Cook: Retirement Housing with Meals (REQ02744)

Bield Housing and Care; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Bield Housing and Care is seeking a Cook for their Retirement Housing with Meals service in Airdrie. You will be responsible for preparing and serving nutritious meals, ensuring dietary needs are met, and maintaining high food hygiene standards. This part-time role offers sociable working hours and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of senior citizens.

Benefits

Excellent holidays of up to 34 days each year

Option to buy or sell holidays each year

Cost of Disclosure check covered

Opportunities to join bank of casual workers

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering a high standard of meal service.
• Understanding of nutritional and dietary requirements of older people.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and serve healthy, nutritious dishes.
• Responsible for menu planning and food purchase.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and health standards.

Skills

Meal Preparation

Food Hygiene

Communication

Education

Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 14 hours per week

New Cook Opportunity at Broomfield Gardens in Airdrie.

Do you love your current job as a Cook but would like to work for an organisation that makes a difference? Or perhaps you would prefer more sociable working hours? Are you interested in a more fulfilling role where the health and nutrition of older people is paramount?

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 senior citizens in Scotland.

The Role:

Our Retirement Housing with Meals service, Broomfield Gardens in Airdrie , is looking for the right person to prepare, cook and serve healthy, nutritious dishes and be responsible for menu planning, food purchase and the provision of high-quality meals and snacks for residents in a care setting.

You will:

• ensure that all food hygiene and health and safety standards set by Bield and external regulators are met
• consult with your customers to ensure individual dietary needs are met.

Days: Sunday and Monday

Role Requirements:

• experience of delivering a high standard of meal service
• an understanding of nutritional and dietary requirements of older people
• an intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent is desirable.

We Offer:

• Cook hourly rate is £13.20 (£24,018 per annum FTE)
• excellent holidays of up to 34 days each year (pro rata for part-time employees)
• option to buy or sell holidays each year
• we also pay the cost of your Disclosure check for employment opportunities
• there are also opportunities to join our bank of casual workers

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.

Disability Confident

Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.

In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please email [e-mail] and a member of the team will get in touch.

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