Assistant Cook

JOB PURPOSE:

The Assistant Cook will report to the Chefs working as an integral part of a dedicated small team.  Our main focus is to provide high quality nutritious meals and special menus for the In-Patient Unit and Wellbeing Centre, with a ‘servery’ offering food for out-patients, visitors, volunteers and staff.  There is a currently a chilled cabinet for food options outside servery opening times, providing sandwiches and snacks.  The vision is to move to a café culture style offering.

The purpose of this post is to assist with the provision of meals, snacks and other services to a high standard.  To make sure patients and others’ catering needs are fully met.  To ensure all catering areas are maintained to a specified high level of cleanliness and hygiene.

For an informal discussion or further information please contact: John Csordas, Chef/Manager on 01723 351421

For an Application Pack please email: recruitment@saintcatherines.org.uk

Salary: £18,365.10

Hours: Full time 37.5hrs – 5 days per week over 7 days (including weekends)

Duration of Contract: Permanent

Closing Date for completed applications: 9.00 a.m. Tuesday 31^st August, 2021

Interview Date:  Thursday 9^th September, 2021

Essential Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Level 2 City and Guilds NVQ or equivalent catering qualification
• Level 2 Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• Experience of producing quality meals in a catering environment

Essential Personal Attributes

• Ability to work as a team member
• Flexibility of working hours
• Good health & attendance record                                                                                                                           
• Good communication skills                                                                                                                          
• Integrity and discretion                                                                                                                
• Trustworthy and honest                                                                                                                               
• Ability to adhere to The Data Protection Act (Confidentiality)
• High standards of personal presentation and hygiene                                                                     
• Ability to provide acceptable Criminal Record Disclosure                                               
• Work Permit (if applicable)

Desirable Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate (or willing to achieve)
• Working within a commercial catering environment with unsupervised cooking duties experience
• HACCP Qualification (or willing to achieve)
• Allergen Awareness  (or willing to achieve)
• Knowledge of Special Diets
• Previous experience of the supervision of volunteers