We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Elmbridge to assist with the appointment of a Assistant Cook, on a 2-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £14.37 - £17.90 per hour

Hours per week: 22

Responsibilities:

• To assist in the preparation of meals under the direction of the Centres Cook.
• To cook and prepare foods for the Centres Community Café / Tea-bar.
• To assemble Meals-on-Wheels delivery containers and undertake their packing, checking numbers, dietary and other requirements.
• Where necessary to ensure all cooking equipment is cleaned after use.
• To ensure that all areas relating to the kitchen are kept to a high standard of cleanliness, including the staff toilet.
• Cook meals including fresh food ingredients from fresh meats to other produce where sauces, soups, gravies and custards need preparing.
  

Qualifications:

• Good standard of education.
• Catering Qualifications e.g. City and Guilds 706/2, NVQ Level 2.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Required Experience & Ability:

• Experience of working within a commercial kitchen environment.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Ability to work on ones own, and preparedness to carry out additional work to cover other members of the Centres kitchen team.
• Ability to communicate with team colleagues and residents

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an basic DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. 

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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