Head Cook
Macklin Care Homes, established in 1980, is a family run business employing over 600 people in the Care sector. Macklin Care Homes comprises of Ratheane Care Home, Coleraine (82 beds), Leabank Care Home, Ballycastle (53 beds), Arlington Care Home, Belfast (25 beds), Parkmanor Oaks Care Home, Dunmurry (81 beds) Milesian Manor, Magherafelt (77 beds) and Our Lady’s Care Home, Belfast (98 beds).
At Macklin Care Homes 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.
We promote a culture of working as one team, using their knowledge and expertise to continually excel and improve the standards of care for our residents.
Our residents are at the heart of our homes; we are inspired not only through their stories and experiences of years gone by, but also by knowing we are making a difference in their lives.
About the role
Job Title: Head Cook
Reporting: Deputy Nurse Manager/Nurse Manager
Basic Function:
The Head 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.
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)
- • 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
Macklin Care Homes
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.
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.