10 Oct
Belfast Central Mission
Belfast
Job description
Cook - Apprenticeship - Kirk House - Belfast
Full Time - 40 hours per week
Permanent
£25,916.80 per annum
About the role
As a Cook at Kirk House, you will share responsibility with the Head Chef delivering a high-quality dining service to residents that offers a creative menu that meets residents’ nutritional and dietary requirements and offers choice.
Apprenticeship Opportunity
Do you want to earn while you learn? This role is open for apprenticeship applications - see below for more information on critieria for this application.
SO, WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
- You will provide a menu offering choice, seasonality, creativity, presentation and, above all, a food offering that is nutritious and high on quality.
- You will deliver home baking for our residents.
- You will manage service times, providing a range of choice for breakfast, lunch and dinner to suit all palates, dietary requirements, digestion.
- You will manage the kitchen to a high standard ensuring compliance in terms of hygiene and quality with specific responsibility in maintaining external standards / regulations (eg) environmental health;
NI Code of Practice (Food Law); HACCP; Belfast Central Mission’s policy & procedure on Health & Safety.
- You will manage the kitchen to budget, taking into account stock control; portion control; minimisation of wastage;
- You will ensure that all appliances are fully functional and safe and report any faults to BCM Estates.
- You will manage a staff team ensuring that they are fully aware of kitchen procedure in terms of hygiene; quality; stock storage & rotation; cross contamination.
- You will ensure that a robust records management system is in place (eg)
temperature; cleaning rota; stock; use by dates etc.
- On occasion, you may be required serve food to residents.
Essential Criteria
You'll need 1 years’ experience of working in a busy kitchen (delivering 50 + covers) with responsibility for setting menus;
purchasing; stock control.
Benefits
As an employee of Belfast Central Mission, you will be provided with ongoing personal and professional development, career pathways opportunities, a positive and supportive workplace culture alongside a range of staff benefits including :
- Pension Plans
- Paid Uniforms and Mileage
- 20 days holiday leave plus 12 public holidays
- Westfield Health Scheme
About us
Belfast Central Mission are an award winning, not-for-profit organisation,
providing services including supported housing to all ages, residential aged care, retirement living, community services, counselling, and day care services across Northern Ireland.
If you meet the above criteria and are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives, we would love to hear from you!
To work at BCM, you will be required to supply proof of work rights and an enhanced AccessNI check.
▶️ Cook - Apprenticeship - Kirk House - Belfast
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