Chef
Closing date: Tuesday 07 March 2023
Location: Edinburgh, Royal Blind School
Hours: 26.25 hours per week
Salary: £21,703 per annum FTE
Contract: Permanent
The main responsibilities and accountabilities of this role are:
- Provide high quality food for service users within the agreed budget.
- Direct and deploy staff in preparing & serving consistent & high quality food.
- Provide training to expected standards and quality of general food preparation, cleaning, health & safety requirements, particularly regarding the operation of equipment, and Food Safety
- Plan menus taking into account;
- Health Promoting School
- Hungry for Success Guidelines
- National Nutrition Guidelines
- Specific Diet requirements
- Specific Culture requirements
- Allergen legislation
- Source, order, receive, and check quality and invoice of stock.
- Ensure all recipes are up to date and being followed by staff.
- Ensure proper storage & labelling procedures.
- Maintain cleaning schedules.
- Liaise with the Facilities Manager with regard to function and additional catering requirements.
- Ensure Food Hygiene and Health & Safety recommendations are complied with.
- Ensure all Food Hygiene & Health and Safety records are completed and accurate
- Report any malfunction of equipment or fittings that require maintenance or cannot be kept to standard through normal cleaning procedures.
- Attend appropriate service user consultation meetings.
- Line manage kitchen staff (Kitchen Assistant) under the guidance of the Facilities Manager
- Participate in the selection, appointment, induction and training of catering staff.
- Deal with unsatisfactory performance and conduct of staff.
- Participate in setting & monitoring appropriate performance objectives and standards for staff through probation review & appraisals.
- Setting up and clearing of the dining rooms.
For further information about this vacancy and details of how to apply, please visit the Sight Scotland website: https://sightscotland.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/3021864?cid=1974&t=Chef
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