Willowrbook exists to bring comfort, reassurance, and peace of mind to people living with incurable conditions and those who love them. Delivering specialist palliative care to the St Helens and Knowsley community, we believe fresh, nutritious food is a vital part of this care.
We are looking for a part-time Cook to join our friendly, supportive kitchen team, reporting to the Head Chef. We welcome applications from experienced commercial cooks, as well as junior chefs and college catering students looking to kickstart their culinary careers.
Your Role
- Creating tailored, nutritional, well-balanced dishes designed around individual medical, allergen, and texture requirements.
- Cooking and serving fresh, wholesome food daily for staff, families, and visitors in our onsite café.
- Providing direction, daily task allocation, and encouragement to catering assistants and volunteers.
- Maintaining strict adherence to food safety standards, safety compliance, and logging essential daily temperature checks.
- Overseeing cleaning schedules, safe kitchen equipment operation, and efficient waste management protocols.
- Preparing specific ingredient kits and providing culinary support for our internal hospitality training courses.
- Monitoring stock rotation, minimizing food waste, and coordinating directly with local suppliers for orders.
Who You Are
- Proven kitchen skills with a background as a commercial cook or chef, or currently studying for a professional cookery qualification at college.
- Currently hold, or be willing to undertake training for, Food Hygiene, Allergens, and Dysphagia requirements.
- Valid Level 3 Food Hygiene certificate and allergen training, or a Level 2 certificate with a willingness to undertake further training.
- Naturally compassionate, reliable, and motivated to help patients.
- Capable of prioritizing kitchen production lists calmly under time pressures.
If you feel this role would suit you and you share our values of care, compassion, and community, we would love to hear from you.
Benefits
5% contribution Pension scheme | Sick pay up to 4 weeks | 25 holiday days plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata) | Subsidised meals | Health and Wellbeing support | Medicash scheme | Blue Light Card eligibility | Development opportunities and more