Acorns Children's Hospice are seeking a dedicated Cook to support the Lead Cook with all catering requirements for our Hospice in Worcester. At Acorns Children’s Hospice we offer specialist palliative care and support for children and their families across the West Midlands.

In this role, you will:

• Prepare and serve meals throughout the day.
• Assist with safe disposal and storage of food, adhering to food hygiene and COSHH requirements.
• Support with maintaining cleanliness and perform catering-related cleaning of kitchen, storage areas, equipment, crockery, and cutlery.
• Be involved with planning menus, catering for special diets, cultural needs, and hospice events.
• Meet the dietary needs of the children in our care.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience in catering, including food preparation, cooking, and serving.
• Knowledge of nutrition, food hygiene, and infection control procedures.
• A commitment to maintaining high standards of cleanliness.
• A good standard of general education.
• Food Hygiene Level 2 Certificate.

What We Offer:

• £15,724.80 per annum / £12.60 per hour (£24,570 FTE)
• 24 hours per week
• Based in our Three Counties Hospice, Worcester (WR5 3EZ)
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Eye Test discount
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation, we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?

Part Time

Worcester

Facilities

Friday 6th of February 2026