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Cook

The Cook is responsible for managing team members within the Kitchen and ensuring that wholesome and nutritious meals are delivered following a structured menu plan and allowing for individual dietary needs/choice to be catered for.

Important Information
Location: Leabank, Leabank Private Nursing Home, 1-3 Beechwood Avenue, Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, County Antrim, BT54 6BL
Date Posted: 18th January 2022
Closing Date: 28th January 2022
Industry: Healthcare
Job Type: Full time
Salary: £10.30 Hourly

About the role

Essential Criteria:

Minimum three years experience in a similar role
Food Hygiene & COSHH training 
Good General Health (medically fit)
Must have a good command of written and spoken English 
Ability to communicate with the elderly  
Ability to work set hours, flexible to meet the needs of the organisation
 

Desirable Criteria:

Previous management experience
 

Skills:

Commitment to The Macklin Care Homes Mission, Vision and Core Values
Core Values - Treat People Really Well, Continuous Development, Trust and Dedication.
Priorities - Our Teams, Our Residents, Our Community, Our Future
Ability to deliver a high standard of patient care
Exceptional organisational skills
Ability to communicate and listen, ability to work co-operatively with other staff
Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
High standard of personal presentation
Attention to detail 

What you will need

Required criteria

  • Minimum three years experience in a similar role
  • Food Hygiene & COSHH training
  • Good General Health (medically fit)

Desired criteria

  • Previous management experience

Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity

Chefing Skills

Chefing Skills

Food Costing Skills

Food Costing Skills

Communication

Communication

Macklin Care Homes

We care with heart because… We are undeniably proud of our history and passionate about our future! From the moment we opened our first Care Home in Northern Ireland 30 years ago, we knew we could make a difference in people’s lives.
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Macklin Care Homes, headed by the Macklin family and part of the Macklin Group, have been caring for people for over 30 years. We’ve taken all our experience over all those years to bring the very best of our knowledge and our expertise to you. We’re experts at what we do. We’re not just another Care Home, we’re a family first and foremost and we treat everyone we come into contact with as one of our very own. From staff to residents to relatives to suppliers to the postman – we’re all one big community! We have Six Locations - Park Manor/Belfast, Arlington/Belfast, Our Lady's/Belfast, Milesian Manor/Magherafelt, Ratheane/Coleraine, and Leabank in Ballycastle.

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Want a job you'll love? Can you make a real difference to the lives of others? We are looking to recruit great people to work in care and in return, we will bring out the best in you. At Macklin Care Homes you will work as part of an award-winning team who are valued for their contribution, with opportunities for career development, as well as a friendly and rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart we would like to hear from you. We are proud of our values and unique positive culture that we live each and every day. This is reflective of our relationships with our residents, their relatives, our suppliers and the local community.

Our benefits

As a family-run organisation, we live and breathe our core values of treating people really well, trust, dedication and continuous development. Once you join us, you not only become a member of the team but a member of our family. Caring with heart is at the core of everything we do – with our residents and team members.

Employee development programs

Free parking

Referral bonus

Long service recognition

Cook

We care with heart because… We are undeniably proud of our history and passionate about our future! From the moment we opened our first Care Home in Northern Ireland 30 years ago, we knew we could make a difference in people’s lives.