Assistant Cook

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Assistant Cook to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for food preparation, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations, and maintaining high hygiene standards in the kitchen. You will work closely with the Cook and other kitchen staff to deliver quality meals to individuals with profound learning disabilities. This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment dedicated to enhancing the lives of its clients. If you are organized, flexible, and passionate about food safety, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Ability to prepare and handle food safely and hygienically.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food and oversee deliveries, ensuring food safety.
• Maintain hygiene standards in the kitchen and perform cleaning duties.

Skills

Food Preparation

Food Safety Regulations

Hygiene Standards

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Tools

Kitchen Equipment

Job description

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Heathland is a Day Service provision, delivering services to people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Housed within the service is a specialised Autism service. Many of our clients require a modified diet to meet specific health needs. The Assistant Cook is responsible for:

1. Food preparation, preparing and overseeing deliveries, and ensuring the safe storage of food items.
2. With direction from the cook, implement the borough food safety procedures and conform to food safety regulations.
3. Ensure that stock is stored appropriately in accordance with food hygiene requirements.
4. Ensure that the kitchen meets hygiene standards and that the routine cleaning programmes of kitchen equipment, utensils, and work surfaces are to the specified standard.

Special requirements for this post:

1. Assist Cook with safe preparation and handling of food, including chopping and using a range of kitchen equipment and tools.
2. Adhere to hygiene and health and safety standards.
3. Undertake food serving duties ensuring that food is properly portioned and accounted for.
4. Complete routine cleaning programmes of kitchen equipment, utensils, and work surfaces to the specified standard. Undertake dish and pot washing duties – ensuring the kitchen and dining room is free of used utensils, cutlery, crockery, and other equipment/implements.
5. Ensure that ovens and stoves are clean at the end of each day – where required, assist other kitchen staff/cooks with cleaning of ovens.
6. Empty kitchen and dining room refuse bins.
7. Check deliveries of food supplies. Ensure that stock is stored appropriately in accordance with food hygiene requirements.
8. Cover in the absence of the Cook using a simplified menu under the direction of the team leader.

About you:

You will need to be well motivated and able to work on your own initiative, flexible, well organised, and able to work as part of a team.

About us:

Heathlands is a purpose-built centre offering day/weekend opportunities for adults with profound and complex learning disabilities and Autism. At Heathlands, we are committed to providing a personalised service which supports people to achieve outcomes in developing their independent living skills towards a meaningful and active life.