Assistant Cook - Newtownards, United Kingdom - Domestic Care

Domestic Care

Verified Company

Newtownards, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location:

£11.

51 per hour:

Salary:

Job Type:

Part-time:

Role:

Permenant:

Hours:

19 pw:

Annual Leave:

5.6 weeks Pro Rata:

Your Benefits:

Excellent pay - £11.

51 per hour:

Free Onsite Parking:

Free Uniform:

Permanent Contract:

Paid Training & Induction:

Company Pension:

Closing Date:

Wednesday 26th April 2023Job Ref: 23MDBL11

We are looking for a part-time Assistant Cook to join our kitchen team at Beverly Lodge.

The Role

Your role will be to ensure and provide a catering service for the whole Home and ensure the safe and efficient operation of the kitchen.

Main Duties

Purchasing fresh foods as required from local suppliers.
Ordering frozen foods and dry goods weekly from nominated suppliers.
Regularly checking that suppliers' prices are competitive.
Accounting for all monies issues and receipts obtained.
Preparing menus to be agreed with the Home Manager.
Preparing nutritional food to a high standard, taking into account any special dietary requirements.
Ensuring staff clear dishes quickly and tidily.
Ensuring that the highest standards of hygiene are maintained.
Supervise all catering staff.
Other duties as necessary to meet the catering needs of the Home.
Liaise with care staff to ensure optimum interaction between care and catering service.
Visit residents daily to ensure quality of service.

Whilst the above is an outline, you will be required to carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required.

Essential Criteria

Minimum of 1 year's kitchen experience to include basic cooking, temperature control and stock ordering.
Experience of working independently and as part of a team
A good knowledge of food hygiene and health and safety regulations.

Desirable Criteria:

Kitchen experience working within a hospital or Nursing Home environment.
Possess a recognised qualification in catering, i.e. NVQ 1 & 2 or equivalent.
Basic Food Hygiene certificate.

About Beverly Lodge

MD Healthcare acquired the home in August 2019 and has been substantially upgraded to improve the environment for the residents.

The home is a calm environment that is conducive to well-being and mood enhancement with themed areas throughout the home for therapeutic activity.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We operate a no Smoking Policy.

Please Note:
Applicants within the last six months need not re-apply.

A satisfactory enhanced AccessNI check will be required for this post

The Domestic Care Group of companies, as per the Access NI Code of Practice, has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage and retention of disclosure information.

Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department.

If successful please be aware that we have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders.

Our Policy states that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to fully and accurately disclose all criminal convictions will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.