74 Adelaide Terrace
Benwell, Newcastle NE4 9JN
Telephone 0191 273 7443
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Dear Applicant
Thank you for your interest in the post of Lunch Club Cookat Search. You will find a job description with a person specification, and supporting information relating to the role below.
Search provide a weekly lunch club at Bishops Court, Tebay Drive, West Denton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 2XG,every Thursday, for up to 40 older people. We need a cook who has experience of cooking for older people, who could provide a hot, tasty and nutritious two course meal up to 40 members.
Our lunch club is managed by our Lunch links organiser and supported by a team of enthusiastic volunteers. If you are interested in working with a local charity and becoming part of our friendly team, please get in touch.
An enhanced DBS clearance will be required for this role.
Many thanks for your interest in Search.
Best wishes.
Johanne Mears
Chief Officer
Search background information
Search is a small voluntary organisation based in the heart of the west end of Newcastle that works specifically with older people. It is a registered charity (1159907) with a trustee board that includes volunteers and local people.
Our Purpose
Promoting and protecting the welfare and wellbeing of older people.
What we Hope to Achieve
For local people, communities and organisations to know they can rely on Search for high quality services that are accessible, inclusive, and responsive to their needs.
How we Work
- Inclusive;giving older people a voice by a wide and varied involvement in the charity.
- Trust; building and maintaining trust in the organisation and its staff by being honest, reliable and open.
- Person centred; working towards the best interests of the individual and respecting the right of the individual to self-determination.
- Purposeful; keeping focussed on activities and services which maintain independence and promote well-being of older people.
- Partnership; working with older people and collaborating with other organisations to achieve our objectives.
- Sustainability; working to ensure the growth of the organisation, acting in an environmentally friendly way.
- Learning; consistent use of research and evaluation to ensure the voice and learning from older people is fully utilised.
JOB DESCRIPTION
POST: Lunch Club Cook
Hours:4 hours per week. Every Thursday 9.30am to 1.30pm.
Salary:NJC Point 9£15,375pro rata based on a 37 hour week (£7.99p per hour)
Location: Bishops Court Anchor housing, Tebay Drive, West Denton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 2XG
Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays pro rata
Post holder reports to:Lunch links organiser
Applications:by email F.A.O. Johanne Mears to
Role Description:
Main Tasks
- To prepare, cook and serve a home cooked two course meal for up 40 older people
- Provide for special dietary requirements where necessary
- Take into account the preferences of individual lunch club members
- Assist in planning / costing menus in order to provide a balanced nutritious diet, making the best use of available fresh foods.
- Maintain accurate records of food supplies, and freezer / fridge temperatures
- Ensure food is stored safely and use by dates are adhered to
- Assist in menu planning and the ordering of stock
- Supervise and instruct volunteers in the use of all equipment and hygiene procedures, giving help and guidance where appropriate
- Ensure all crockery and equipment is cleaned and stored appropriately, and that the overall cleaning of the kitchen area (and, where appropriate, the dining areas) is carried out effectively
- Ensure statutory food hygiene and Health and Safety standards in the kitchen and dining areas.
- Report immediately to the Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a resident, colleague, self or another.
- Maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence.
- Attend all mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required.
- Understand, and ensure the implementation of, Search Health and Safety policy, and Emergency and Fire procedures.
- Report to the Manager, any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or any potential hazard.
- Promote safe working practice in the lunch club.
- Promote and ensure the good reputation of the lunch club.
- Ensure that all information of confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties
- To carry out any other duties commensurate with the post
Search CIO – Services for Older People
Email: Web:
Registered Charity Number 1159907
Search Volunteer CoordinatorPerson Specification
Key: E – essential, D – desirable, A – assessed on application, I – assessed at interview, Ex – assessed by exercise at interview
Criteria / E / D / A / I / ExQualifications:
- NVQ level 2 in food preparation
- Food hygiene certificate
Experience of:
Food preparation for at least 20 people / √ / √ / √
Cooking for older people / √ / √ / √
- Menu planning
- Food budgeting and costing
- Experience of running your own kitchen
Knowledge of:
Standard kitchen practise / √ / √ / √
- Food nutrition and nutritional needs of older people
- Dietary adjustments for certain health conditions
- Health and safety processes
Criteria / E / D / A / I / Ex
Skills and abilities:
- Ability to prepare high quality home cooked meals for large numbers of older people
- Ability to show initiative and work independently within agreed policies and procedures
- Ability to organise kitchen processes
- Ability to lead our team of lunch club volunteers in the kitchen
- Ability to deal impartially and sensitively with a range of different people
- Ability to work on one’s own and within a team
- Excellent time management organisational skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly
Values:
- Positive, enthusiastic, solution focussed
- A commitment to the work of voluntary/community organisations
- A commitment to issues around diversity and the principles and practice of equal opportunities
- A flexible approach to working arrangements
Search CIO – Services for Older People
Email: Web:
Registered Charity Number 1159907