Assistant Cook
Assistant Cook
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Job Description
Specific duties and responsibilities
- To assist in the preparation of meals under the direction of the Centres Cook.
- To cook and prepare foods for the Centres Community Cafe / Teabar.
- To assemble MealsonWheels delivery containers and undertake their packing checking numbers dietary and other requirements.
- Where necessary to ensure all cooking equipment is cleaned after use. (Commercial kitchen and/or Tea Bar)
- To ensure that all areas relating to the kitchen are kept to a high standard of cleanliness.
- Cook meals including fresh food ingredients from fresh meats to other produce where sauces soups gravies and custards need preparing.
- To be available to work in all purposebuilt Centre kitchens in Elmbridge.
- To ensure that the standards of safety and hygiene are always met adhering to food safety regulations.
- To assist generally with activities of older people as when directed by the Centre Manager/Duty Supervisor.
Person specification
What you need to tell us on your application form:
- You will need to tell us throughout your application form and at interview how you can contribute to providing good quality services for all.
- For each of the requirements listed overleaf you will need to explain how your skills abilities knowledge education and experience make you suitable for this post.
- These may have been gained through previous employment voluntary/community work spare time activities home responsibilities training or languages spoken.
- You should also include anything else relevant to the job which you think we should know about.
We can only consider applicants who are already eligible to work in the United Kingdom.
Qualifications and Education
1.Good standard of education.
2.Catering Qualifications e.g. City and Guilds 706/2 NVQ Level 2.
3.Level 2 Hygiene Certificate or ability to undertake the training.
Experience
4.Experience of working within a commercial kitchen environment.
5.Experience of working as part of a team.
6.Experience of working with volunteers
Knowledge skills and abilities
- Ability to understand the Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations.
- Experience of catering for large numbers of people and an understanding of dietary requirements.
- Ability to work on ones own and preparedness to carry out additional work to cover other members of the Centres kitchen team.
- Ability to communicate with team colleagues and customers.
- Displays professional manner with members of the public.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Displays a friendly and caring attitude.
- Be able to have access to a vehicle and be insured for Business use.
Employment Type
Full Time
