Cook

S1jobs; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Generous holidays entitlement

Flexible working options

Health care plan

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Bield Housing & Care is recruiting for a part-time Cook in Edinburgh to prepare and serve high-quality meals for tenants in a retirement housing setting. You will work with a team to maintain standards and manage dietary requirements while supporting cost-effective food provision.

The role involves a 24.5-hour week on a two-week rota, with daytime shifts. The organization offers a supportive environment with opportunities for development and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Cook meals for tenants with high quality and value for money.
• Maintain food hygiene and health and safety standards.
• Assist with ordering, purchasing and storing food within the budget.
• Prepare, cook and serve meals daily as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide a flexible meals service for tenants in retirement housing.
• Order, purchase and store food within the allocated budget.
• Ensure all hygiene and safety standards are met and promoted on site.
• Prepare, cook and serve meals to tenants as part of the kitchen team.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Budgeting

Teamwork

Job description

Cook Position in Edinburgh!

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?

Cook Position in Edinburgh!

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 Donaldson 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 employment

24.5 hours per week over a 2 week rota, with a 1 hour unpaid break per shift.

Week 1

• Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday: 10am to 6pm

Week 2

• Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10am to 6pm

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.
• On a daily basis prepare, cook and serve meals to the tenants as part of a team.

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.