| Posted by: | Penumbra |
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| Date Posted | 25th Apr 2008 |
| Reference Code: | Cook, Housekeeper, Kingsgate |
| View Since Posting: | 323 |
| Salary: | see description |
| Vacancy Location: | Other AB10 1SB |
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| COOK/HOUSE KEEPER – Kingsgate, Aberdeen Job Description Post title: Cook Responsible to: Support Manager, Kingsgate Salary: £ 14324 - £14723 Working Hours: 36.25 (Monday to Friday) Post Summary To work within budgetary allowance to provide good quality meals appropriate to guests’ dietary needs, and to work with support team to provide a positive experience for guests who use the service. Duties will also include: light cleaning, laundry and responsibility for stock control of catering and cleaning supplies. Responsibilities: 1. To be responsible for the planning, budgeting, shopping and storage of all food and provisions required for the project. 2. To acknowledge the support needs of guests and show a degree of flexibility in meal times according to these needs. 3. To be responsible for the planning and preparation of two cooked meals per day. 4. To be aware of the principles of healthy eating and to promote those principles within the project. 5. To prepare finger buffets for in-house training courses. 6. To ensure that all areas used for food preparation, consumption and cooking are maintained at high levels of cleanliness in accordance with the food premises (registration) Regulations 1991, and be aware of appropriate Health and Safety regulations. 7. To be responsible for planning, cooking and freezing of meals for use during periods of absence. 8. To be responsible for ordering catering and cleaning supplies. 9. To ensure that a high level of cleanliness is maintained within the house including: cleaning kitchen, stock rooms and communal areas 10. To be responsible for maintaining linen stocks. 11. To assist staff in preparing bedrooms for arrival of new guests: bed making, dusting polishing and vacuuming. 12. To support guests and ensure they feel safe, accepted and welcome during their respite stay. 13. To maintain relevant documentation 14. To Uphold Penumbra Policies, Procedures and Code of Practice. Educational Qualifications Essential: A good level of secondary education and further certified courses in Food Hygiene and cooking skills. Desirable: Further education to SVQ level 11 in cooking. Experience Essential: Evidence of two years minimum experience in a similar post. Essential: Evidence of commitment to equal opportunities. Skills Essential: Evidence of experience in working with a team. Essential: Evidence of experience in maintaining confidentiality. Essential: Evidence of good budgeting and understanding of arithmetic required for managing small amounts of petty cash. Essential: Evidence of efficient stock control and organisation skills. Personal Qualities Trustworthy, mature, calm, reliability, good sense of humour, interpersonal skills To apply for this position please print off and fill out the application form and recruitment monitoring form available below and send to. Penumbra, 31 Summer Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1SB For our application form please Click Here For our recruitment monitoring form please Click Here Alternatively, complete both forms on-line, save and send as an attachment to humanresources@penumbra.org.uk Please note that we do not accept CV’s by way of application. The closing date for receipt of completed application forms is Monday 19th May 2008. |
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