Relief Cook

1 week ago

Letchworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom St Catherines Nursing Home Full time

Objectives of the job:

To plan and provide nutritious meals to all residents on a daily basis, ensuring food purchased is fresh and within budget.
Ensure all health and safety and environmental health standards are achieved and maintained.
To control systems of food allocation to minimise wastage.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

Organisation:

Participate in staff meetings, supervisions and staff training where applicable.
Report and record in the appropriate manner any information considered to be important to the Homes Manager.
Adhere to St Catherines Nursing Home policies and procedures.
Any other duties that the post holder may reasonably be expected to perform.

Functional:

Ensure that a good standard of hygiene and cleanliness is maintained throughout the kitchen, to meet the required standards of practice prescribed by Environmental Health Agencies.
To conform to the Care Home's Food Hygiene procedures.
Ensure all equipment used is well maintained, in good working order and to log any defects and report to the manager.
To prepare, cook and present wellbalanced meals and beverages to the highest quality incorporating, cultural and dietary needs as required by the residents and staff of the Home.
Purchase supplies in accordance with the planned menu, whilst monitoring and controlling the service from suppliers whilst Kitchen Supervisor is on leave.
Ensure all stock ordered is consistent with planned menus that reflect choice and preference.
Work closely with the Kitchen Supervisor and Home Manager to ensure catering services are provided to the appropriate standards to residents.
Maintain and check First Aid equipment within the Kitchen.
Maintain an accurate stock control and stock rotation.
Carry out good Food Management, temperature controls and HACCP documentation according to current Food Hygiene regulations.
Any resident's food left over to be covered, labelled and refrigerated.
Ensure all evening meals for residents are in the at all times.
Any food left for night staff to be covered, labelled and left on the side.
Dispose of waste correctly as per food hygiene guidelines.

Communication:

Overall:

Committed to provide a highquality service at all times.
Responsive to resident's individual dietary and cultural needs.
Capable of creating and working to a budget.
Willing to attend such training sessions that are deemed necessary by line management.
Team worker
Aptitude towards continuous learning and development.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 25.5 per week

Salary:
£10.50-£11.42 per hour

Benefits:

Schedule:

COVID-19 considerations:
We follow all government guidelines with respect to Covid 19.

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Experience:

Work Location:
In person

Cook (Relief)