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Cook/Housekeeper

*£500 Welcome Bonus *£1000 Recommend A Friend Bonus!

Location: Residential Home

Line Managed by: Residential and Assistant Manager   

Job Purpose and expectations

To provide a healthy menu and meet dietary needs of young people, working in collaboration with Residential Staff.  Also maintaining environmental standards throughout the home.

Cooking

Preparing and cooking a selection of healthy meals on a daily basis
Meeting dietary needs of young people on an individual basis
Build and maintain positive relationships with young people
Recording food temperatures on relevant log sheets
Preparing food for visitors
Ensuring that you remain within the budgets set for provisions when buying in the shopping for the home 

Cleaning

To ensure a high standard of cleanliness throughout the home, including the kitchen and bathrooms at all times

Liaise with management and staff in relation to daily chores requiring completion
Ensure any hazardous material is locked away when not in use
Ensure any maintenance issues are reported to your line manager in a timely manner
Ability to use your initiative with regards to areas needing cleaned
To carry out deep cleans in the building as required or requested by your line manager 

Other Requirements

Responsibility for ensuring and promoting the safeguarding of any young people that you may come into contact with
Work in accordance with Spark of Genius vision and aims
Co-operate with the company in complying with Health and Safety requirements, follow Company policies, to acquaint yourself with the Fire, Health and Safety Procedures at your place of work and report any unsafe practices and conditions
The post holder may be reasonably expected to undertake other duties commensurate with the level of responsibility that may be allocated from time to time
It is the responsibility of the post holder to comply with Health and Safety and Equal Opportunities requirements at all times
Any other reasonable management instruction 

The above job description forms part of your main terms and conditions of employment.  The Company reserves the right to vary duties and responsibilities at anytime within legal notification frameworks, however, not outside what is considered reasonable to the original post.

Person Specification – Housekeeper

A recognised cooking qualification or relevant experience
Previous cooking experience
Good communication with colleagues and young people
To use own initiative
Work as part of a team
Flexible approach to work
Good organisational skills 

Knowledge/Skill and Abilities

Knowledge of Health and safety requirements surrounding the cooking and preparation of food
Food hygiene knowledge
Knowledge of health and safety surrounding cleaning materials. Awareness of COSHH
Recognised Food Hygiene certificate 

Other Requirements

A willingness to participate in any house training as required
Full driving licence
Application Form & InterviewSYS-12588