Cook Permanent Position

**JOB DESCRIPTION FOR COOK**

**Position**:Cook

**Reports to**:Management

**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

**Key responsibilities and accountabilities**

Organisation:

- Participate in staff meetings and in staff training where applicable
- Report and record in the appropriate manner any information considered to be important to the management team.
- Adhere to Gibson House 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 the management team
- To prepare, cook and present well-balanced meals and beverages to the highest quality incorporating, cultural and dietary needs as required by the residents and staff of the Home.
- Work closely with residents to plan menus that reflect choice and preferences
- Purchase supplies in accordance with the planned menu, whilst monitoring and controlling the service from suppliers
- Ensure all stock ordered is consistent with planned menus that reflect choice and preference
- Work closely with the management, by maintaining the catering budget
- Work closely with the management 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
- Carry out good food Management, temperature controls and HACCP documentation according to current Food Hygiene regulations

**Managerial:

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- Direct and supervise all Kitchen staff and ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities with regards to Food Hygiene and preparation, and Health and Safety requirements

**Staffing:

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- 3 cooks

**Financial:

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- Be responsible for maintaining an annual catering budget within set parameters

**Communication:

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- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

**Strategic Awareness:

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- Provide a service in line with Gibson’s standard of quality whilst remaining within budget

**Business Management**:

- Committed to providing a high quality service
- 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

**Knowledge/Qualifications**
- Previous catering experience within a commercial or business setting
- Food Hygiene Certified - Level 2 as a minimum. Willing to work towards Intermediate Food Hygiene qualifications
- First Aid Certified
- Understanding and commitment to Equal Opportunities
- Knowledge of cleaning procedures

This Job Description indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post.

It is not intended as an exhaustive list. Gibson House reserves the right to amend this Job Description from time to time, according to business needs. Any changes will be confirmed in writing.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 30 per week

**Salary**: £11.53 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Gym membership
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- ST. ANDREWS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Cook