Need
- Previous experience as a cook
- Genuine interest in elderly care
- Willingness to undertake vocational training
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Support planning and mentoring experience (desirable)
- Experience in nursing environments and palliative care (desired)
- Training or coaching qualifications (desired)
- Good IT skills and satisfactory Disclosure upon application
Benefits
- Career Development Opportunities
- Ongoing Training and Development
- Local Authority Pension Scheme
Contact Details
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Bibi Codabaccus at bibi.codabaccus@enfield.gov.uk for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Maria Evangelou at maria.evangelou@enfield.gov.uk.
“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.
Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.
If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.
You will play a pivotal role in providing excellent support in care for residents. Your daily tasks as a cook include preparing appetising and nutritious food, creating rotating menus based on residents’ preferences, maintaining kitchen hygiene, managing food orders within budget, and accommodating dietary requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare breakfast and offer cooked options as requested
- Ensure all meals are ready at appropriate times
- Offer and prepare at least three lunch options daily with fresh vegetables
- Delegate and oversee kitchen assistant tasks
- Prepare desserts for lunch and supper
- Prepare or delegate supper dishes and sandwiches
- Bake fresh cakes for afternoon tea and special occasions
- Ensure kitchen cleanliness and food safety protocols
- Label and store food appropriately
- Maintain kitchen protocol and hygiene standards
- Defrost frozen foods in advance
What You Will Need
- Previous experience as a cook
- Genuine interest in elderly care
- Willingness to undertake vocational training
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Support planning and mentoring experience (desirable)
- Experience in nursing environments and palliative care (desired)
- Training or coaching qualifications (desired)
- Good IT skills and satisfactory Disclosure upon application
Benefits
- Career Development Opportunities
- Ongoing Training and Development
- Local Authority Pension Scheme
Contact Details
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Bibi Codabaccus at bibi.codabaccus@enfield.gov.uk for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Maria Evangelou at maria.evangelou@enfield.gov.uk.
“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.
Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.
If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.
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