Cook

As a Cook, you will play an important role in the day to day life of the service, preparing nutritious, well balanced meals that meet the needs and preferences of residents. You will work within a residential setting, supporting wellbeing through good food, routine and a welcoming dining experience.

This role involves working set shifts, including weekend working as part of a rota.

• Preparing and cooking fresh, nutritious meals for residents and visitors
• Planning menus that meet dietary, cultural and medical requirements
• Maintaining high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and safety
• Managing stock, ordering supplies and minimising waste
• Working closely with care colleagues to support residents’ needs
• Creating a warm and welcoming dining environment

You will have previous catering experience and be confident preparing meals in a professional kitchen environment. You will hold an Elementary Food Handling Certificate, or be willing to undertake training to achieve this award if required. You will be organised, reliable and able to manage your workload effectively while working both independently and as part of a wider team.

You will be supported through induction and ongoing training, including food hygiene and health and safety. We offer a supportive working environment, access to employee benefits including pension, wellbeing support and staff discounts, and the opportunity to make a real difference to people’s everyday lives.

If you enjoy cooking and want to bring your skills into a rewarding residential setting, submit your application today.

We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others. Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit.

Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.

But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.

Cross Reach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.

Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.

As a Christian organisation, you will need to have a respect for all aspects of Christian worship.

You will also need to become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks. You will also be required to adhere to the SSSC Code of practice.

We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality…