Care Home Cook
Ocean Living, Mumbles
£13.50 per hour | 22 hours per week | Permanent
Love cooking proper, home-cooked food but don’t fancy restaurant hours?
We’re looking for an experienced Cook to join our friendly team at Ocean Living, our small and welcoming care home in Mumbles.
You’ll be cooking for just 14 residents, which means this isn’t about producing hundreds of identical meals or working in a hectic commercial kitchen. You’ll get to know the people you’re cooking for, learn their favourite meals and make food that they genuinely look forward to.
And with mainly daytime hours, you can enjoy doing what you love without the late nights that often come with working in a kitchen.
What you’ll be doing
Working 22 hours per week, with shifts around 8:30am - 13:30pm, you’ll prepare nutritious, home-cooked meals for our residents and help make mealtimes an enjoyable part of their day.
Your role will include:
- Preparing and cooking tasty, nutritious home-style meals
- Catering for 14 residents and getting to know their individual likes and dislikes
- Adapting meals for allergies, special diets and individual dietary needs
- Helping to plan and adapt menus
- Managing ingredients sensibly and working within the agreed food budget
- Maintaining excellent standards of food hygiene and kitchen cleanliness
- Keeping the kitchen organised, safe and running smoothly
- Working alongside our care team to make sure residents have meals they enjoy
What we’re looking for
Previous cooking experience is required for this role. You’ll need to be confident preparing and cooking meals independently and comfortable managing the day-to-day running of a kitchen.
You don’t necessarily need to have worked in a care home before. You might currently work in a pub, café, restaurant, school kitchen or another catering environment and be looking for something with more sociable hours.
We’re looking for someone who is:
- An experienced and confident cook
- Reliable, organised and able to work independently
- Comfortable catering for different dietary requirements
- Knowledgeable about good food hygiene and safe kitchen practices
- Happy to adapt meals around individual preferences and needs
- Someone who genuinely takes pride in the food they put on the table
A Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification is preferred but not essential. Level 3 Food Hygiene and knowledge of HACCP would also be an advantage.
Why Ocean Living?
There’s something different about cooking in a small care home. Food is personal here.
You’re not just preparing the next order on a ticket, you’re cooking for people you’ll come to know. You’ll learn who loves a roast dinner, who prefers something lighter and whose favourite pudding can instantly brighten their day.
If you’re an experienced cook who takes pride in serving proper, home-cooked food and you’re looking for a role with daytime hours and a more personal feel, we’d love to hear from you.
Pay: £13.50 per hour
Hours: 22 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, Part-time
Typical shift: Around 8:30am - 1:30pm, with some flexibility required
Location: Ocean Living, 734 Mumbles Road, Mumbles, Swansea
Ready for a kitchen role with a little more heart and a lot fewer late nights? Apply today, we’d love to hear from you.
Important information
My Choice Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified and experienced candidates.
Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, which may include references, proof of right to work in the UK and a DBS check, where applicable to the role.
This role may also be known as:
Care Home Cook, Cook, Kitchen Cook, Residential Home Cook, Catering Assistant, Kitchen Assistant, Assistant Cook, Chef, Care Home Chef, Residential Care Home Chef, Part-Time Cook, Daytime Cook, Catering Cook.
Pay: £13.50 per hour
Expected hours: 22.0 per week
Application question(s):
- Are you confident preparing and cooking meals independently, including catering for different dietary requirements and allergies?
- Do you currently hold a Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification or above?
- Please briefly tell us about your previous cooking experience and the type of setting you have worked in.
Work Location: In person
