Cook

Cyngor Caerdydd/Cardiff Council; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

LGPS pension

Edenred discounts

Job summary

Cardiff Council is seeking a committed individual to join our Care Hub Teams across the city. You will prepare food to the highest standard for our service users and cook nutritious meals, carrying out the full range of kitchen duties including health and safety and food hygiene protocols.

We welcome applications in English and Welsh; the ability to speak Welsh would be an advantage. This vacancy is suitable for post share and is offered as a Full Time Permanent role within People &

Qualifications

• Professional, high-quality service at all times.
• Maintain a varied and nutritional diet for clients.
• Ensure hygiene and cleanliness of equipment and environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals to a high standard for service users.
• Cook nutritious meals and carry out kitchen duties.
• Adhere to health & safety and food hygiene protocols.
• Work with other officers to provide a coordinated service.

Skills

Food preparation

Cooking

Health & Safety

Food hygiene

Team collaboration

Job description

Cardiff Council is a local government organisation, responsible for delivering over 700 different services to our citizens, visitors, and businesses across Cardiff. It is important to us that our workforce reflects the values of our organisation, to better serve our communities.

About the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed individual with excellent skills to join our Care Hub Teams based across the city. You will be required to prepare food to the highest standard for our service users and cook nutritious meals, operating the full range of kitchen duties including managing health & safety and food hygiene protocols.

What We Are Looking For From You

To provide a professional, high-quality service at all times. To ensure that clients receive a varied and nutritional diet by providing a high standard of preparation cooking and presentation. To maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness of both equipment and environment in the kitchen and associated preparation and storage areas. To work closely with other officers, sections to ensure a co-ordinated service is provided.

To play an active part in the Care Hubs, Hubs, Hubs For All, Meals on Wheels services ensuring that good communication is maintained within the team, so contributing to the work of the team as a whole and being flexible to change location at short notice as required.

Additional information

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

The ability to speak other languages, in particular Welsh would be an advantage.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

We take the welfare of all our staff seriously and we strive to deliver positive working arrangements that support our amazing workforce to feel respected and valued.

Here’s some examples of how we try to achieve this:

A generous annual leave entitlement

Adaptable working arrangements, which can include a flexi scheme

Access to the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund which is part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), offering a reputable, secure, and flexible pension plan for peace of mind.

Discounts via Edenred – saving you money on everyday items.

Job Category Catering / Cleaning / Caretaking

Department People & Communities

Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Permanent