Chef - 491793

Bield Housing and Care; Cumnock; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Enhanced pension

Generous holidays

Flexible working

Health care plan

Cycle to work

Employee assistance

Learning & development

Job summary

Bield Housing and Care is seeking a cook for Menzies Court in Cumnock to deliver high-quality, freshly prepared meals and manage dietary needs for tenants in retirement housing. This role focuses on service quality and budget-conscious procurement within a supportive team.

The post involves part-time hours (24.5 per week) with a fixed shift pattern, a strong emphasis on hygiene, and opportunities for professional development within a disability-confident employer.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering and managing dietary requirements.
• Ability to work within budgets and provide value for money.
• Knowledge of food hygiene and health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide a flexible meals service with high-quality, freshly prepared meals for tenants.
• Assist with ordering, purchasing and storing food within the budget.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and health and safety standards.

Skills

Catering experience

Dietary needs

Team player

Food hygiene

Education

Food hygiene certificate

Job description

Cook Position in Cumnock Hub (Menzies Court)!

Are you looking for a challenging role where you can learn new skills and deliver great food? Are you experienced in catering and managing dietary requirements?

The role of a chef/cook within our Menzies Court development is more than just cooking. You will be working with our team to provide a high quality of life for those that need it.

Hours of employmen t

24.5 hours a week.

Week 1 - Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Week 2 - Monday, Thursday and Friday - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

This includes a 1 hour unpaid break.

You will be -

• Responsible for the provision of a flexible meals service, offering high quality, freshly prepared meals and value for money to tenants in a retirement housing service.
• Assisting with the ordering, purchasing and storing of food commodities working within the food budget.
• Ensuring all food hygiene and health and safety standards set by Bield and where appropriate outside regulators are met and actively promote such standards within the development.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually.
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Generous holidays entitlement
• Opportunities to work flexibly
• Access to a health care benefit plan, credit union and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to access wide range of learning and development activities including management & leadership programmes, job related training and qualifications to ensure your continuous progress.

Important Information

• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions.
• Bield Housing & Care does not currently hold a sponsorship licence - we are unable to support visa applications at this time.
• Please see the attachment above for the full job description and person specification.
• Bield Housing & Care. Scottish Charity no. SC006878 I Property Factor PF000146

Disability Confident

Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.

In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please get in touch.