Brainkind
Weekend/Bank Chef
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Weekend/Bank Chef
Location: Fen House – Ely
Salary: £14.43 per hour
Hours: Weekend only - 14 hours per week
Why join us?
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units, and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse, and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
MAIN PURPOSE:
- To work alongside the unit's full-time chef to ensure the weekend menus remain well-balanced and nutritious and take into account dietary requirements.
- To follow any dietary or food preparation guidelines as provided in service user care plans and guidance by healthcare professionals.
- To ensure that the storage, preparation, and cooking of all food are carried out using the highest standards of hygiene.
- Ensure high standards of food management within current Food Hygiene regulations and policies and procedures.
- To use electrical and mechanical catering equipment as appropriate.
- To ensure the maintenance and security of catering equipment, notifying your supervisor and appropriate people and agencies regarding repair and replacement as appropriate.
- To be responsible for the storage and use of cleaning items in accordance with COSHH.
- To contribute to other food-related functions as required by the service.
- Establish and maintain professional working relationships with the service users, contributing to the creation of a homely and pleasant living environment for each service user.
- During the course of your work, you will at all times conduct yourself in a professional manner acting as a role model to colleagues and service users, contributing to the delivery of quality services. To work as a member of the team, contributing to the team ethos and supporting service users and colleagues appropriately.
- You are required to report any enquiries/issues and/or concerns to the line manager, providing information to enable them to take appropriate action.
- To liaise in a professional manner at all times with service user(s) family members, friends, advocates, and other professionals as required at your location.
- To ensure that all relevant documentation is completed accurately and effectively in a timely manner.
- To undertake any other duties as may from time to time be specified by Brainkind, that is within the level and responsibility appropriate to the grade of post.
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ABOUT YOU:
- Food Hygiene Certificate
- Experience of catering within a commercial or care setting
- Awareness/knowledge of Health and Safety relevant to catering
- Awareness/knowledge of COSHH requirements
- Awareness/knowledge of moving and handling
- Continuously develop professional knowledge and expertise, attending and participating in learning and development events, meetings, conferences, and events (as requested/approved by line management) to ensure up-to-date knowledge relevant to the role.
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REWARDS:
You can look forward to excellent benefits including:
- A competitive rate of …
- 33 Days AL
- Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL each year
- Simply Health Plan; helps to cover the cost of routine healthcare treatments. Further information can be found at www.simplyhealth.co.uk/about-us
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Excellent training and support
- Company Pension
- Group life assurance
- Eye voucher scheme
- Long service and staff awards
- Free parking
We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.
To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button.
Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled, therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.
All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks
Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organization. It is a place where we recognize, celebrate, and live our values, which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.
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