ASSTC - Part-time Cook for ASLAN

All Souls Church; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A Westminster-based charity seeking a cook for its night shelter project. The role involves planning and preparing healthy meals for guests, managing food supplies, and ensuring kitchen hygiene. Candidates should have experience in cooking, a flexible attitude, and the ability to work within a team. This position is vital for extending hospitality to vulnerable individuals, requiring dedication to the organization's mission and values.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience cooking in an industrial kitchen.
• Willing to undergo hygiene training if not already certified.
• Self-motivated and resourceful.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design a dinner menu for 25 guests each night.
• Cook and prepare meals that can be frozen for distribution.
• Maintain kitchen hygiene and documentation required by law.

Skills

Cooking a range of dishes from scratch

Food hygiene training

Flexibility and team collaboration

Problem-solving skills

Engaging well with people

Job description

Responsibilities

• Plan and design a dinner menu, in consultation with the shelter co‑ordinator, for 25 guests each night
• Organise and receive delivery of food
• Responsible for prepping the food and preparing meals that can be frozen to be served each evening
• Able to adapt menus to suit individual allergies and needs
• Able to cook a range of dishes from scratch, including mains, soups and puddings/cakes
• Able to assess the volume of food needed and prepare meals accordingly
• Responsible for maintaining all kitchen hygiene and filling in all necessary documentation, required by law, including recording fridge and freezer temperatures, or that in the pantry
• Maintain the tidiness and cleanliness of the storage pantry
• Manage the food storage in the kitchen and the pantry supplies, including keeping up to date with food expiration dates and disposing of it accordingly
• Work alongside volunteers and staff to ensure a working environment in line with the vision of ASSTC, Other duties

Additional Responsibilities

• Adhere to data protection regulations and code of conduct when handling sensitive data or information
• Agree to undergo the safer recruitment training at All Souls Serve the City, including safeguarding training and an enhanced DBS Check (if wanting to engage with service users)
• Agree to adhere to the rules and regulations regarding the use of the kitchen
• Understand the role and position such that one doesn't agree to take on tasks or responsibilities outside of this role

Personal Qualities & Qualifications

• Other duties as assigned within the scope of this role
• A Christian committed to the evangelical stance and mission of ASSTC and All Souls Church
• Having a servant heart and seeking to live a life of Christian integrity
• Self confident, self motivated, and resourceful
• Personable, able to engage well with people
• Able to problem solve and think on one's feet
• Be trained and certified in the relevant hygiene training (or willing to do so)
• Have demonstrated experience cooking in an industrial kitchen
• A flexible team player, eager to grow, learn, and improve one's skills

About the Organisation

All Souls Serve the City (ASSTC) is a Westminster-based charity that seeks to serve those in our area who are isolated, overlooked, and exploited, bringing the message and ministry of Jesus. The charity was formed to consolidate a number of ministries that developed from within the All Souls Clubhouse and All Souls Church, a diverse, multi‑generational, vibrant congregation in central London with a heart to reach the city and the nations for Jesus.

Our aim in ASLAN, the All Souls Local Action Network, is to engage with people affected by homelessness by offering them individualised care, support and befriending.

Project – ASLAN Faith and Volunteer Network (FVN) Night Shelter

ASLAN Faith and Volunteer Network (FVN) Night Shelter 25/26 is an innovative project for individuals rough sleeping in Westminster. The shelter runs from November until the end of March with various churches contributing in different ways. Each venue will offer individualised companionship and support whilst the guests (re)engage with St Mungos and Westminster Council, pursue Council‑directed solutions for the short term, and explore long‑term housing solutions. We are seeking a cook to ensure we are able to extend generous hospitality to our guests each night in the form of healthy and varied hot meals. The role would involve developing a menu, managing the supply and delivery of ingredients, and preparing meals for the week ahead that can be frozen ahead of distribution by our volunteer teams each evening.