Cook

Part Time (30 hours), Permanent: Monday - Friday, 09:00hrs - 15:00hrs

We're hiring!

Do you like a challenge? Can you plan, prepare, cook and serve healthy meals to 30 - 40 people everyday?

We urgently need a full-time cook. It's not Masterchef, it's more like ReadySteadyCook.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for the planning, purchasing, preparing, cooking and serving of all food and beverages to the standard required of Sutton Support Services within day opportunities services, with a focus on healthy eating, service user choice, special diets and wellbeing.

Main Duties:

• To provide a high quality fresh cooked meals to service users and staff following food standards and health and safety requirements at all times.
• To offer a diverse range of menu options and choices planned with service user input at all times.
• To offer support and guidance to service users on healthy eating and meal planning.
• To offer a healthy meal service accessible to all and meeting individual dietary needs with allergen information.
• To support volunteers where applicable within Sutton Support Service’s kitchen.
• To purchase quality provisions within set budgets, plan, cook, present and serve all food/meals to the highest standard with a focus on healthy eating and wellbeing as required.
• To order, receive and inspect all goods purchased for quality, price and condition.
• To monitor food costs against agreed budgets and to keep wastage to a minimum.
• To maintain a well organised, smooth running and safe kitchen, ensuring all legislative requirements are met to achieve a 5 star food rating.
• To ensure relevant statutory Food Hygiene and health and safety regulations are observed at all times (including rotation of stocks).
• To maintain a high degree of personal hygiene for anyone accessing the kitchen and serving areas and all appropriate PPE is worn.
• To ensure all relevant paperwork is completed daily/weekly and monthly and returns submitted on time.
• To comply with all the agreed policies and procedures of Sutton Support Services, including Diversity & Equality, Health, and Safety.