Cook

Hanover Housing Association Ltd; Paisley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Hanover Housing Association Ltd is seeking a Cook for their Montgomery Court development in Paisley. This role involves preparing healthy meals for vulnerable residents while maintaining high food safety standards. Flexible part-time hours with a supportive environment and various perks are offered.

Benefits

Competitive Salary and Pension Options

Access to Hanover Perks platform

High street voucher discounts

Cash Health Plan

Tech Scheme

Inhouse Training Programs

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Free Employee Health & Wellbeing Counselling

Family friendly policies

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Genuine passion for helping people.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and serving nutritious meals according to care plans.
• Maintaining kitchen standards per health regulations.
• Ordering and managing stock from local suppliers.

Skills

Team working skills

Cooking healthy meals

Empathy with vulnerable adults

Basic IT skills

Knowledge of Cook Safe regulations

Education

Food hygiene or catering qualification

Job description

Cook

Hanover has been successfully housing and supporting people in Scotland for more than 40 years. Our core purpose is to help people feel safe and secure at home so they can live full and independent lives.

We proudly provide and manage a wide range of housing throughout Scotland that enhances our residents’ quality of life.

About the Role

Hanover are recruiting for a friendly and positive individual to join our team as a Cook at our Montgomery Court development in Paisley. The position is based on 16 hours per week working 9.30 to 17.30 with 1 hours lunch, working 2 days over 7 days. Every 3rd weekend off.

You will be cooking and preparing healthy and nutritional meals for our customers as well as cakes and bakes for customers.

Maintaining kitchen to a high standard in line with environmental health regulations.

Ordering and stock control with an emphasis on getting produce from local suppliers.

This role is development based, preparing, and serving nutritious meals for vulnerable people in line with individual care plans. I.e. Soft diet, diabetes, allergies etc.

About You

Essential

• To join us you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Good team working skills.
• Ability to cook healthy, nutritional meals.
• Flexible approach to work with the ability to emphasise with vulnerable adults.
• Demonstrate professional conduct in working with vulnerable customers.
• Basis IT skills.
• Knowledge of Cook Safe and HACCP food safety regulations.

Desirable

• A good understanding of Health & Safety and Food Safety regulations.
• A food hygiene and/or catering qualification.
• Ideally, one year's experience in a similar / equivalent role.

What We Are Offering

Aside from offering a supporting and friendly environment where our people are valued and respected, we'll see that your hard work and drive to succeed are rewarded:

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options.
• Full time & part time hours available.
• Access to our Hanover Perks platform with 24/7 GP access including fuel card discount.
• High street voucher discounts.
• Cash Health Plan.
• Tech Scheme.
• Inhouse Training Programs.
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Free Employee Health & Wellbeing Counselling Services.
• Family friendly policies.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.

We are most proud of our people at Hanover. We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in an organisation with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experience Manager's you will be able to develop in your career.

Hanover is an equal opportunity and disability confident employer.

Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd

Scottish Charity no: SC 014738

Hanover has been successfully housing and supporting people in Scotland for more than 40 years. Our core purpose is to help people feel safe and secure at home so they can live full and independent lives. We proudly provide and manage a wide range of housing throughout Scotland that enhances our residents’ quality of life.