Cook Manager

Join Our Team as a Cook Manager at Avon View

We have a great opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Cook Manager to join our team at Avon View.

Food and mealtimes are an important part of everyday life, and we want them to be something the people we support can genuinely enjoy and look forward to. As Cook Manager, you’ll lead the catering provision at Avon View, ensuring meals are nutritious, enjoyable and tailored to individual needs, preferences and choices.

You’ll combine your catering experience with strong leadership skills, supporting your team to maintain high standards while creating a welcoming, inclusive and homely dining experience for the people we support.

Your main responsibilities will include

• Preparing and overseeing the delivery of high-quality, nutritious meals that meet the individual needs, preferences and choices of the people we support.
• Supporting the planning of menus, refreshments and mealtime activities, while managing supplies, stock and portion control.
• Catering for individual dietary requirements, including allergies, fortified diets, texture-modified meals and other specialist nutritional needs.
• Contributing to admissions and reviews, ensuring dietary preferences, allergies, texture-modified diets and cultural or religious requirements are identified and communicated.
• Leading, supervising and developing the catering team at Avon View, providing clear direction and support while creating a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring consistently high standards of catering provision.
• Supporting staff development by ensuring mandatory training and competency requirements are maintained.
• Managing the day-to-day catering operation, including stock, ordering, budgets, equipment and the effective use of resources.
• Maintaining high standards of food safety, HACCP, hygiene and health and safety, including assessing and managing risks within the kitchen environment.
• Working closely with the people we support, their families, care colleagues and other professionals to ensure nutrition, hydration, dignity, choice and wellbeing remain at the heart of the catering service.
• Listening to feedback and continually looking for ways to improve menus, mealtimes and the overall dining experience.
• Maintaining accurate records and working in line with safeguarding and GDPR requirements.
• Deputising for the Executive Catering Manager when required, helping to support catering provision across the wider organisation.

What we’re looking for:

The successful candidate will have

• NVQ Level 2 in Food Preparation or equivalent, together with a Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Good experience of working in a catering or kitchen environment, including food preparation, service and food hygiene, with experience in a care or care-related setting.
• Good knowledge of food safety, HACCP, COSHH, allergens, specialist dietary requirements and health and safety within a kitchen environment.
• Experience of supervising, motivating and developing staff, with the ability to organise and prioritise the work of a busy catering team.
• The ability to plan menus and cater for individual dietary requirements, including allergies, fortified diets and texture-modified meals.
• A good understanding of person-centred care and the importance of nutrition, hydration, dignity, choice, independence and positive mealtime experiences.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with the people we support, families, colleagues and health or care professionals.
• The ability to assess and manage risk and maintain accurate written and electronic records.
• An organised and flexible approach, with the confidence to use your initiative, respond to changing needs and contribute to improvements within the catering service.
• Good basic IT skills and the ability to use relevant systems for record keeping, monitoring and communication.

Above all, we’re looking for someone who takes pride in the food they serve, enjoys leading and developing a team, and understands the difference a positive mealtime experience can make to someone’s day.

If you’re passionate about good food, high standards and providing a person-centred catering service, we’d love to hear from you.

FULL TIME - 37 HOURS 

Who we are

We provide high-quality care and support to older people; people with physical and learning disabilities; people with mental health needs; people living with dementia; carers and clients’ families. This also extends to respite care for families and carers.

We operate services across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, ranging from Residential Homes and Day Services to Supported Living sites and Reablement Home Care.

What we offer

• Competitive pay:  with opportunities for career and pay progression, plus weekend enhancements.
• Generous Holiday Allowance: 26 days, not including bank holidays (pro rata for part-time), rising to 29 days with length of service.
• Employee Assistance Programme: A confidential, free-of-charge support network, including a 24/7 helpline and wellbeing services to support you whilst at work.
• Occupational Sick Pay: An enhanced occupational sick pay scheme from your very first day with us, helping to ensure you’re supported when you need it most.
• Career Progression: Excellent opportunities to develop, learn and progress.
• Company Contributory Pension Scheme: We contribute 3%.
• Morebus Commuter Club: Savings on bus travel across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch.
• Blue Light Card eligibility: Enjoy fantastic discounts on travel, leisure, entertainment and more.

If you’re caring, compassionate and looking for a role where you can make a real difference to someone’s day, we’d love to hear from you.

Take the first step towards a fulfilling career with Tricuro. Apply today – we can’t wait to welcome you to our team!

The Company

Tricuro is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and provides short and long term high quality care and support to adults, their carers and families. We have highly trained and skilled staff and offer flexibility, consistency and reliability of service which is focused on meeting the needs of people in our communities.

If you are looking for an exciting and rewarding job opportunity in a care environment, come and work for us. We can offer a career that adds value to the community and makes a difference to the lives of vulnerable people.