Cook (Part-Time, FTC)
Job Type : Contract, Part Time, Part Time
Salary : £9.17/hour
Cook (Part-Time, FTC)
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Together we can make a real difference
Belonging to the Royal Voluntary Service community means inspiring volunteers to support the nation’s health and wellbeing. It means tackling the most pressing social issues, in a workplace full of opportunities.
Our people are a welcoming team of individuals from every background who support one another to be their best. They are also some of the country’s most compassionate and dedicated people who step forward to help make society better connected and more inclusive – where everyone can thrive.
We are now looking for a part-time Cook to join our team on a fixed-term contract until March 2022, working 15 hours per week.
Your role
As a Cook, you will oversee our kitchen, café and Meals on Wheels service in Hanley.
Specifically, you will prepare a range of healthy, nutritious meals and snacks within a community setting.
Reporting to the Service Manager, your role will involve:
– Costing and budgeting meals and supplies
– Ensuring our Meals on Wheels vehicles are temperature checked
– Making sure meals are packed into area-specific individual boxes for delivery
– Recording daily food inventory and fridge and freezers temperatures
– Adhering to all Food and Health and Safety, COSHH and Environmental Health practices
– Promoting the service and increasing the reach to the local community
Interested? To be considered, you’ll need:
– At a minimum, an NVQ Level 2 Catering and Food Safety Level 2
– Knowledge of COSHH, HACCP, Health & Safety and Food Safety Hygiene Regulations
– Knowledge of budget monitoring
– The ability to work independently and as part of a team
Why you should join our team
We’re proud to be in the top 25 not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK, based on ratings from Indeed. As a valued employee at Royal Voluntary Service, you will benefit from the following:
– An hourly rate of £9.17
– An employee assistance helpline
– Potential flexible working
– A great pension scheme
– 25 days’ holiday per annum plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.
How to apply
If you think you’d succeed as a Cook, please select the apply button shown to be brought through to the application process.
This is a part-time role working 15 hours per week, over five days (three hours a day), on a fixed-term contract until the 31st March 2022.
The closing date for this role is the 13th August 2021, with interviews scheduled for the 23rd August 2021.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Here at Royal Voluntary Service, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be a charity that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective.
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!
This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Other organisations may call this role Chef, Head Cook, Head Chef, Kitchen Supervisor, Catering Team Leader, Kitchen Section leader, or Caterer
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