Part time cook (12 hours per week) required for Residential Care Home.
Main Purpose of Job
Assist in the preparation and provision of meals, have the responsibility for the day to day running of the kitchen ensuring compliance with relevant Health & Safety and Food Hygiene requirements.
Key Responsibilities
1. Prepare and cook meals and snacks following pre-set menus in accordance with Health & Safety Regulations to ensure meals are nutritious, appetising and meet dietary needs.
2. Undertake simple stock control, reporting goods to be ordered to the relevant senior staff to ensure adequate supplies are maintained.
3. Undertake the cleaning of the kitchen and surrounding areas and also of equipment to ensure the kitchen is maintained to a high level
4. Ensure the security of the kitchen and storerooms is maintained at all times to provide a safe working environment.
5. Attend training courses as required.
6. Ensure your own personal hygiene and cleanliness is of the highest standard
7. Comply with Health & Safety, Fire Regulations and other policies
General Requirements
8. You will need to be a committed, patient and caring person.
9. You will need to be highly motivated and have excellent communication skills
10. You will need to be able to work well in a team a liaise with other staff, volunteers and residents.
11. To respect and care for all residents as individuals, ensuring that their personal choices and prefer- ences are respected and that individual dignity is respected at all times
12. To perform delegated tasks as instructed by the Home Manager so as to promote improvements in service and maintain continuity of care.
13. Ensure that all information of a confidential nature relating to the individual Residents and the business is not divulged to third parties.
Health & Safety
14. To comply with all work requests made under the Health & safety at Work Act 1974 and all statutory Fire Regulations
15. To comply with and ensure implementation of Health and Safety policies, COSHH and Emergency and Fire prevention procedures.
16. To inform the Home Manager / Senior Staff member on duty of any untoward incidents, complaints, accidents in the Home or in the grounds of the Home.
Previous experience desirable but not essential.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From £12.80 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 12 per week
Work Location: In person