Part Time Cook - Caterham, United Kingdom - The Westway Community and Wellbeing Centre

Description

Job Description for Chef at The Westway

As part of our commitment to the community we support elderly and vulnerable users providing a place to socialise, alleviate loneliness and support them living independently within their homes

The Chef plays a crucial role in supporting this vision by;

• Developing exciting, customer driven menus.
• Preparing and cooking healthy food catering to dietary requirements and allergies
• Leading the delivery of all catering to a high standard.
• Creating a dining experience that encourages social interaction.

The Chef's responsibilities include;

• Delivering food preparation and maintaining high standards of cooking that meet regulatory and legislative requirements around food

hygiene.

• Meeting dietary requirements of users.
• Ensuring timely and budget conscious delivery of meals.
• Maintaining current industry knowledge to provide professional expertise on allergens
• Producing varied, cost effective menus suitable for a broad range of users.
• Maintaining high standards of hygiene and cleanliness across all work areas
• Provide initial line management for volunteer catering staff and delivering internal training where appropriate.
• Ordering food and ensure adequate stock levels are maintained.
• Interacting with users and volunteers politely and professionally to ensure high levels of customer care and volunteer satisfaction.

Other areas of responsibility

• Support the Centre Manager and Trustees in initiatives / events/ promotion of the uptake of meals within the Centre and Meals on Wheels
• Engage in delivering efficiencies and improvements
• Assist with Menu design

Job Type:
Part-time


Pay:
£12.00-£14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15 per week


Benefits:

• Free parking
• Onsite parking

Work Location:
In person