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Havens Hospices
About
Havens Hospices provides palliative nursing and supportive care to adults and children living with complex or incurable conditions.
Our specialist Care Teams can support them and their family living throughout illness, death and bereavement, in the comfort of their own home and through our hospice services, Fair Havens and Little Havens.
We focus on their quality of life, caring for individual physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs. We don’t charge a penny for any of our care services. Our hospice care can only exist because of the support and generosity of the community.
Together, we’re ‘Making every day count.’
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Multi-Site Cook
Closed for applications on: 14-Jun-2025 08:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 14-Jun-2025 08:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Havens Hospices
- Town
- Southend on Sea
- Postcode
- SS2 6PF
- Major / Minor Region
- Essex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £23,874.97
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Non AfC)
Specialty
- Main area
- Catering
Job overview
We are currently recruiting for a cook to join our established Facilities Team.
The successful applicants will be responsible for the provision of a high quality, nutritional, catering service; preparing, cooking, and serving all types of meals and snacks for patients, visitors, staff and volunteers, applying daily menu choices, ensuring delivery to all of a nourished, well-balanced diet.
This is an opportunity for a full time cook to join our Fair Havens team, situated next to beautiful Priory Park in Southend.
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To liaise with patients and their families, giving guidance on meal selections reflecting their dietary requirements across both Havens Hospices sites.
Working for our organisation
At Havens Hospices, we care for children, young people and adults with complex or incurable conditions. Our specialist Care Teams can support them and their family living throughout illness, death and bereavement in the comfort of their own home and through our hospice services, Fair Havens and Little Havens.
Working at Havens Hospices allows you to give the gift of time to patients and families, creating memories. Although you may not be giving direct care to our patients, your contribution will have an immediate effect on our care services.
In return for your expertise and passion, you will receive a competitive salary package, and most of all, by making the most of every day you work at Havens Hospices you’ll be helping us continue ‘Making every day count’ for those who need us most.
At Havens Hospices we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our employees and patients and expect all colleagues to share this commitment.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To liaise with patients and their families, giving guidance on meal selections reflecting their dietary requirements across both Havens Hospices sites (Little Havens & Fair Havens)
- To prepare, cook, and serve all types of meals / snacks for patients, visitors, staff and volunteers, applying daily menu choice ensuring all patients, visitors, staff and volunteers receive a nourished, well-balanced diet
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Desirable criteria
- Experience of dealing with special dietary requirements
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience in working within the kitchen of an organisation, preparing and handling food
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Good level of IT Skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, Teams, Excel and Outlook
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Christie
- Job title
- Soft Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01702220350
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