Hours:
Variable covering
weekdays (3pm – 6pm) and weekends (9am – 1pm)
Contract
Type: Casual with
flexible working
We are looking to recruit
an enthusiastic and motivated casual cook for Beaulieu House, Beaulieu House is
a children's home and short breaks service for children with disabilities.
As a casual cook at
Beaulieu House you can expect:
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A
comprehensive induction
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Friendly
and supportive team
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Fun,
enthusiastic and rewarding environment
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Access
to a broad range of professional training and development
-
Pension
scheme
-
Staff
Benefits Scheme: childcare benefits scheme, travel discounts (Hovertravel,
Wightlink and red funnel) employee assistance programme and more!
The post holder will be
creative and committed to providing nutritious 'home cooked style' meals for
children. The post holder will be involved in developing a relationship with
the children in the home and involving them in the creation of appetising and
child friendly meals.
The post holder will be
responsible for the cleanliness of the kitchen areas and will need to
understand the food standards regulations and contribute to Beaulieu House
maintaining the 5-star food standards rating.
The post holder will hold
a food hygiene certificate and be willing to undertake additional training
relevant to the role.
For an informal discussion please
contact Karen Debenham, on 01983 533024.
Find out more about working for the Isle
of Wight Council and living on the Island here.
This council and its schools recruit
according to the council’s Safer Recruitment policy and are committed to
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect
all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its
employees from discrimination, we actively promote the diversity of our
workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support
the different needs of our employees.
The Isle of Wight Council is an equal
opportunities employer and is proud to encourage applications from all
cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our
local community.
In addition to the above, the Isle of
Wight Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that providing an
individual meets the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and
have declared themselves as disabled, they will be offered an opportunity for
an interview within the council.
In the
interests of efficiency and economy, no further communication will be sent to
you unless you reach the final shortlist. This means that if you do not hear
from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret
that your application will not have been successful on this occasion.
Please note that this role falls within
the strategic partnership between the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire
County Council. The employer will be the Isle of Wight Council and employment
is on Isle of Wight terms and conditions. Hampshire County Council delivers, on
behalf of the Isle of Wight Council, all of its children’s services functions
and did so for an agreed period of five years from 1 July 2013, the original
five year partnership arrangement under direction of the Secretary of State finished
in 2018 but has been extended voluntarily by both local authorities for a
further five years.
The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through Hampshire
County Council Children’s Services Director/Assistant Director and managers who
take operational responsibility for children’s services.