Relief Cook - Letchworth, United Kingdom - St Catherines Nursing Home

Description

• 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.
• To control systems of food allocation to minimise wastage.

• Participate in staff meetings, supervisions and staff training where applicable.
• Report and record in the appropriate manner any information considered to be important to the Homes Manager.
• Adhere to St Catherines Nursing Home policies and procedures.
• Any other duties that the post holder may reasonably be expected to perform.

• 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 to the manager.
• To prepare, cook and present wellbalanced meals and beverages to the highest quality incorporating, cultural and dietary needs as required by the residents and staff of the Home.
• Purchase supplies in accordance with the planned menu, whilst monitoring and controlling the service from suppliers whilst Kitchen Supervisor is on leave.
• Ensure all stock ordered is consistent with planned menus that reflect choice and preference.
• Work closely with the Kitchen Supervisor and Home Manager 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 and stock rotation.
• Carry out good Food Management, temperature controls and HACCP documentation according to current Food Hygiene regulations.
• Any resident's food left over to be covered, labelled and refrigerated.
• Ensure all evening meals for residents are in the at all times.
• Any food left for night staff to be covered, labelled and left on the side.
• Dispose of waste correctly as per food hygiene guidelines.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Committed to provide a highquality service at all times.
• 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.

• Onsite parking

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

• Do you know where the Care Home is located?

• A-Level or equivalent (required)

• Cooking: 1 year (required)