Cook - Careers

JOB PURPOSE

To provide healthy, well balanced nutritional meals in accordance with individual client's dietary needs. To assist with the ordering, purchasing, and storing of food commodities working within the food budget. To ensure all food hygiene and health and safety standards set by the Home and where appropriate outside regulators are met and actively promote such standards within the Home.

Skills, Knowledge And Qualifications

• SVQ Food Preparation Level II or equivalent REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene
• Experience of working in a kitchen environment preparing foods and cooking meals
• Experience of working with older people or other vulnerable groups of people in a housing setting
• Ability to maintain high standards of hygiene within the kitchen/dining areas
• Communication skills
• Basic administrative skills (i.e. to monitor and maintain stock records, financial records, ordering etc.)
• Knowledge of statutory regulations related to food hygiene
• Knowledge of nutritional and dietary requirements
• Planning, preparing, cooking, and delivering the meal service
• A flexible approach to undertaking a range of tasks
• A willingness to participate in training
• Time flexibility to cover for occasions when other staff are on holiday or attending training etc.

Requirements

Job will be 24 hours a week, 9.30 am – 5.30pm over 3 days.

Benefits

• Bonus scheme

Pay

£13.00 /hour

Schedule

24 hours a week, 9.30 am – 5.30pm over 3 days.