Relief Cook: Nutritious Meals for Vulnerable Adults(Weekend)

Hanover Housing Association Ltd; Elgin; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing support

Mental Health First Aiders

24/7 GP helpline

Employee counselling

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Hanover Housing Association Ltd is seeking a Relief Cook to join our team across our developments in Elgin, Forres and Buckie. The role involves cooking healthy meals, managing stock, and ensuring safety standards, with flexibility for weekends and public holidays.

You will work to care plans for vulnerable residents, using Cook Safe and HACCP guidelines, and support from a values-driven employer offering a Scottish Living Wage context and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• To join us you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Good team working skills.
• Ability to cook healthy, nutritional meals.
• Flexible approach to work with the ability to emphasise with vulnerable adults.
• Demonstrate professional conduct in working with vulnerable customers.
• Basis IT skills.
• Knowledge of Cook Safe and HACCP food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Cooking and preparing healthy and nutritional meals for customers, plus cakes and bakes.
• Maintaining kitchen to a high standard in line with environmental health regulations.
• Ordering and stock control with emphasis on local produce.
• Preparing and serving nutritious meals for vulnerable people in line with care plans (soft diet, diabetes, allergies).

Skills

Passion for helping people

Team working

Ability to cook healthy meals

Flexible approach

Professional conduct with vulnerable

Basic IT skills

Cook Safe & HACCP knowledge

Education

Food hygiene qualification

Job description

Hanover Housing Association Ltd is seeking a Relief Cook to join our team across our developments in Elgin, Forres and Buckie. The role involves cooking healthy meals, managing stock, and ensuring safety standards, with flexibility for weekends and public holidays.

You will work to care plans for vulnerable residents, using Cook Safe and HACCP guidelines, and support from a values-driven employer offering a Scottish Living Wage context and development opportunities.