Cook: Retirement Housing With Meals

Bield Housing and Care; Perth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Bield Housing and Care is offering a full-time Chef/Cook position in Perth, focusing on providing nutritious meals to older residents. This role prioritizes work-life balance with mostly daytime hours, ideal for someone passionate about home cooking and improving seniors' lives through nutrition.

Benefits

Up to 34 days of holiday per year (pro rata for part-time)

On the job training with access to accredited qualifications

Cycle to Work Scheme

Occupational Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Long Service Awards

Family Friendly Policies

Option to buy or sell holidays each year

Qualifications

• Interest in working with older people is essential.
• Experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential.
• Induction and training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Prepare traditional home cooked meals for tenants.
• Ensure nutritional needs of older people are met.
• Work during daytime hours ensuring a good work-life balance.

Skills

Cooking for older people

Nutritional knowledge

Team work

Education

Advanced Food Hygiene certification

Job description

NEW FULL TIME Chef/ Cook Opportunity in Perth

Bield have a great opportunity for a Chef/Cook who is looking to move away from late nights and long hours in the kitchen to an extremely rewarding role, preparing traditional home cooked Scottish fare on a daily basis. This is an ideal position for someone who takes pride in home cooking and the nutrition of older people.

Quayside Court provides a Retirement Housing with Meals Service to tenants, aged 60 and over, who wish to retain their independence but also want to benefit from leaving the worries of making their own meals each day to someone else.

Quayside Court overlooks the River Tay and is very close to the city centre where there are excellent bus and train links.

The right candidate will benefit from daytime work and great work life balance as you will be expected to prepare a main meal for lunch time and a lighter meal in the early evening.

Hours of employment are 35 hours per week organised as shown below.

Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday - 9:30 am - 5:00 pm.

Week 2 - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

These times includes a 30 minutes unpaid break

Bield Offer

- Excellent holidays of up to 34 days each year (pro rata for part-time employees)

- On the job and work related training, including access to accredited qualifications i.e. Advanced Food Hygiene

- Option to buy or sell holidays each year

- Bield cover the cost of Disclosure checks for employment opportunities

- Occupational Sick Pay

- Long Service Awards

- Family Friendly Policies

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Employee Assistance Programme

Role Requirements

Bield is one of the largest providers of housing and support services to older people in Scotland and everyone plays an important role in making sure that our services improve the lives of older people in Scotland. We value kindness above all and as part of our team you will have a unique opportunity to have a positive impact on the lives of older people.

An interest in working with older people and an understanding of their needs is essential. Although relevant experience in a similar post is also desirable, it is not essential as induction and training will be provided.

Please select the attachment for the full job description and person specification.

If you are interested in working with us on a flexible basis, providing cover for holidays, absence or at peak times, please contact Bield’s HR teams directly at [e-mail] to find out more about casual work opportunities.

If you require this information in an alternative format, please contact us using the details above.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) which means you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions on your application.

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