Cook (Ecclesfold Resource Centre)

Location: Derbyshire
Closing date: 15 June 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Cook at Eccles Fold Day Centre. 

You must be able to work within a team and be able to prepare and cook meals from a full range of pre-planned menus to ensure that individual requirements or preferences are met. You must be able to work within strict policies and procedures regarding cleanliness and meal provision. Knowledge of Health and Safety and Food Hygiene is essential as are numerical skills around stock control and ordering.

Experience of preparing and cooking meals is essential and ideally you will have previous experience of cooking for large groups, in particular older adults where nutritional and hydration requirements are of paramount importance and knowledge of special dietary requirements is advantageous. Knowledge of the IDDSI framework is desirable. 

You must be able to work flexibly over seven days which includes weekends and bank holidays.

Employees have access to a range of benefits and discounts including: 

  • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • 25 days annual leave per year (rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata). Grade dependant.
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites
  • Smarter travel scheme including access to the cycle to work scheme
  • Supportive management and team
  • Access to our in-house occupational services which also includes free eye tests, physiotherapy and counselling
  • Derbyshire rewards – offering hundreds of discounts and cashback 

More details on the benefits of working for the council can be found on our reward and recognition page here

For informal enquiries please contact Cathy Lally or Josie Champion on 01629 531013 or email catherine.lally@derbyshire.gov.uk or josie.champion@derbyshire.gov.uk 

Provisional Interview Date: TBC