Cook
2 months ago
£500 Welcome Bonus *£1000 Recommend A Friend Bonus
About us
Spark of Genius is one of Scotland’s largest residential child care providers. For over 25 years, we have been delivering high quality care to young people who need to be looked after. Spark of Genius is also part of the UK-wide CareTech family who are committed to providing each child with opportunities to have their individual needs met.
About the Service
Woodside Farm is a 5 bedded home located rurally in South Ayrshire close to the seaside towns of Ayr and Prestwick. The team support their young people to develop strong and positive relationships, offering a therapeutic and peaceful environment for the young people to learn, grow and develop.
In your new role
You will provide a healthy menu and meet dietary needs of young people, working in collaboration with Residential Staff, you will achieve this by:
Cooking
Ensuring that you remain within the budgets set for provisions when buying in the shopping for the Centre.
Preparing and cooking a selection of healthy meals on a daily basis
Meeting dietary needs of young people on an individual basis
Build and maintain positive relationships with young people
Recording food temperatures on relevant log sheets
Preparing buffets/meals etc at short notice for visitors (social workers/ Local Authorities/ Families)
Prepare a range of home baking.
You will ideally have:
Previous experience within a culinary role
Good communication with colleagues and young people
Be able to work as part of a team
Have a flexible approach to work
Good organisational skills.
Knowledge of Health and safety requirements surrounding the cooking and preparation of food
Food hygiene knowledgeBenefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes;
Full Time Contract
Competitive Rates of Pay
Free PVG check
Pension Scheme
Free Training
Paid Induction
*£1000 Recommend A Friend Bonus
*£500 Welcome BonusDue to the nature of the role, it will be necessary for all Residential Childcare Workers to be subject to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check by Disclosure Scotland and achieve membership of the scheme prior to commencing work with us. CareTech will cover the cost of this check.
Any data received in applications will be used for recruitment purposes within Spark of Genius and CareTech only.
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