This is a position for a cook/chef to prepare meals that are already planned on the menu. Applicant has to be hardworking, creative and caring towards the elderly. Training will help provided. Must complete DBS after job is offered and accepted, must be able to speak, read and write English.

Must be able to work legally.

Only serious applicants apply please. Interviews will be held next week.

Must complete a Covid-19 test at the interview (30 min test)

Must have 2 professional references

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Create and maintain cooking and cleaning regimes (daily, weekly, periodically etc.) for all areas of the kitchen in line with Eastside’s quality philosophy.

2. To interact with service users and provide them with their choice of meals.

3. To ensure all aspects of the meal preparation areas within the care home operates to acceptable standards.

4. To prepare menus in advance in a regular and varied way.

5. To ensure that all meals are prepared and presented to an acceptable standard.

6. To ensure that any special dietary meals are prepared.

7. To prepare and present food to a high standard and quality.

8. To ensure that adequate stock controls are in place.

9. To ensure that an inventory of kitchen equipment is updated and managed.

10. To ensure that the meal preparation areas comply with all regulatory requirements.

11. To ensure that proper quality control systems are adopted for all aspects of the meal preparation management.

12. To operate the equipment, food and meal preparation areas within budgets.

13. To ensure that food handling, cleanliness, health, safety, risk assessments and that all procedures required within the meal preparation areas operate to the highest possible standards.

14. To ensure that the meal preparation areas operate to current and any future legal or regulatory requirement.

15. To ensure that all meals are well balanced and meets the service users dietary requirements

16. To ensure that service users are provided with additional supplements when necessary.

Required:

• Experience in cooking and preparing meals in a fast pace environment

• Understanding of dietary requirements for the elderly

• Good communication skills

• Team player

• Available to work on weekends

Immediate hire