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Context and Summary
Canolfan Maerdy is a community-owned, registered charity, which operates a busy community resource centre for all ages in the community. Our core services comprise a children’s nursery, youth work, community food Pantry and box scheme (using surplus Supermarket Food and Fare Share) and café, courses and volunteering/work experience and apprenticeship opportunities. We have a fully functioning catering kitchen.
We are looking for an enthusiastic cook with an interest in nutrition and healthy eating. In preference they will have experience and/or be qualified but required training will be made available where needed. Applicants should have good interpersonal and organisational skills and be prepared to work with childcare staff to meet the nutritional needs of the children and adhere to the healthy eating requirements for Flying Start and Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) registration. This means that use of processed catering sauces and similar will not be possible. They will be able and willing to use surplus food, particularly fresh fruit and vegetables that we have donated to us from local supermarkets for our community food hub, which redistributes food, mostly through a food Pantry distribution model.
The post holder will also be required to work with volunteers available to support the work in the kitchen, directing their work and supporting their skill development where appropriate. The Organisation holds occasional events and the support of the Cook working with other staff, Trustees and other volunteers would be expected with hours in Lieu offered.
This post offers an exciting opportunity to use your motivating and positive personality alongside excellent cooking and organisational skills in a friendly, self-organised community environment.
Providing a supporting statement outlining why your skills make you suitable for the role and why this job interests you, along with a CV will improve chances of consideration.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Kitchen management and stock control
· Provide morning snacks and lunch for the children in the nursery
· Do the preparation ready for nursery staff of the afternoon snacks and tea
· Keep the kitchen clean to food hygiene standards and organised
· Make the best use of available surplus food both for the children’s meals and the provision for those in need in the community.
· Support volunteers when available in learning to provide nutritious meals.
· Ensure the kitchen is used in line with the food safety regulations.
· Oversee stock control and ordering of additional stock to supplement the food donated
· Manage stock delivery and liaise with relevant team members regarding any invoicing
· Rotate stock to ensure minimal waste
· Keep fridge and freezer clean and organised, working with volunteers to ensure regular defrosting and etc.
· Avoid waste and ensure everything stored is labelled according to regulations and that outdated food is discarded appropriately if necessary
· Ensure recycling and rubbish are sorted and emptied regularly
· Ensure health and safety standards are maintained and enforced within the kitchen and storage areas.
· Maintain the records and oversee the HACPP paperwork within the kitchen ensuring it is up to date and organised.
Skills, qualities and experience required:
Essential
· Ability to cook with some experience of menu planning and cooking for large numbers
· Able to work quickly under pressure
· Passionate about good healthy food
· Excellent people skills
· Good communication skills
· Able to work on own initiative and to work with others collectively
· Good organisational skills
· Good interpersonal skills and able to work as part of a team
· Knowledge of food hygiene and safety
· Awareness of HACPP requirements
· Understanding and sharing the not-for-profit/charitable ethos of our organisation.
Desirable
· Experience of operating and recording HACPP requirements or willingness to learn and implement.
· Ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh and English
· Experience of managing a catering environment, including stock management and business planning
· Understanding of environmental and sustainability issues, especially around food
· Knowledge of the local community and community-organised action
· Experience of working with volunteers
· Clean Driving licence.
· IT knowledge with use of Microsoft Office.
· Professional Chef Diploma – NVQ Level 3 or similar qualification
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £11.44-£11.93 per hour
Expected hours: 25 per week
Benefits:

• Canteen
• Childcare
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Cooking: 1 year (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 15/11/2024
Reference ID: Part-time Cook
Expected start date: 25/11/2024