Cook

Trust Housing Association Ltd.; Newtonmore; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

PVG Disclosure check

Job summary

Trust Housing Association Ltd. in Inverness is seeking a Cook for a temporary 3-month role to prepare nutritious, varied meals for tenants and occasional guests. This position is based at Lower Kessock Street, Inverness, and offers 28 hours per week.

You will plan, cook and serve meals, support dietary needs, and keep safety records in line with Trust food safety procedures. The role requires reliability and good communication with staff and customers.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to cook and serve quality food, with focus on safe, nutritious meals.
• Organised, reliable and able to communicate with customers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare meals for tenants and guests.
• Support dietary requirements and ensure meals are served safely and on time in line with procedures.
• Maintain food safety records and manage stock.
• Create a warm, welcoming dining experience for customers.
• Assist with HACCP and general food safety compliance.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Customer service

Job description

Cook (Temporary 3-month role)

Making Mealtimes Matter

Why Join Trust?

At Trust, we help people live independently, safely and with dignity. As part of our supportive, values-led team, you’ll make a positive difference to older people across Scotland every day. We offer competitive pay above the minimum wage, aligned with Living Wage rates, generous annual leave and pension contributions. You’ll also receive wellbeing support, paid training and development, and, where applicable, role-specific benefits such as uniform and a paid PVG Disclosure check.

About The Role

As a Cook, you will prepare nutritious, well-balanced and varied meals that help make mealtimes enjoyable, welcoming and supportive for tenants, customers and occasional guests.

You will help create a positive dining experience, support individual dietary needs and make sure meals are prepared, served and recorded safely in line with Trust’s food safety procedures.

A Typical Day Might Include

A typical day might include planning and preparing meals, supporting dietary requirements, serving food safely and on time, maintaining food safety records, managing stock and helping create a warm, welcoming dining experience for customers.

About You

We’re looking for someone who enjoys cooking and serving quality food, takes pride in their work and understands the importance of safe, nutritious and enjoyable meals.

You’ll be organised, reliable and confident communicating with customers, colleagues and managers. You’ll understand, or be willing to learn, food safety and HACCP requirements.

Basic digital tasks, such as using emails or online forms, may be part of the role, and we’ll support you with any role-specific systems you need to use.

Making Mealtimes Matter

Meals are about more than food. They bring people together, support wellbeing and help create a warm, welcoming place for customers to enjoy every day.

Vacancy Summary

This role is based at Lower Kessock Street, Inverness, Highland IV3 8ER.

Hours

28 hours, over 4 days per week, on a 2-week rolling rota, (Temporary 3-month role)

Salary

£14.04 per hour

Contract type

Fixed-Term / Part-time

Important Information

Trust is committed to fair, inclusive and values-led recruitment. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as we cannot provide sponsorship for this role. This role requires PVG Scheme membership and/or an appropriate Disclosure check, and any offer will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. No agencies please.

Trust Housing Association is a Registered Scottish Charity - SC(phone number removed)