Cook

Job Description

Job summary
Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Cook to join our team based in Oswestry. You will join us on a part-time, permanent basis, working 22.5 hours per week over 7 days. In return, our Cook will receive a competitive rate of £24,771 - £27,350 per annum (full time equivalent), based on experience.

Main duties of the job
About the Cook role:

Your role as a Cook will be to provide a hygienic environment in which families feel welcome and comfortable. You will work alongside the care team in the delivery of support, providing wholesome, nourishing meals to the children, families and members of staff.

Your customer service, approachability and flexibility will be important to your success as well as your technical knowledge and skills.

You will be a reliable individual with high professional standards and capable of quickly integrating into the Hospitality team at Hope House. You will be flexible in your approach to working hours and times, which will include rotational weekend working.

About us
At Hope House Children’s Hospices, we have a vision to reach every child and family who needs us and to ensure that no one faces the death of a child alone.

Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you looking for your next opportunity as a Cook? Then look no further, come and join us at Hope House Children’s Hospices by playing a vital role in delivering ‘Our Mission’ helping every child with a life-threatening condition live their best life.

Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Cook to join our team based in Oswestry. You will join us on a part-time, permanent basis, working 22.5 hours per week over 7 days. In return, our Cook will receive a competitive rate of £24,771 - £27,350 per annum (full time equivalent), based on experience.

At Hope House Children’s Hospices, we have a vision to reach every child and family who needs us and to ensure that no one faces the death of a child alone.

About the Cook role:

Your role as a Cook will be to provide a hygienic environment in which families feel welcome and comfortable. You will work alongside the care team in the delivery of support, providing wholesome, nourishing meals to the children, families and members of staff.

Your customer service, approachability and flexibility will be important to your success as well as your technical knowledge and skills.

You will be a reliable individual with high professional standards and capable of quickly integrating into the Hospitality team at Hope House. You will be flexible in your approach to working hours and times, which will include rotational weekend working.

We are looking for a Cook who has:

Food Hygiene Level 2 or willing to work towards.
Awareness of nutrition with the ability to follow specific dietary plans.
Experience of working in a catering environment.
Awareness of key Health Safety considerations relating to catering hygiene.
What we offer:

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes

Generous annual leave entitlement
Organisational pension scheme
Staff rewards programme
Wellbeing services which includes staff counselling
Funded Medicash - Health Care Cash Plan
Flexible working arrangements
Great development opportunities.
Closing date: 11th May 2025

Interview date: To be confirmed

If you think you have what it takes to be our Cook then please click ‘apply’ now and submit your CV! We are welcoming informal discussions, please contact us on 01691 679679. We would love to hear from you!

The successful applicant will be required to obtain an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (paid for by Hope House).

Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.

Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
Food Hygiene Level 2
Desirable
n/a
Essential Skills
Essential
Be a competent cook, including food preparation and meal service
Awareness of nutrition with the ability to follow specific dietary plans when required
Be able to maintain a clean and safe kitchen environment to the standards set by Environmental Health and other governing bodies
Desirable
n/a
Essential Knowledge
Essential
A thorough awareness of key Health Safety considerations relating to catering hygiene. Safer food better business model
Have experience of working in a catering environment
General health and safety awareness relating to the workplace environment
Desirable
n/a
Essential Competencies
Essential
Working with People
Delivering Results & Meeting Customer Expectations
Following Instructions & Procedures
Desirable
n/a
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

How to Apply

To apply, please visit: https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B0315-25-0006