Cook

The role
Southern Housing are seeking a Cook to join our Care and Independent Living team based in Ryde Village on the Isle of Wight.

You will provide a food preparation service to residents and ensure all food hygiene regulations are adhered to. You will have experience in providing nutritionally well balanced and appetising meals and hold a Food Hygiene Certificate. You’ll be expected to consult regularly with the residents to ensure that the food being served is to their liking and cater for any special dietary requirements.

Please note, this is a part time role – 15 Hours per week

The location
You will be based at Ryde Village on the Isle of Wight working part time role- 15 hours per week. You may be required to attend training courses at one of our other offices/schemes. You will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

What you’ll be doing

Menus

Ensure all meals provided are nutritionally well balanced and appetising, and provided at reasonable cost and within agreed budgets
Consult regularly with the residents to ensure that the food being served meets personal preferences
Be aware of, and act on, any special dietary requirements
Purchasing

Maintain stock control and records of all purchases
Ensure there are sufficient ingredients for all meals and refreshments, and that all goods are of sound quality​
Food hygiene ​and health and safety rules

Carry out a risk assessment of kitchen procedures and identify hazards in these procedures
Devise methods to minimise these risks and ensure all staff engaged in kitchen duties or food service are aware of these methods
Maintain a high standard of cleanliness in the kitchen at all times including appliances and utensils
Ensure that staff engaged in food preparation and service do so in full compliance with best practice for personal hygiene, general hygiene, health & safety and that appropriate protective clothing is worn by all staff
What you’ll need

Advanced food hygiene certificate
Experience of cooking, food preparation within a budget, portion and stock control
Understanding of the dietary requirements of older people
Basic written and numeracy skills
Basic health & safety awareness
Experience of managing a professional kitchen environment
Benefits in working with us

As a trusting and competitive provider of care and support services on the Island, we can provide you with paid travel time, generous mileage and holiday allowance, paid DBS and training as well as health benefits package. And if you’re interested in career progression, then we are the employer for you!

The ability to buy extra leave and discount cards
Flexible working hours – covering weekdays, evening & weekends
Employee referral scheme
Cash claim-back on medical treatments
Full training provided at no additional cost
Additional payment for sleep-in duties, where applicable
Discounted rates on a cycle scheme, personal medical plans, life assurance, give as you earn, critical illness and travel insurance

About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.