Cook - Culter School

Aberdeen City Council; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking council as a vital member of the catering team, where your culinary skills will shine in a supportive environment. You'll assist the Cook in Charge in preparing and serving meals, ensuring a high standard of hygiene and customer service. This role offers the chance to work flexibly, catering to both your needs and those of the community. With opportunities for professional development, including essential food safety training, you will play a key role in delivering quality meals to the public. If you are passionate about food and service, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Must have an Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to obtain it.
• Proficient cooking skills and high hygiene awareness are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Cook in Charge with meal preparation and serving.
• Ensure high standards of hygiene and customer service.

Skills

Proficient cooking skills

Cash handling

Health and Safety compliance

Numeracy skills

ICT skills

Recipe following

Hygiene awareness

Education

Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate

Food Standards Agency's food allergy training

Job description

Aberdeen City Council is currently in discussions with Trade Unions regarding a proposal to move from a standard 37-hour full-time working week to a standard 35-hour full-time working week.

Please note: A decision has been reached, in consultation with our Trade Unions, that all new vacancies will be advertised on a maximum of 35 hours per week, and accordingly, new appointments made on a contract of 35 hours per week.

Roles that require PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full-time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,727 per annum / £15.97 per hour).

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

Job purpose/about the role

To assist the Cook in Charge in the preparation and serving of meals in a safe, hygienic, efficient manner providing a high standard of customer service.

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• An Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to undertake and pass this course within 6 months.
• FSA – Food Standards Agency's food allergy online training and pass this course within 1 month.
• Full PVG certificate or willingness to undertake the Protection of Vulnerable Groups check via Disclosure Scotland prior to taking up the role.

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

• Proficient cooking skills in preparing large-scale meal production, ensuring consistently high-quality presentation.
• Awareness of risks within a kitchen environment.
• Ability to count cash and cheques.
• Sound written and numeracy skills.
• Sound understanding of the English language to ensure Health and Safety compliance.
• Sound ICT skills pertaining to the functions of catering services.
• Ability to follow defined recipes provided by the service for the preparation of meals.
• Ability to deputise for any Cook in Charge during periods of absence.
• High standard of hygiene awareness.

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact [e-mail].

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners/spouses/families: [e-mail]. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application/selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships.

*"New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.