Cook - NAY15629

North Ayrshire Council; Scotland; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

North Ayrshire Council is seeking an enthusiastic cook to join their team, focusing on providing nutrition to elderly residents. The role requires knowledge of special diets, and candidates must comply with the PVG scheme for work with protected adults.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic cook needed to provide nutrition to elderly residents.

Responsibilities

• Join our team providing nutrition to elderly residents.

Skills

Knowledge of special diets

Job description

Job Summary

We may conduct our interviews in person or via Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and internet access. Guidance and instructions will be provided for virtual interviews.

We are a disability confident leader and support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. For more information, click here.

We are seeking an enthusiastic cook to join our team within the unit, providing nutrition to our elderly residents. Knowledge of special diets is required.

For more details, see the attached Role Profile below.

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Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses a behavioural-based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion, & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behavioural-based application questions is available at Staff values and behaviours.

Additional Information

References

If this post requires references, you will be notified of further details if selected for an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the process.

PVG (Adults)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults.

Preferred candidates will need to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check before employment is confirmed. The cost (£59 or £18) will be deducted from wages after employment begins. For more information, visit Disclosures Scotland.

Upon selection, your name and email will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form, which will be emailed to you with a link to complete.

Our Workstyles

North Ayrshire Council has four Workstyles. Each post is assigned one:

In Building - More than 90% of time spent at a single location.

This post is allocated the workstyle: In Building.

More information can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles. If you have questions about the Workstyle for this role, please ask at interview.