Kitchen Assistant, Parkdale Residential Home, Auchterarder - PKC13960

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job; it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our enthusiastic and friendly team in Parkdale Residential Home for older adults.

You will provide support to the cook with food preparation for our residents as well as stock rotation and stock control, and the ordering of stock. You will ensure a clean, tidy, hygienic, and safe working environment, follow cleaning schedules and be responsible for cleaning designated areas, working on your own and as part of a team. You will work in line with agreed infection control standards and regulatory requirements. Your duties will include preparation of food and beverages, simple cooking, serving meals, general kitchen and dining room duties and cleaning of the kitchen, its surround and equipment.

Skills & Experience Required:

• You must be very reliable, flexible and able to cope with continuous change.
• Ideally you will have experience of working with older people and members of the public.
• The successful candidate must be able to develop good working relationships with colleagues and others to ensure shared goals are achieved.
• You will take responsibility for yourself, customers/service users, contractors and others and ensure compliance with all relevant Health and Safety legislation.
• You will promote and act as a role model for the Council's values and anti-discriminatory, non-judgmental practice and treat colleagues and customers with dignity and respect.
• The successful applicant will be required to undertake a comprehensive training programme which will include health and safety, and dementia awareness training.

Here's what we can offer you:

• A generous annual leave package
• 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

All new employees have a four-month probationary period. Further details are available in the FAQs at “How to apply for a job or apprenticeship with us”.

Next Steps: We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with the Duty Manager on 01764 661366 to find out more.

External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.