Are you passionate about cooking with purpose? Join Rainbows and help us brighten short lives with every meal.
Here at Rainbows Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we’re here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are.
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Cook to join our supportive Catering Team at Rainbows Hospice in Loughborough. This is a fulfilling opportunity to contribute to the wellbeing of our Babies, Children, Young People, their families, and staff by providing high-quality, thoughtfully prepared meals.
Location: Rainbows Hospice, Loughborough
Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Mon, Wed, Fri), with flexibility to cover weekends
About the role
If you love creating homecooked meals and being part of a warm, collaborative kitchen team, this could be the perfect role for you.
Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):
• Preparing nutritious homemade meals, cakes, and snacks from scratch
• Supporting special dietary needs in partnership with the Care Team and families
• Keeping the kitchen clean, safe and well-organised
• Maintaining food safety standards and kitchen hygiene
• Contributing to a welcoming dining experience for our children, families and staff
Further responsibilities can be found by downloading the Job Description.
Requirements
• NVQ Level 2 in Food Preparation and Cooking
• Basic Food Hygiene (Level 2) and Allergy Awareness
• Experience cooking fresh meals from scratch
• A caring attitude and a team spirit
Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.
Our Benefits include:
• Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
• Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme and Company Shop.
• Healthcare Cashback plan.
• Life Assurance.
• 27 days holiday.
• Plus bank holiday allowance but expectation to work bank holidays in this role.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
• Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice
• Free access to an employee assistance programme
• Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Unofficial benefits: Fun events like Total Wipe Out, All staff away days, Guest visitors
For further information about this role and the responsibilities please contact Michael Cayless (Catering Manager) on Michael.cayless@rainbows.co.uk
To apply for the role please click ‘apply now’ to complete an online application form. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments further, please contact the people team at recruitment@rainbows.co.uk
This role is subject to a Standard DBS (Disclosure and barring Service Check) and pre-employment checks.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.