Trust Housing Association
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Making Mealtimes Matter
Why Join Trust?
At Trust, we help people live independently, safely and with dignity. As part of our supportive, values-led team, you’ll make a positive difference to older people across Scotland every day. We offer competitive pay above the minimum wage, aligned with Living Wage rates, generous annual leave and pension contributions. You’ll also receive wellbeing support, paid training and development, and, where applicable, role-specific benefits such as uniform and a paid PVG Disclosure check.
About The Role
As a Cook, you will prepare nutritious, well-balanced and varied meals that help make mealtimes enjoyable, welcoming and supportive for tenants, customers and occasional guests.
You will help create a positive dining experience, support individual dietary needs and make sure meals are prepared, served and recorded safely in line with Trust’s food safety procedures.
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- Planning and preparing meals
- Supporting dietary requirements
- Serving food safely and on time
- Maintaining food safety records
- Managing stock
- Helping create a warm, welcoming dining experience for customers
About You
We’re looking for someone who enjoys cooking and serving quality food, takes pride in their work and understands the importance of safe, nutritious and enjoyable meals.
- Organised, reliable and confident communicating with customers, colleagues and managers
- Understanding, or willing to learn, food safety and HACCP requirements
- Basic digital tasks, such as using emails or online forms, may be part of the role, and we’ll support you with any role-specific systems you need to use
Making Mealtimes Matter
Meals are about more than food. They bring people together, support wellbeing and help create a warm, welcoming place for customers to enjoy every day.
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- Location: Parkhead Court, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway DG1 3JF
- Hours: 24.5 hours, over 3.5 days, on a 2-week rolling rota
- Salary: £14.04 per hour
- Contract type: Permanent / Part time
Please check the location, hours and working pattern before applying to make sure the role is suitable for you.
Ready to Apply?
If you want to help make mealtimes positive, welcoming and enjoyable, we would love to hear from you.
To learn more about the role, view the full job description on our careers page and apply today.
Important Information
Trust is committed to fair, inclusive and values-led recruitment. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as we cannot provide sponsorship for this role. This role requires PVG Scheme membership and/or an appropriate Disclosure check, and any offer will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. No agencies please.
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