Chef

How you'll make a difference

Vinney Green Secure Childrens Home offers young people a safe and caring environment, where they will experience quality care, education, vocational and life skills training. As a cook, you will help contribute to this by providing quality nutritious meals to our young people and members of staff.

What you will be doing

• 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 reportto the Facilities Manager any concerns regarding the eating habits of young people.

What we need from you

• 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 willalso 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.

Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checkis obtained for this post.

Things we need you to know:

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 aSecure 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 everybodys 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. Staffs 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 thatwork/life balance.

We arecommitted to safeguardingand 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 receivegenerous annual leave(pro rata), employeewellbeing supportand you will have access to a range ofstaff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.

We recognise that ourdiverse teamof 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'rebuilding and shaping communities which people are proud of
• We'reworking with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
• We'reinvesting in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We'veachieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

Weremaking a difference, be part of it!

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Location: Shortwood, GB

Posted Date: 9/20/2024