ID6904-1262 - Cook - Kinghorn

Trust Housing Association Ltd.; Kinghorn; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay above minimum wage

Living Wage alignment

Generous annual leave

Pension contributions

Wellbeing support

Paid training and development

Uniform

PVG Disclosure check

Job summary

Trust Housing Association Ltd. is seeking a Cook to prepare nutritious meals for tenants and guests at Viewforth Court, Kinghorn. You will plan, prepare and serve meals, support dietary needs and ensure safety and record-keeping according to food safety procedures.

The role requires pride in quality food, reliability, and understanding HACCP standards. A welcoming dining experience will be created for customers, with training and uniform provided.

Qualifications

• Cooking and serving quality food.
• Understanding and applying food safety requirements (HACCP).
• Willingness to learn role-specific systems.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare meals to create a welcoming dining experience.
• Support dietary requirements and ensure meals are safe and timely.
• Serve meals, maintain food safety records and stock.
• Help create a warm environment for customers and tenants.
• Assist with role-specific systems as needed.

Skills

Cooking

Food safety

Communication

Organised

Job description

Cook

Making Mealtimes Matter

Why Join Trust?

At Trust, we help people live independently, safely and with dignity. As part of our supportive, values-led team, you’ll make a positive difference to older people across Scotland every day. We offer competitive pay above the minimum wage, aligned with Living Wage rates, generous annual leave and pension contributions. You’ll also receive wellbeing support, paid training and development, and, where applicable, role-specific benefits such as uniform and a paid PVG Disclosure check.

About the Role

As a Cook, you will prepare nutritious, well-balanced and varied meals that help make mealtimes enjoyable, welcoming and supportive for tenants, customers and occasional guests.

You will help create a positive dining experience, support individual dietary needs and make sure meals are prepared, served and recorded safely in line with Trust’s food safety procedures.

A Typical Day Might Include

A typical day might include planning and preparing meals, supporting dietary requirements, serving food safely and on time, maintaining food safety records, managing stock and helping create a warm, welcoming dining experience for customers.

About You

We’re looking for someone who enjoys cooking and serving quality food, takes pride in their work and understands the importance of safe, nutritious and enjoyable meals.

You’ll be organised, reliable and confident communicating with customers, colleagues and managers. You’ll understand, or be willing to learn, food safety and HACCP requirements.

Basic digital tasks, such as using emails or online forms, may be part of the role, and we’ll support you with any role‑specific systems you need to use.

Making Mealtimes Matter

Meals are about more than food. They bring people together, support wellbeing and help create a warm, welcoming place for customers to enjoy every day.

Vacancy Summary

This role is based at Viewforth Court, Kinghorn, Fife KY3 9RZ.

Hours: 24.5 hours, over 4 days per week, on a 2-week rolling rota

Salary: £14.04 per hour

Contract type: Permanent / Part-time

Important Information

Trust is committed to fair, inclusive and values‑led recruitment. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as we cannot provide sponsorship for this role. This role requires PVG Scheme membership and/or an appropriate Disclosure check, and any offer will be subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks. No agencies please.

Trust Housing Association is a Registered Scottish Charity - SC009086

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Amanda Murphy, Catering & Hygiene Partner at [e-mail], or Ian Scott, Later Living Manager (Meals) at [e-mail].