Cook

Turning Point; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit care organization in Manchester is looking for a Cook to provide high-quality catering services for clients with substance misuse issues. The ideal candidate should have relevant qualifications such as City & Guilds or an equivalent NVQ. Responsibilities include planning menus, stock control, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The position offers 25 days of paid holiday plus additional benefits, promoting a supportive and rewarding work environment.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays

Opportunity to buy additional holidays

Qualifications

• Must have City & Guilds/706/1&2 or equivalent NVQ.
• Ability to monitor food budget effectively.
• Experience in planning balanced menus to meet dietary needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, person-centered catering services.
• Promote service user rights and work as a team.
• Maintain records and ensure compliance with Health & Safety.

Skills

Ability to monitor food budget

Able to plan menus

Stock Control

Education

City & Guilds/706/1&2 or equivalent NVQ

Job description

At Turning Point, we support people across the UK with substance misuse problems. As a Cook, you’ll provide catering services to help each and everyone of our service users. Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life too, as you make this role your own as part of a hard-working and friendly team.

Role Responsibility

To proactively deliver a high quality/person centred catering services that meets the needs of the service users by: -

• Promoting peoples’ rights and responsibilities
• Working as an effective member of the team
• Providing advice and information to Service Users and others where appropriate
• Preparing and delivering well balanced menus to quality standards taking account of any dietary needs
• Ensuring record keeping is always maintained to the required standard and contributing to service monitoring requirements
• Ensuring full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively
• Ensuring that work is undertaken in line with Health & Safety requirements and hygiene is always maintained

The Ideal Candidate

• City & Guilds/706/1&2 or equivalent NVQ
• Ability to monitor food budget
• Able to plan menus
• Stock Control

Running services on a not-for-profit basis, we invest every penny back into our care – and our people. So, if you’re ambitious and focused on helping people with substance misuse issues, progress a Cook role with real value.

About us

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people.We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people wesupport.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culturesupportingrecognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want tosupportyou in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.