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Wareham
Advertising Salary
Grade 3: £13.05 - £13.27 per hour
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
25

About The Role

The Assistant Cook will:

  • To prepare, cook and serve meals and snacks, in accordance with the menus provided.
 
 Key responsibilities
  • Prepare food in accordance with menus approved.
  • Check where appropriate deliveries for quality, quantity and description.
  • Ensure the correct and economical use of materials and equipment, to achieve maximum cost efficiency, quality and safety.
  • Cleaning kitchen areas and equipment to Environmental Health standards.
  • Ensure all equipment is kept in efficient working order

Benefits

  • Generous Annual leave entitlement - starting at 27 days, rising to 31 after 5 years (exc. Bank holidays)
  • Enhanced Maternity Pay
  • Occupational Sick pay entitlement from day one
  • Funded Blue Light discount package (superb discounts on travel, leisure, entertainment and more)
  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme
  • Comprehensive induction
  • Excellent training & development opportunities supporting career progression.
  • Access to Litmos online learning platform – our one stop shop for learning & development
  • Refer a Friend Bonus - up to £300 per person you refer (Uncapped and paid on successful appointment)
  • Celebrated success through annual awards ceremony

About Us

Care Dorset launched in October 2022 as a new provider supporting adults across a range of support models and in different settings including reablement, day services, supported living, and residential care. 

We are a local authority trading company, wholly owned by Dorset Council, with strong ambitions to innovate and transform our existing services to deliver better outcomes for people as well as growing commercially.

 

We are people focused. We are genuine. We have integrity. We will develop. We are a team.

These values define our personality. They are our statement about what we stand for and what we believe in, and they are the basis behind the decisions we make every single day. They are the Care Dorset way.

Are you passionate about helping individuals enjoy and maintain their quality of life? Do you have a caring and empathetic nature? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join Care Dorset 

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