📋 Quick Job Overview

📍 Location: County Durham
💰 Salary: £12.71 per hour
⏱️ Hours: 16 Hours per week (Part-time)
💼 Vacancy Type: Permanent
🏢 Division: Adults (Operations)
📅 Closing Date: 28 July 2026

🌟 About the Role

As our Cook, you will have overall control of the kitchen. You will prepare and cook nutritious meals for service users and staff, maintaining exceptionally high standards of hygiene, safety, and customer service. You will also get to collaborate directly with the people we support to design fun, healthy, and person-centered menus.

Key Responsibilities:

Meal Preparation: Prepare and cook high-quality food for both residents and staff.
Menu Planning: Work alongside our residents to create exciting, balanced, and person-centered menus that promote healthy eating choices.
Kitchen Management: Maintain total control of all food leaving the kitchen, ensuring exceptional housekeeping and deep cleaning.
Stock & Ordering: Manage daily and weekly food stock ordering, stock takes, and strict stock rotation.
Compliance & Safety: Complete all legally required kitchen documentation and ensure all equipment is clean, safe, and regularly checked.
Team Collaboration: Monitor and guide other staff members when they are working alongside you in the kitchen.

🤝 About You

We are looking for someone who takes pride in their kitchen and cares about the health and happiness of our residents. You should be:

🍳 Experienced: Highly capable in food preparation, safety, and kitchen management.
🧼 Detail-Oriented: Committed to outstanding cleanliness, hygiene standards, and completing necessary paperwork.
💬 Collaborative & Warm: Excited to work with residents to give them a voice in what they eat.
📋 Organized: Able to handle ordering, stock control, and daily kitchen routines seamlessly.

💎 Why Choose Us? (The Perks!)

We believe in looking after our kitchen heroes. When you join the team, you’ll gain access to an incredible, industry-leading benefits package:

Emotional Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, mental health resources, meditation apps, and comprehensive bereavement support.
Medical Support: Free Online GP access, Health Cash Plan, Cancer Cover, and Menopause support.
Financial Support: Flexible pay options via Wagestream (access your earnings before payday!), utility bill saving schemes, Money Helper access, and Life Assurance.
Physical Support: Online fitness workouts, Cycle to Work scheme, gym discounts, and National Trust activity access.

Plus, we are proud to be:

🏆 Recognized as a Top Employer United Kingdom 2026 by the Top Employers Institute.
🌍 Named among the Top 100 Global Inspiring Workplaces by Inspiring Workplaces.
♿ A Disability Confident Committed employer.

🔒 Safer Recruitment

Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency and Salutem Care and Education are dedicated to protecting and promoting the well-being of children, young adults, and vulnerable individuals. As part of our safer recruitment process, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a thorough pre-employment screening process, including an enhanced DBS check and, where applicable, overseas criminal record checks.