Kitchen Porter

COPE Galway; Galway; In loco; EUR 17.000 - 22.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Meals on duty

Trauma-informed practice training

Employee assistance programme

Gym discounts

Pension

Income protection

Training & upskilling

Descrizione del lavoro

COPE Galway is seeking a part-time Kitchen/Community Catering team member in Galway to support Meals4Health and our community services. The role contributes to nutritious meals delivery and a warm, trauma-informed food service for older people and vulnerable communities.

You will work with a dedicated team, adhere to HACCP and food safety practices, and participate in training to grow professionally within a supportive organisation focused on social impact.

Mansioni

• General cleaning duties across all sections of the kitchen facility.
• Manage wash-up area, maintaining a supply of cooking ware & kitchen utensils.
• Help keep the food storage areas organised.
• Arrange equipment and ingredient deliveries.
• Be capable of working on your own initiative and be organised in one’s approach to working with the ability to work as part of a team.
• Be enthusiastic, approachable, communicative, and flexible.
• Ensure the Kitchen & equipment are cleaned to the required standard and daily cleaning schedule is complete.
• Ensure food safety & hygiene polices & procedures are strictly adhered to throughout all stages of the food flow chain.
• Report any equipment faults and repairs necessary to the supervisor on duty.
• Familiarise yourself with safety features of the service including manual handling the Fire alarm system, fire blanket and fire extinguishers.
• Adhere to COPE Galway Code of Conduct.
• Provide support and assistance to kitchen volunteers
• Participate in appropriate training programmes as required.
• To work with the team to ensure HACCP processes are strictly followed & required daily documentation is complete.

Descrizione del lavoro

COPE Galway has been providing essential social services in Galway for 60 years. We respond to the needs of people experiencing homelessness, women and children subjected to domestic abuse, and we support older people towards healthy, independent ageing. Our vision is for a community where every person is valued, cared for, and supported at every stage of life.

COPE Galway is deeply embedded in the Galway community. We are founded on the belief that together we can make a positive difference in the lives of the people we serve and our community.

Our People

Our People, COPE Galway staff and volunteers, are the driving force behind everything we do. Their passion, commitment, and professionalism enable us to deliver a wide range of services, support more people, and make a real impact in the community.

We have a diverse range of roles, from frontline support workers and social care professionals to catering, community engagement and other professional roles. Each role is crucial in ensuring we deliver our services

effectively and make a positive impact in the community.

Working with COPE Galway

Joining our team means you will make a lasting, positive impact on the lives of the families and individuals we support and contribute to driving meaningful social change in the community. Whether you are a frontline worker directly supporting clients or in an administrative role, you are vital to our efforts to address critical issues like homelessness and domestic abuse and to ensure that older people are valued and supported.

At COPE Galway, we prioritise the development and wellbeing of our people. We offer a supportive work environment, with opportunities for ongoing training, personal and professional growth, and leadership development.

Our Culture

We foster an inclusive, supportive and respectful workplace, where diversity is valued. Our team is united by a shared mission and a genuine passion for empowering people and creating meaningful change. We take a trauma-informed approach to the way we work and foster this culture in every aspect of the organisation, including a focus on the health and wellbeing of our staff.

Senior Support Service

COPE Galway Senior Support Service supports older people to live healthy, independent and connected lives in their homes and communities. We provide a range of social, nutritional and practical supports through our community support programme, befriending services and community spaces like Sonas Day Centre and The Bungalow. These are welcoming spaces where older people can meet, receive support, and participate in social and wellbeing activities.

We also offer a premium meal delivery service through Meals4Health, a COPE Galway social enterprise which prepares nutritious, tasty, and affordable meals and delivers them to people at their homes.

About Meals4Health

Meals4Health (www.meals4health.ie) produces and home delivers fresh ready meals to meet the nutritional needs of older people and people living with chronic illness.

As a commercial enterprise, we focus on providing top quality products and service to our customers. As a social enterprise, we focus on meeting a community need and involving the community to ensure that our service is inclusive and responsive to those experiencing disadvantage or marginalization.

A key feature of Meals4Health is improving the employability of long-term unemployed people by providing real work experience, accredited training, mentoring, tailored interventions and support in a commercial business environment. At Meals4Health we balance the requirement for commercial profitability with the provision of quality, nutritious food to underserved communities.

Overall Objectives

COPE Galway’s Community Catering service prepares, and home delivers fresh tasty, affordable meals to older people, and people living with a disability or chronic illness. Meals4Health is a social enterprise of COPE Galway that provides a supportive workplace environment.

The person in this position will work together with the Kitchen Porter team under the direction of the Chefs on duty. This is a varied and interesting role and is an excellent opportunity to join our dynamic team.

General duties and responsibilities

• General cleaning duties across all sections of the kitchen facility.
• Manage wash-up area, maintaining a supply of cooking ware & kitchen utensils.
• Help keep the food storage areas organised.
• Arrange equipment and ingredient deliveries.
• Be capable of working on your own initiative and be organised in one’s approach to working with the ability to work as part of a team.
• Be enthusiastic, approachable, communicative, and flexible.

Food Safety / Health & Safety

• Ensure the Kitchen & equipment are cleaned to the required standard and daily cleaning schedule is complete.
• Ensure food safety & hygiene polices & procedures are strictly adhered to throughout all stages of the food flow chain.
• Report any equipment faults and repairs necessary to the supervisor on duty.
• Familiarise yourself with safety features of the service including manual handling the Fire alarm system, fire blanket and fire extinguishers.

General

• Adhere to COPE Galway Code of Conduct.
• Provide support and assistance to kitchen volunteers
• Participate in appropriate training programmes as required.
• To work with the team to ensure HACCP processes are strictly followed & required daily documentation is complete.

The duties outlined in this job description may be subject to review in the future.

Other Benefits

• Meals provided on duty.
• Training in Trauma Informed Practice
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits such a special rate at gyms
• Pension
• Income Protection
• Training and upskilling will be provided.

Contract: 2 Year Part Time Contract

Location: Unit 5, Ballybane Industrial Estate, Galway

Reporting to: Manager of Community Catering