COMM ENT 1829 - G1 - Primary Cook in Charge - New Lanark Primary School

South Lanarkshire; New Lanark; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

South Lanarkshire is seeking a Cook-in-Charge at New Lanark Primary School to oversee catering operations. The role involves managing a team, ensuring food quality, and handling financial transactions. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, initiative, and a commitment to customer service.

Qualifications

• Previous experience providing quality customer service.
• Ability to prioritize workload effectively.
• Commitment to working as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Facilities Assistants in catering.
• Ensure quality service and manage stock control.
• Prepare, cook, and present a variety of menu items.
• Perform cash counting and financial transactions.

Skills

Effective communication

Team player

Customer oriented service

Initiative

Prioritization

Job description

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”

Location: New Lanark Primary School, 64 New Lanark Road, New Lanark, ML11 9BY

Hours: 12 hours per week on a term time basis

Work Pattern: Thursday - Friday 8am - 2pm

Community and Enterprise Resources seek to recruit a Cook-in-Charge to ensure the efficient operation and management of a quality catering service within a premise and to be responsible for the supervision of a team of Facilities Assistants (catering).

Your responsibilities will include the allocation of duties, work rotas, basic routine training and maximising attendance. You will also be required to carry out clerical and financial duties associated with the catering function. You will be responsible for preparing meals, ordering goods, carrying out quality audits and Environmental Health action points and complying with food safety systems.

Effective communication skills are essential along with the ability to work on your own initiative and prioritise your own workload. You should be a committed team player and be able to demonstrate previous experience of providing a customer orientated service.

Responsibilities will be:

• Supervision of a team of Facility Assistants (Catering), including assisting with training; recruitment & selection; maximising attendance; team brief.
• To undertake and ensure the provision of a quality service and advising management of any stock or quality control issues.
• To undertake cash counting, balancing and recording of financial transactions. (CDCH3).
• To prepare, cook and present a varied selection of menu items.
• To manage function work as required and the transfer food items within and out with the kitchen for serving.
• To undertake practical tasks in relation to the storage, preparation, cooking and service of food including the cleaning of floors, walls, food production areas, equipment and utensils.

Please Apply online -All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunitiesand Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community.As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

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