Directorate: Adults, Housing & Health   

Job Title: Cook

Location: Thurrock  

Band: B     

Hours: average of 24 hrs per week (48 hours over a 2-week rota)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Collins House, Residential Home in Corringham.

This is an opportunity for the successful candidate to assist with cooking meals for the residents of our care home in Corringham. 

The candidate will work 7 hours shifts providing breakfast and lunches for the residents of our 45 bedded home.  You will need to have previous experience of cooking for a large amount of people and being part of a great team in a busy kitchen.   

The successful candidate will be flexible and able to work as part of a team and also to be able to work with a minimum amount of supervision and use their own initiative within established procedures and processes to deliver a high quality service to our Clients with a person centred approach in line with the Care Act and Current Legislation within Adult Social Care. 

You will be required to attend mandatory training in areas that are relevant to the role.  Shadowing will also be provided. You will encourage, motivate, and support Clients while ensuring their safety and welfare in their homes when providing them with their meals. 

Core values include individuality, independence, choice, dignity, respect, rights, confidentiality and fulfilment, which guarantees Clients receive a high standard of service. 

The successful candidate will need to have a flexible approach to working hours and be able to travel borough wide. Candidates will need to have good values and continually promote, service user choice and control, fulfilment, respect, privacy, dignity, rights and independence.

The post holders will need to be kind, compassionate, caring, flexible and committed.

The successful candidate will need to have a professional attitude at all times and have knowledge around the understanding of Dementia, Challenging behaviours and Manual Handling – training also provided.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for Adults is required at enhanced plus barred list level

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Caroline Marsh on 01375 652987.

Closing dates: 

Redeployment Only: 18th April 2024

Internal and External: 5th May 2024

Interview date: TBC

To view the Job Profile and Person Specification please follow the link below:

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Why Thurrock?

Working at Thurrock Council gives you the opportunity to join an organisation that is changing at pace, one where you can make a real difference to the lives of the people we serve.

Thurrock Council is moving towards a new community leadership approach which involves linking with local partners and communities as we shape our improvement for the years ahead.

This is an exciting time to join us, to shape the future success of our changing organisation and to have a positive influence on our borough. 

Our location

Thurrock is located on the north bank of the river Thames. Our urban centres are a vibrant mix of established towns and new young communities, with a diverse and growing population of around 160,000 residents.

We are an emerging cultural and arts centre, home to the production centre for the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills. We have excellent retail and leisure opportunities, including Lakeside Shopping Centre, country parks, forests, and marshes.

Thurrock is just half an hour journey away from the centre of London by train and well connected by road.

Staff benefits

We offer lots of staff benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement and hybrid working. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome.

Further information can be found here Employment benefits | Working for the council | Thurrock Council 

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Thurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification.

We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do.

For further information about Thurrock Council please visit our website: Thurrock Council