Cook

Cook

Use your catering skills to make a positive difference, planning and preparing nutritious meals for women rebuilding their lives. You'll need large-group meal preparation experience, strong food safety knowledge and confidence managing stock and budgets.

If you've also worked in the following roles, we'd also like to hear from you: Chef, Catering Cook, Residential Cook, Care Home Cook, School Cook, Nursery Cook, Canteen Cook, Community Cook

Benefits include 27 days pro-rata annual leave plus Bank Holidays, a birthday day off, healthcare cash plan and meals during your shift.

PLEASE NOTE: Applications can only be accepted from women candidates due to the gender-specific nature of the service; this includes all women whose legal gender is female, including those holding a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), under a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010

SALARY: £28,860 per annum + Benefits

LOCATION: Bristol, South West England

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: Average 37 Hours per Week, 4 Rotating Shifts covering 7 Days per Week, including alternate Weekends

JOB OVERVIEW

Make a positive difference through food in a specialist residential service supporting women as they move towards independent living. As Cook you'll prepare nutritious, well-balanced meals that reflect dietary, cultural, religious and medical needs.

Working alongside another full-time colleague, the Cook helps provide consistent catering cover across the week while creating a welcoming dining experience.

The Cook also manages menus, budgets, stock, suppliers, food safety records and kitchen standards, contributing to a safe, trauma-informed environment focused on rehabilitation and positive futures.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Cook include:

• Menu Planning: Plan varied, healthy and nutritious menus within the agreed budget
• Stock and Ordering: Order food supplies, manage stock effectively and maintain accurate inventories
• Meal Preparation: Prepare and cook meals for residents, including specialist dietary requirements
• Food Safety and Hygiene: Store, handle and prepare food in line with food safety legislation and maintain excellent kitchen cleanliness, hygiene and safety
• Monitoring and Records: Complete required food safety monitoring and record-keeping
• Stock Rotation and Waste: Carry out stock checks, rotate stock appropriately and minimise food waste
• Supplier Relationships: Build positive supplier relationships to support best value
• Safeguarding: Follow safeguarding policies and contribute to a safe environment for residents and colleagues

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Applications can only be accepted from women candidates due to the gender-specific nature of the service; this includes all women whose legal gender is female, including those holding a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), under a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010

• Level 2 qualification in Food Preparation, Hospitality and Catering (or equivalent)
• Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification
• Experience planning and preparing meals for large groups
• Sound knowledge of food handling procedures, kitchen hygiene and food safety legislation
• Experience managing stock, ordering supplies and working within budgets
• Good literacy, numeracy and basic IT skills
• Organised, methodical, reliable and professional
• Effective communication and listening skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with residents and colleagues
• Comfortable working as part of a team while taking responsibility for your own workload
• Able to maintain appropriate professional boundaries and work within a residential setting
• Committed to high standards of hygiene and food safety
• Satisfactory pre-employment screening

BENEFITS

• 27 days pro-rata annual leave plus Bank Holidays, increasing with service, with the option to buy additional leave
• Birthday Day off
• 2 paid Volunteer Days each year
• 5% employer pension contribution, matched by a 5% employee contribution
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life Assurance at 3 x salary
• Annual salary review
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Access to Benefit Hub with retail discounts, Cycle to Work scheme and additional voluntary benefits
• All meals provided during your shift

This role requires an Enhanced DBS Check

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JOB REF: AWDO-P15308

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