Chef - Vinney Green
South Gloucestershire Council
Chef - Vinney Green
Salary Not Specified
South Gloucestershire Council, Blackhorse, South Gloucestershire
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 4 days ago, 26 Jun | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: e5149f3af4904ad1945746fa781a8df9
Full Job Description
- Daily, you will prepare and serve meals to young people and staff, ensuring a good choice of menu.
- Liaising with contractors and suppliers, you will order supplies, monitor stock, and maintain accurate records.
- Working with the team, you will assist with routine cleaning tasks, ensuring hygiene, health and safety in the kitchen are maintained.
- You will report to the Facilities Manager any concerns regarding the eating habits of young people.
- You must have NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Catering/Food preparation, or the commitment to undertake this qualification.
- It is a requirement for you to have prior experience of working within a kitchen or a similar environment.
- It is essential you have knowledge of health & safety issues, food Hygiene legislation, and specialist diets.
- It is required for you to have experience of cooking for large groups of people with an ability to carry out required duties within specified timescales.
- You may already have a Food Hygiene Certificate
- Ideally, you will also have experience of working with children and/or young people and experience of working in a multi-racial environment, or of working with people from other minority ethnic groups.
- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
- We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
- We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
We are open to applications from those wishing to work less than 29.6 hours.
Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
The working pattern for this role is flexible and you will be working shifts, weekends, and bank holidays. Annual leave must be taken in conjunction with the needs of the secure service.
The salary is plus a Secure Unit allowance of £2,583 per annum, pro-rated to hours worked.
Young people can present physically threatening behaviour and the environment can become tense and anxiety provoking, so for everybody's safety surveillance cameras are in use in most areas of the building.
Vinney Green operates a full non-smoking environment, and there is no provision to facilitate smoking anywhere on site. Staff's personal belongings are required to be left in a provided locker on entry into the building and we may require you to undertake a further physical fitness check.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.