Assistant Cook

Job summary

Cook – 24 hours per week

Based at Oak Lodge, Rectory Road, Oakley, Basingstoke, Hants RG23 7EL – a care home with an “OUTSTANDING” CQC rating.

**Maintained ‘Outstanding’ CQC since 2019 **

** Top 20 Care Home South East England 2024 **

Oak Lodge is a multi-award-winning care home at regional and national level. These accolades are only achieved through the teamwork of like-minded individuals passionate about delivering person-centered care. Our Care/Nursing staff to resident ratio is higher than the national average and nearly 50% of our team have been with us for over 5 years.

“Forest Care is a very homely company, and all the staff feel like they are part of one big family.”

“I'm very happy with the training and development at Forest Care. They support us to achieve our NVQ and further qualifications.”

Starting salary £14.50 per hour

We are looking for a part time cook to cover 24 hours a week, including alternate weekends. Weekend hours will be 7am – 2pm, the remaining hours will be during the week.

As well as a competitive hourly rate, we offer the following benefits;

• 28 days Holiday (for full time workers) 
• Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays
• Comprehensive induction training
• Ongoing training and development 
• Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme
• NVQ Training 
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Paid breaks
• Free Uniform
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 covering a full range of issues. Includes perks and discounts too!
• Blue Light Staff Discount Card, Employee of the Month, Appreciation weeks and many more!

Forest Care

Forest Care is a family owned and managed company, currently with four care homes in Hampshire and Surrey. Our focus is to ensure we provide the highest standards of care to our residents, and their ongoing welfare, comfort and needs are central to how we run our homes. We want our homes to be a home in the truest sense, and we are committed to making our residents feel at home from the outset.

Main Duties of our Assistant Chefs/Cooks; 

• To prepare food and cook in a hygienic manner. Help come up with ideas for meals and mealtimes.
• To be aware of the residents’ dietary needs and respond to their comments and requests in respect of the menu.
• To hold a suitable food and hygiene certificate.
• To dispose of waste correctly.
• To ensure that all food is used within the prescribed period, with particular attention paid to perishable goods.
• To contribute in the serving of food.
• To perform other such reasonable duties as may be required.

Skills and Experience of our Assistant Chefs/Cooks;

• Previous experience working within a kitchen environment
• High level of written and spoken English

Please note this position is subject to a DBS check.

While it is no longer a requirement that people we employ are vaccinated against Covid-19, we still strongly believe that vaccination remains the best line of defence and we therefore continue to encourage all current and prospective staff to be fully vaccinated.