Chef - Vinney Green

TN United Kingdom; West of England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated cook to provide nutritious meals for young people in a secure environment. This role involves preparing and serving meals, liaising with suppliers, and ensuring kitchen hygiene standards are upheld. The ideal candidate will have a passion for food preparation and experience in a kitchen setting, along with a commitment to health and safety regulations. With a flexible working pattern that includes shifts and weekends, this position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people while working in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Secure Unit Allowance

Flexible Working Hours

Annual Leave

Non-Smoking Environment

Qualifications

• Must have NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Catering/Food preparation.
• Prior kitchen experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals to young people and staff.
• Order supplies and monitor stock.
• Maintain hygiene and safety in the kitchen.

Skills

Catering/Food Preparation

Health & Safety Knowledge

Food Hygiene Legislation

Cooking for Large Groups

Experience in Kitchen Environment

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Catering/Food Preparation

Job description

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Vinney Green Secure Children’s Home offers young people a safe and caring environment, where they will experience quality care, education, vocational and life skills training. As a cook, you will help contribute to this by providing quality nutritious meals to our young people and members of staff.

What you will be doing

• Daily, you will prepare and serve meals to young people and staff, ensuring a good choice of menu.
• Liaising with contractors and suppliers, you will order supplies, monitor stock, and maintain accurate records.
• Working with the team, you will assist with routine cleaning tasks, ensuring hygiene, health and safety in the kitchen are maintained.
• You will report to the Facilities Manager any concerns regarding the eating habits of young people.

We are open to applications from those wishing to work less than 29.6 hours.

How you'll make a difference

Vinney Green Secure Children’s Home offers young people a safe and caring environment, where they will experience quality care, education, vocational and life skills training. As a cook, you will help contribute to this by providing quality nutritious meals to our young people and members of staff.

What you will be doing

• Daily, you will prepare and serve meals to young people and staff, ensuring a good choice of menu.
• Liaising with contractors and suppliers, you will order supplies, monitor stock, and maintain accurate records.
• Working with the team, you will assist with routine cleaning tasks, ensuring hygiene, health and safety in the kitchen are maintained.
• You will report to the Facilities Manager any concerns regarding the eating habits of young people.

We are open to applications from those wishing to work less than 29.6 hours.

What we need from you

• You must have NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Catering/Food preparation, or the commitment to undertake this qualification.
• It is a requirement for you to have prior experience of working within a kitchen or a similar environment.
• It is essential you have knowledge of health & safety issues, food hygiene legislation, and specialist diets.
• It is required for you to have experience of cooking for large groups of people with an ability to carry out required duties within specified timescales.
• You may already have a Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Ideally, you will also have experience of working with children and/or young people and experience of working in a multi-racial environment, or of working with people from other minority ethnic groups.

Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.

Things we need you to know:

The working pattern for this role is flexible and you will be working shifts, weekends, and bank holidays. Annual leave must be taken in conjunction with the needs of the secure service.

The salary is plus a Secure Unit allowance of £2,000 per annum, pro-rated to hours worked.

Young people can present physically threatening behaviour and the environment can become tense and anxiety-provoking, so for everybody’s safety, surveillance cameras are in use in most areas of the building.

Vinney Green operates a full non-smoking environment, and there is no provision to facilitate smoking anywhere on site. Staff’s personal belongings are required to be left in a provided locker on entry into the building, and we may require you to undertake a further physical fitness check.