Job Summary
We are currently looking for warm, positive, and dedicated individuals to work in our Adult Turn Up the Heat on Your Career! Join Our Kitchen Crew at Eric Williams House. Permanent role: 25 hours/week (fixed rota).
Responsibilities
- Support the preparation, cooking, and presentation of delicious meals - including special diets - all to departmental standards and in line with Food Hygiene Regulations.
- Assist with receiving deliveries: checking quality, weight, and ensuring everything meets our standards.
- Keep our kitchen sparkling - maintaining top-tier cleanliness of all areas, tools, and equipment.
- Step up when needed: in the cook\'s absence, help allocate tasks and supervise the kitchen team.
- Follow all Health & Safety at Work Regulations and promote safe working practices at all times.
- Report any hazards, defects, or concerns to the manager straight away - safety first.
- Take part in training and development opportunities that help you grow in the role.
- Uphold safeguarding responsibilities for vulnerable adults and children.
- Ensure full compliance with Equal Opportunities Policy and Data Protection guidelines.
- Carry out any additional tasks suitable for the role and salary grade when required.
Qualifications and Experience
- Catering experience, or the enthusiasm to learn.
- Understanding of Health & Safety.
- Energy, positivity, and a brilliant team spirit.
- Willingness to complete a DBS check.
- Food Safety Level 2A training provided.
Our Values
- Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
- Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do the best.
- Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
- Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
- Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
- Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.
Ready to Stir Things Up?
In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.
In a simple sense all our work, at whatever level should continue to support the strategy of: \'Providing support, in the least intrusive manner possible, based on the assets, resources and abilities that are available to people\'., Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change. We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse. At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things. To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
Benefits
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
