Cook

Aberdeen - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full Time Cook to work as within our Crosby House Residential Service on a Permanent basis.

Working Monday to Friday 39hrs per week.

This rewarding role involves providing a high quality catering service designed to meet the needs of service users. Prior experience of working in a catering environment is required and experience of cooking in a residential care sector would be welcomed but its not essential.

Standard hours of work: 39 hours per week

Working pattern: Monday to Friday

Post status: Permanent Full Time

Rate of pay: 12.81 per hour

Location: Crosby House 1 May Baird Avenue Aberdeen AB25 3BD

We offer our Staff fantastic benefits including:

Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Generous annual leave
Refer a friend programme-Receive 200 when you introduce a family member or friend to VSA
Investment in your personal development and career through our learning and development programmes
Access to our employee discount scheme

Purpose of Role:

To contribute to the provision of a high quality catering service designed to meet the needs of service users.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Organising the receipt of provisions and equipment ensuring that goods are stored safely and hygienically to regulatory requirements.
Maintaining food safety and hygiene standards in food preparation and cooking and in the working environment.
Recording food temperatures etc in accordance with food safety legislation.
Preparing and cooking a wide variety of dishes to a high standard to meet the needs of service users.
Ensuring the kitchen area and equipment is kept clean to the standard required in terms of environmental health and food safety legislation. Setting monitoring and following the cleaning schedules to ensure standards are met.
Establishing and developing positive relationships with service users within agreed operational and organisational parameters.
Communicating effectively with others in the workplace providing written and verbal information when required according to agreed reporting procedures.
Contributing towards the monitoring of compliance with health safety and security requirements in the workplace.
Carrying out any other duties which may be required from time to time provided the tasks are both reasonable and within the post-holders capabilities.
Have awareness and work within internal control systems in your area to facilitate improvement in the quality of service provided.

Qualifications/Training/Education/Experience/Key skills:

Essential:

Awareness of Health and Safety Regulations including Food Hygiene.
Experience of working in a catering environment to specified standards.
Planning and preparing nutritionally balanced meals.
Good organiser
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to work within Deadlines

Desirable:

C&G Certificate 706 (12 or 3) or equivalent.
Food Hygiene certificate REHIS
Experience of cooking in residential care sector
Ordering/ Stock control
Preparation of menus
Supervising the work of other staff
Baking Skills
An understanding of mental Health conditions

Personal Qualities:

Flexible
Pleasant manner

Other Job Requirements:

Serving meals as and when required.

To attend training and staff meetings as and when required.

Required Experience:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full Time Cook to work as within our Crosby House Residential Service on a Permanent basis.Working Monday to Friday 39hrs per week. This rewarding role involves providing a high quality catering service designed to meet the needs of service users. Prior expe...