Cook

We are One Housing and we create places for people to call home and support them to live well. With a breadth of services and expertise to help people whatever their housing, care, or support needs.
Our Property Services team is knowledgeable, skilled, friendly and we love what we do. We are passionate about the high quality of service we provide.

We offer our colleagues a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-
for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives, each and every day.

Join our Property Services team as a Cook.

Housing sits at the heart of our organisation. We believe that everyone deserves a safe, secure, affordable home. Our Property Services team is crucial in helping us deliver on this vision.
The team works on the provision and maintenance of our large portfolio of properties. This demands strong organisational skills and the ability to work collaboratively with customers, other teams and external service providers.
We’re an organisation with strong values. We keep our promises; we do a great job; we value diversity; we work together; and we look for ways to improve. These are what make us such a great team, working together as one to achieve our vision.

The Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Cook.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Prepare food and set up the serving area daily for meal times in the Arlington dining area.
• Ensuring the timely daily production of food as advertised on the menu, meet customer meal requirements for food allergy, special diets or cultural diets
• Be responsible for daily food service to customers at evening meal times.
• Alongside the Catering Manager take responsibility for the daily operations of the kitchen, providing leadership and direction in the kitchen.
• Work with the Catering Manager to ensure all recipes, food preparations and presentations meet the dining areas specifications and commitment to quality and costs.
• To ensure weekly stocktakes and other weekly administration are completed as directed.
• Maintain a safe, orderly, clean kitchen and storage areas.
• Demonstrate by example using correct food handling techniques.
• To deputise for the Catering Manager as and when required.
• To perform any other reasonable duties as requested by your line management or the organisation.
• Ensure all compliance records are completed and maintained in good order.
• To conduct oneself and all interactions to promote respect and dignity at the core of communication and actions.
• To attend training courses as required.

What you will need to succeed

We are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and is
friendly and positive.

The successful candidate will:

• Assist with Menu planning.
• Ensure all food items are portion sized correctly.
• Ensure kitchen and storage areas are kept clean and organised.
• Support the Catering Manager with product ordering.
• Support the Catering Manager with maintaining inventories.
• Stocktaking and accountability.
• COSHH ‘Control of Substances Hazardous to Health’ trained and aware.
• Able to undergo DBS check/previous DBS number.
• Demonstrate good communications skills at all levels

The Offer

Hours:  Monday to Wednesday 11:30am – 7:30pm (1 hour break)
Salary: Â£11.04      21 hours per week

Our Life@One benefits offer you an array of perks designed with your wellbeing in mind.

• Your holidays are important to us. Take up to 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Lean travel. Spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loans and our Cycle2Work scheme,
  open to all colleagues
• Looking forward to your big bucket list trip? You can buy or sell up to five days annual leave each year. [not for statutory employees]
• Get paid to do good. We offer you two days off on full pay each year to volunteer in our communities.
• Look after your loved ones. Our healthcare cash back plan allows you to claim back cash for you and your family’s healthcare.
• Well done! With our colleague recognition programme you will know when you’ve done a #greatjob
• Learning never stops. One Academy, our innovative, in-house learning and development offering is designed to help you take your career to the next level.
• We’re here for you. Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you and your family 24/7.
• Stay book-smart. Take up to five paid days off per year to study toward a relevant qualification.
• Experience new things. We offer you a career break after 3 years’ continuous service.

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