Cook - Fixed Term Contract

Hanover Housing Association Ltd; Forres; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused organization is looking for a Cook to join their team in Forres. In this role, you'll prepare healthy meals for vulnerable customers, maintain kitchen standards, and manage stock. The position offers a competitive salary, supportive environment, and numerous employee benefits, including counseling services and a cycle to work scheme. Ideal candidates are passionate about helping others and have solid cooking skills. This role is on a six-month fixed term basis with a rate of £12.69 per hour.

Benefits

Competitive salary and pension options

Access to Hanover Perks platform

Health Cash Plan

Free Employee Health & Wellbeing Counselling Services

Cycle to work scheme

Tech Scheme

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Genuine passion for helping people.
• Ability to cook and prepare nutritional meals.
• Understanding health & safety and food safety regulations.
• Ideally one year's experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Cooking and preparing healthy meals for customers.
• Maintaining kitchen to high standards.
• Ordering and stock control from local suppliers.
• Preparing meals in line with individual care plans.

Skills

Passion for helping people

Team working skills

Ability to cook healthy meals

Flexible approach to work

Professional conduct with vulnerable customers

Basic IT skills

Knowledge of Cook Safe and HACCP

Education

Food hygiene and/or catering qualification

Job description

About the Role

Hanover are recruiting for a friendly and positive individual to join our team as a Cook at our Varis Court development in Forres. Working 4 days on 4 days off rota which will include weekends and public holidays. This is on a 6 months Fixed Term basis, working 28 hours per week.

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

• 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

Hanover offers a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated. We are a Scottish Living Wage employer as well as being a Gold IIP Wellbeing employer and Young Person’s Guarantee. Your hard work and drive to succeed are rewarded through:

• Competitive salary and pension options


• Access to our Hanover Perks platform with 24/7 GP advice line, high street and shopping voucher discounts


• Health Cash Plan


• Free Employee Health & Wellbeing Counselling Services


• Cycle to work scheme


• Tech Scheme


• Family friendly policies

Recruitment Dates

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 8th October 2025.

Interviews are likely to take place on Wednesday 15th October 2025.

Hanover are firmly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all.

As an accredited Disability Confident Employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirements of the role.

Location: Varis Court, Forres, IV36 1RA

Closing Date: Wednesday 8th October at 23:59pm

Hourly Rate: £12.69 (with potential for hourly increase should the role be extended beyond 6-months)