Cook

Turning Point; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit care provider in Manchester is looking for a Cook to provide high-quality catering services for individuals with substance misuse challenges. The role includes preparing balanced menus and ensuring hygiene and safety standards. Candidates should have relevant qualifications such as City & Guilds or NVQ and be passionate about creating a positive environment for service users. Enjoy comprehensive benefits including holidays and career development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days' paid holiday per year

Options to buy additional holidays

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in catering and menu planning.
• Strong communication skills to engage with service users.
• Understanding of Health & Safety requirements in food service.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver well-balanced menus to meet dietary needs.
• Maintain record-keeping to the required standards.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met in food preparation.

Skills

Excellent Food Hygiene

Ability to monitor food budget

Able to plan menus

Stock Control

Education

City & Guilds/706/1&2 or equivalent NVQ

Job description

Job Overview

At Turning Point, we support people across the UK with substance misuse problems. As a Cook, you'll provide catering services to help each and everyone of our service users. Passionate about people, you'll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life too, as you make this role your own as part of a hard‑working and friendly team. To proactively deliver a high quality/person centred catering services that meets the needs of the service users.

Key Responsibilities

• Promoting peoples' rights and responsibilities.
• Working as an effective member of the team.
• Providing advice and information to Service Users and others where appropriate.
• Preparing and delivering well-balanced menus to quality standards taking account of any dietary needs.
• Ensuring record-keeping is always maintained to the required standard and contributing to service monitoring requirements.
• Ensuring full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively.
• Ensuring that work is undertaken in line with Health & Safety requirements and hygiene is always maintained.
• City & Guilds/706/1&2 or equivalent NVQ.
• Excellent Food Hygiene.
• Ability to monitor food budget.
• Able to plan menus.
• Stock Control.

About Our Services

Running services on a not-for-profit basis, we invest every penny back into our care – and our people.

Benefits

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• 25 days' paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits.

Other Information

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. Turning Point.