November 8, 2024

Caledonia Housing Association

Perthshire

OTHER

Scheme Cook

Job Title: Scheme Cook - Perth - Fixed term until 30th June 2025
Location: Corrie Place, Scone. Perthshire
Hours: 12 hours over 2 days per week (excludes weekends) also ad hoc to cover leave/absence
Salary: £12.73 per hour
Closing Date: Midday on Monday 2nd December 2024
Interview Date: Monday 9th December 2024
Come and join us!
Caledonia Housing Group - ranked as one of the top 25 Housing Associations and Scottish companies to work for in 2024.
Caledonia Housing Association has the vision of providing “Homes and Services that make life better” and we have ambitious goals to revolutionise the customer service we provide. By streamlining processes and procedures we aim to improve the customer experience of tenants and service users across the Group. We operate across 8 local authorities and manage over 5,000 affordable homes and offers services to around 1,500 private owners. We are committed to tackling inequality and housing needs across the Highlands, Tayside, Perthshire and Dunbartonshire.
About the role

Do you have the relevant skills and/or previous experience in a similar role?
Do you have a good understanding, or are prepared to learn, about the needs of older people?

If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
We currently have a vacancy for a Scheme Cook to cover 2 days per week. This will be Monday - Friday with additional annual leave and absence cover at our very sheltered housing development at Corrie Place, Scone, PH2 6QE where we provide a professional housing support service to our tenants to help them live as independently as possible in their own homes.
The service provides lunch and dinner to approximately 7 - 12 tenants so previous experience in a similar role or of cooking for a similar number of people is essential, as is an understanding of adapting menus to meet the needs of people with differing dietary requirements.
In this role, you will be responsible for food preparation, ensuring foods are stored safely, clean up after service and ensuring the kitchen is clean and tidy and meets legal standards at all times.
You must possess an Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate or be prepared to attend training to acquire this.
Normal hours of work are 6 hour shifts between 11:30 and 17:30 but these may vary slightly depending on the needs of the service.
This service at Canal Street is registered with the Care Inspectorate to provide housing support to older people so meal provision within the service must meet the Health and Social Care Standards of Scotland. Therefore, the successful candidate also must be prepared to;

Join the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme run by Disclosure Scotland. Caledonia Housing Association will meet the cost of this.
Attend/complete any training which is required to ensure that the dietary requirements and nutritional needs of every tenants are being met or which the organisation identifies as being necessary to ensure that the service meets the Health and Social Care Standards

Benefits
As a Caledonia Housing Group employee you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including:

Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications
Annual Leave entitlement starting at 36 days per year (increases with length of service)
We promote work-life balance and operate a flexi-time system
Generous contributory pension scheme
Health benefit of up to £300 per year which includes a gym membership, fitness equipment or health insurance
Wellbeing services offering support and confidential advice for you when you most need it including counselling and in-house mental health first aiders
Volunteering opportunities

If you would like to be part of a supportive and flexible work environment, while being part of an organisation committed to making a difference please click on the ‘Apply’ link or visit the ‘Join Us’ section of our website www.caledoniaha.co.uk
Closing date for applications is Monday 2nd December 2024 We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Suitable candidates will be interviewed as applications are received.
A registered charity no: SCO 13988. Caledonia strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. A Registered Scottish Charity No SCO13988.