Assistant Cook

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic cook to join our happy team at Mains House, a residential care service for 25 older adults. The role requires maintaining high standards of food preparation, menu presentation, and compliance with food hygiene and cleaning regulations.

• Prepare meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, ensuring quality and correct portion sizes.
• Stock, rotate, store, and record inventory as per management standards.
• Plate meals in an aesthetically pleasing manner following menu choices and dietary requirements.
• Comply with food hygiene regulations regarding handling, storage, and departmental cleaning.
• Sign off cleaning schedules after each area has been cleaned.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing support to staff responsible for residents.
• Adapt to flexible hours between 08:00 and 18:30 over 7 days.

Successful candidate will undergo elementary food hygiene training. Flexibility, adaptability, and teamwork are essential.

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Health and Care Worker visa. NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for this role.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Shirley Christie
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