Cook Part Time

Depaul; Belfast; On-site; GBP 19,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charitable organization in Belfast is seeking a Cook to prepare nutritious meals for service users. The role involves maintaining high hygiene standards and working closely with a motivated team to provide essential support. The ideal candidate will have a Level 2 Award in Food Safety and experience in professional cooking environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in producing freshly prepared home cooked recipes is essential.
• Ability to maintain high hygiene standards in the kitchen is required.
• Flexibility to cover for team members during leave and sickness.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals with varying dietary requirements.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene within the kitchen.
• Monitor meal consumption and liaise with staff regarding nutritional needs.

Skills

Food safety standards

Cooking skills

Teamwork

Communication

Dietary accommodation

Education

Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering

Job description

Grade Cook - £18,880.68 per annum (£13.56)
Reporting to LMT

Location Stella Maris, 28-34 Garmoyle St, Belfast, BT15 1DY
Contract Permanent

Hours 16 hours per week (7 day rota based)
Remit of the service

This service is managed by Depaul working in partnership with Radius
Housing Association. Stella Maris operates on a 24-7 basis (split between
day and night support teams), it is a low threshold service working with
people who have a long history of street drinking and homelessness, some
of whom do not wish to cease drinking. The project delivers services based
on the principles of harm reduction. The project provides in-house catering
for all residents.

Scope ofResponsibility

The cook is at the very heart of the service and will deliver delicious home
cook nutritional meals with varying dietary requirements. They will ensure
that hygiene and cleanliness within the kitchen are of the highest
standards. We provide up to three meals a day for up to 23 service users,
aimed at improving the health of our service users.
The cook will work as part of a highly motivated team that provides a needs led practical support and advice to those using our services.

Key Areas of Responsibility
To prepare and cook delicious home cook nutritional meals and
snacks with varying dietary requirements.
Monitor service user meal consumption and liaise with staff to
ensure nutritional needs are being met.
Develop individual meal plans for service users with specialised
dietary needs.
To ensure that hygiene and cleanliness within the kitchen are of the
highest standards in accordance with Environmental Health
requirements and legislation.
To follow the kitchen procedures and maintain records in
accordance with Environmental Health policies and processes
Purchasing weekly food requirements and the ability to work within
a budget with the support of the local management team
Carry out regular stock takes and stock control procedures.
To ensure catering requirements are met where there are
stakeholder visits to the service.
A commitment to participating in regular supervision and training
A commitment to participating in a monthly catering meeting
To participate in and attend training events, conferences and other
functions as necessary.
To ensure that all Depaul policies and procedures are being
adhered to, particularly those relating to Health and Safety, Code of
Practice and Confidentiality.

COOK
To at all times undertake your role in a professional manner
maintaining a high quality standard of work, and to always work in
accordance with the aims, values and ethos of the Depaul.
The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility
to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time.

PersonRequirements
QUALIFICATIONS

Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering or willing to complete
EXPERIENCE
A minimum of 1 years’ experience of producing freshly prepared ‘Home
Cooked’ Recipes in a professional catering environment.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
To be able to commit to maintaining high standards of hygiene in the
kitchen.
An ability to accommodate specific dietary needs.
An ability to maintain a high standard of food hygiene and food safety to
ensure all controls, recording and monitoring required by HACCP, are
carried out effectively
An ability to engage with and gain the trust of service users.
An ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
An ability to work as part of a team.
KNOWLEDGE
An understanding of why people become homeless & the issues they
present with.
CIRCUMSTANCES
Flexibility required to cover annual leave and sickness within in catering
team.

Applications for this post will close on 3rd September 2025

Access NI This Post is subject to an Basic Access NI check. Having a criminal record
will not necessarily debar you from working with Depaul. This will depend
on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and
background of your offences or other information contained on a disclosure
certificate.