Afternoon Cook/ Kitchen Assistant

Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications

Required
- Genuine interest in working within a caring environment
- Ability to communicate appropriately, effectively and sensitively with staff, Clients and relatives
- Ability to work under instruction and within a team
- Hold a current Food and Hygiene certificate
- Satisfactory police check and check against ISA list (where applicable)

Main Responsibilities
- Prepare and produce food, to the required standards, for consumption by clients ensuring consideration for dietary requirements
- Work according to set policies and procedures for the storage of food items, ensuring that they are of the required specification and quality
- Record all cooking and chilling temperatures to set standards and report any issues to Kitchen Manager
- Ensure that the proportioning of food is to the agreed specifications at all times
- Ensure that the kitchen is cleaned to the required standards at all times, particular attention to the end of a shift
- Ensure that all food is used within the prescribed periods, with particular attention to perishable goods
- Demonstrate active involvement of the preparation and serving of all meals and snacks within the home
- Respond to clients comments and requests in respect of the menu
- Ensure correct disposal of waste products in line with Company policies and procedures

Health and Safety
- Adhere to food safety standards at all times
- Conform with any relevant legislation, codes of practice appertaining to Health and Safety legislation and kitchen routines
- Ensure that you follow safe systems of work and promote safe working practice within the home
- Report immediately to the Registered Manager, or senior person in charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a client, colleague, self or another
- Understand, and ensure implementation of, Eastleigh Care Homes Health and Safety policy, Emergency and Fire procedures
- Report to the Registered Manager, or the senior person in charge, any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or potential hazard

Training and Development
- Maintain professional knowledge and competence
- Attend mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required
- Undertake training identified at appraisal

General
- Promote and ensure the good reputation of Eastleigh Care Homes
- Ensure that all information of a confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties
- Ensure that the security of Eastleigh Care Homes is maintained at all times
- Ensure that all equipment is clean and well maintained
- Notify the Registered Manager, or senior person in charge, as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty, and also on your return from all periods of absence
- Wear uniform as agreed with Eastleigh Care Homes
- Refer to the Registered Manager, or senior person in charge, any situation which is not within your current responsibility
- Adhere to all Company policies / procedures within the defined timescales

The post holder must devote their whole time and attention to such duties.

Afternoon Cook £11.00 per hour

Kitchen Assistant £10.10 per hour

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 18 per week

**Salary**: £10.10-£11.00 per hour

COVID-19 considerations:
All necessary PPE is provided in line with government guidance.