Lead and manage People First Tameside's community kitchen, ensuring high standards of food hygiene, health and safety, stock control and kitchen organisation, whilst delivering cooking and food-based activities to adults with learning disabilities that promote independence, healthy eating, practical life skills and social inclusion.
Main Tasks
Leading and managing the kitchen
- To lead the day-to-day running of the community kitchen, keeping it clean, safe, well organised and ready for use.
- To ensure the kitchen meets food hygiene and food safety legislation, and to maintain all required records (e.g. cleaning schedules, temperature checks, allergen information).
- To manage stock control: ordering, receiving, storing and rotating food and equipment, and keeping within the agreed budget.
- To carry out and record risk assessments for kitchen activities, equipment and individuals, and to review them regularly.
- To ensure health and safety procedures, including fire safety, first aid and COSHH, are followed by everyone using the kitchen.
- To report any maintenance, equipment or safety issues promptly.
Supporting members in the kitchen
- To support adults with learning disabilities to take part in cooking and food-based groups with themed activity and learning programmes.
- To introduce and support people to engage in new activities and develop practical life skills such as meal planning, shopping, food preparation, cooking safely and cleaning up.
- To promote healthy eating, and to support people to make informed choices about food.
- To ensure that everyone using the kitchen is meaningfully engaged and safe from harm, including following any individual dietary, allergy, and eating and drinking support guidance.
- To support individuals to maintain their independence, develop and reach their maximum potential.
- To find out about people's likes, dislikes, interests and life-long ambitions, and to use these to shape kitchen activities.
- To support members to get involved in social groups, events and community activities linked to food, with an emphasis on accessing mainstream services in the local community.
Volunteers and team working
- To work closely with PFT staff, members, volunteers, carers and family members, and with other agencies and services.
Supporting PFT to have a voice
- To support people with learning disabilities to play a strong and active role within the community and to have their voice heard, including having a say in what is cooked, how the kitchen is run and how it develops.
- To promote the principles of self-advocacy and empowerment.
Developing
- To help publicise and promote the community kitchen, its activities and training, and PFT in general.
- To produce accessible information (recipes, instructions, safety information, menus) using a variety of media such as pictures, symbols, photographs and easy read.
- To explore opportunities to develop the kitchen, e.g. community meals, healthy eating projects and links with local growing projects.
Monitoring and recording
- To maintain accurate records of attendance, activities, progress and outcomes for members using the kitchen.
- To keep the members database up to date, in line with data protection requirements.
- To ensure that the work is recorded and monitored, and to provide verbal and written reports as required.
Policy and practice
- To work within the policies, procedures and good practice guidelines that PFT have developed, including safeguarding.
- To work to combat all forms of discrimination, and to ensure that the principles of equal opportunities are implemented in all work undertaken on behalf of PFT.
- To carry out the above duties, and any other duties commensurate with the responsibilities of the post, that may reasonably be required, in a manner which actively supports and promotes PFT's aims and policies.
Key information
- Employer: People First Tameside
- Locations: Tameside
- Role Type: Permanent
- Salary: We promote the Real Living Wage campaign
- Working Hours: Part-Time
More about this role
- Closing Time: 5pm
- Contact Name: Alison Shockledge
- Contact Information: alison.shockledge@pftameside.org
- Flexible Working Options: Part time
- Working Pattern Details: 23hrs per week over 4 days within the hours of 9-3pm
- Would You Consider A Job Share For The Role?: Yes
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Community Kitchen Co-ordinator employer: Action Together
Bury VCFA is an exceptional employer that prioritises a supportive and collaborative work culture, making it an ideal place for those passionate about making a difference in the community. With a strong focus on employee growth and development, staff are encouraged to enhance their skills while contributing to meaningful projects that align with the charity's mission. Located in a vibrant area, employees enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance and the unique advantage of being part of a dedicated team committed to delivering impactful services.
