Cook Supervisor - Sale, United Kingdom - Trafford Council

Trafford Council

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Sale, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Location - Ascot House, Ascot Ave, Sale M33 4GT

Salary range - Band 4 £26,421 to £28,770 per annum pro rata

Working Pattern - Part Time

Working hours - 32 hours per week working alternate weekends with 6% uplift

Contract type - Permanent

App

lication deadline - 13th December 2023

Interview date - TBC

Interview type - In person

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About the Role

We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and also bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team.

As the Band 4 Cook you will oversee the development and implementation of systems to support the running of the kitchen the heart of Ascot House.

Food is the most important part of a patients journey, it is what they look forward to and we have an excellent reputation in Trafford.

We want our patient to have a choice of home cooked quality food that meets their individual dietary needs. We are looking for people who will instill a culture of continuous improvement, through dialogue with patients and colleagues. We help patients to improve their health and wellbeing. Their diet plays a huge part in having the energy to take part in Therapy.

We have 45 rooms but this can vary so it is important to adjust orders and meals to reflect this.

Supervision of other kitchen staff will be required; this includes one to one supervision and EPIC check-ins to support others to work to a high standards.

About you

Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others' contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.

You will cook for up to 45 patients each day all meals are home cooked with fresh produce. You will need to be self-motivated, organised, passionate and genuinely interested in preparing lovely meals. This position requires a cook who can cook pies from scratch, bake apple pies from scratch and lots more.

You will be involved in weekly events like hydration week making lovely smoothies for our patients. We also hold coffee mornings with delicious home baked cakes.

You will be required to demonstrate experience in managing and developing staff, alongside leadership abilities and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

You should also have a minimum of 3 years' experience
_ _Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, NVQ Level - Catering or City & Guilds Catering.

Experience in an industrial catering environment of all aspects of service delivery, ordering, preparation, production and meal service is required.

You will be expected to complete paperwork to a required standard and undertake IT duties.

About us

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford's huge potential.

Our vision:
Trafford - where all our residents, businesses and communities prosper.
Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great.

In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace.

The council is a Living Wage Employer.

Trafford really is a great place to work.

We're keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

Ascot house provides a 24 hour intermediate care service for patients registered with a Trafford GP. The multi-disciplinary team provides Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work support as required.

In addition a designated GP practice and local community services such as nursing, podiatry, dietetics and speech and language therapy, will provide support at the unit when required.

The unit provides care for patients medically well enough to be discharged from hospital but who need short term therapy input and rehabilitation to allow them to return to their home address.

It also helps prevent avoidable hospital admissions by providing a step up facility for individuals in the community who require frequent and intensive therapy to progress their mobility and functional status.

Ascot house provides 24 hour Discharge to assess service for 9 Residents who are Trafford Residents.

The purpose is to complete a holistic assessment of the residents care needs for either return to their own home or 24 hour Residential home.

Additional Information
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