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Job Summary
1 - Month contract with additional shift
Job Purpose
To provide highquality nutritious and wellpresented meals for adults receiving social care support including individuals with a range of needs such as dementia learning disabilities autism mental health needs and physical health conditions. The post-holder ensures that all meals meet dietary requirements food safety standards and service expectations while contributing to a positive personcentred environment within the service.
Key Responsibilities
Meal Preparation & Delivery
- Plan prepare and cook nutritious meals appropriate to the dietary needs of service users.
- Ensure meals are wellpresented delivered on time and portioned consistently.
- Prepare snacks light bites and refreshments in line with daily service needs.
- Adapt meals to meet specialist dietary requirements (e.g. soft diets allergens cultural diets diabetic meals fortified foods).
- Communicate with care staff to ensure meals align with individual support plans and health requirements.
Food Safety Hygiene & Compliance
- Follow food safety legislation internal policies and Safer Food Better Business guidelines.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness across the kitchen food preparation areas storage and equipment.
- Complete routine hygiene checks including temperature monitoring cleaning schedules and duediligence documentation.
- Ensure all food is stored labelled and rotated correctly to maintain safety and minimise waste.
- Report any equipment faults or hazards promptly to ensure safe working conditions.
Stock & Resource Management
- Monitor stock levels and inform relevant staff of replenishment needs.
- Check deliveries for accuracy quality and correct storage.
- Manage resources efficiently reducing waste and contributing to costeffective operations.
Teamwork & Communication
- Work collaboratively with care staff day service teams and managers to ensure meals support individual needs and service schedules.
- Provide guidance to Catering Assistants when required supporting effective daily operations.
- Contribute to a positive supportive and professional working environment.
Service User Interaction
- Engage respectfully and warmly with service users during meal service.
- Support service users independence dignity and choice around food and dining.
- Adapt serving methods or provide additional assistance where individuals require support.
Kitchen Operations
- Prepare the kitchen at the start of each day ensuring equipment and resources are ready for use.
- Support endofday closedown procedures ensuring all areas are clean and compliant.
- Ensure all duediligence logs are completed accurately and on time.
Experience Required- Experience working in a kitchen environment ideally within social care education healthcare or community settings.
- Experience preparing meals for individuals with specialist or complex dietary needs.
- Experience maintaining hygiene food safety standards and completing kitchen documentation.
- Experience working as part of a busy servicedriven team.
Skills & Competencies
- Ability to cook nutritious balanced meals in volume while maintaining quality.
- Strong understanding of food hygiene and safe kitchen practices.
- Good organisational skills and ability to manage time effectively.
- Ability to communicate clearly with staff and interact positively with service users.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to changing service needs.
Qualifications
- Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene (essential).
- Level 3 Food Safety & Hygiene (desirable or willingness to complete).
- Any catering or hospitality qualification (desirable but not essential).
Additional information to note
We work on a Bi weekly payment schedule
The role closes on 27/04/2026 apply ASAP.
Required Skills:
Plan prepare and cook nutritious meals appropriate to the dietary needs of service users.
