Job Details

Hours of work: Averages at 16 hours per week

Please be advised that this post works to a 2 week rota - the 16 hours per week is averaged over 4 weeks.

Working pattern: Part-time 

Closing date: Sunday 28 May 2017 Interview date: To be confirmed

For an informal discussion, please contact Jessica Russo - Team leader

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at Grangemead as a Cook.

Grangemead is a Respite Service for adults with a Learning Disability in Hailsham. It has recently been refurbished to a high standard offering a hotel style service. Most of our bedrooms have en suite rooms and excellent facilities for our guests.

Grangemead provides a fun holiday experience for long and short respite stays where they promote life skills, independence, community activities and opportunities to meet with friends. Grangemead also offers a service for guests requiring emergency respite who need somewhere safe and comfortable to stay due a personal crisis .

We are looking for a creative cook to join our kitchen team at Grangemead.  Your role will be preparing home-cooked food for people who have a learning and physical disabilities.  The people who stay at Grangemead have a range of dietary requirements. This is where you can really use your skills to develop tasty and nutritional food.  With assistance from the people that have meals, your role will be planning menus with the clients, ordering food and using your own initiative.

Additional Information

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Equal Opportunities

East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.