Job Description

LOCATION:


Parkdale Residential Home New School Lane High Street Auchterarder, PH3 1QN


SALARY:


30,689 - 32,866 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Full Time


HOURS:


36 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Cook in Charge - PKC13028

30,689 - 32,866

Parkdale Residential Care Home, Auchterarder



An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of Cook in Charge at Parkdale Residential Care Home, Auchterarder.



Parkdale is a care home for up to 30 residents and you will have the opportunity to lead, guide, and manage an experineced kitchen staff team, supporting the management team within the care home to meet operational demands.



It is essential that you have a a good understanding of dietary requirements for a variety of complex needs, supporting the need for nutritionally balanced meals to a great group of individuals, and occasionally cater for ad hoc special events such as 100th birthday celebrations, coffee mornings, and summer BBQ's.



As a Health & Social Care Partnership we are able to offer employees:

A fantastic Career Pathway. Comprehensive Induction and Shadowing. A Learning Pathway for new and existing employees.

Excellent Terms & Conditions related to:

Pay / Salary Scales - TAS5 Annual Leave & Public Holidays (starting at 25 days per year - pro rota) Work Life Balance (Flexible Working, Cares Leave & Compassionate Leave).

Skills & Experience Required

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As an employee of Perth & Kinross Council we need you to have knowledge and experience of stock control / management, and Food Safety management systems.



You will also have good experience and high standards in terms of the use of kitchen equipment and the cleaning of equipment and the kitchen to the standards and requirements as set out by Environment Health Agencies and standards set.



An understanding of the Food Safety Management System would be beneficial.



It would be advantagious if you had good computer skills as you will need to use a computer for ordering purposes, full training in the PECOS ordering system will be given to the sucessful candidate.



As a person it is essential that you have a healthy and positive attitude to teamwork, and the ability to work using your own iniative.



We would like you to be very warm and approachable so you can communicate with residents regarding their dietary needs, whilst leading the kitchen team effectively.



You will also have an understanding as to the Council's Values and Behaviours and be able to demonstrate how you can adhere to this framework.



Your flexibility will be required but appreciated to meet the needs of the role due to hours and location of work.



You will have a personable but professional approach to your communication as this is vital in your role working with frail and elderly people who may have dementia and may find communication and word finding difficult.



We will offer you training related to the role, however you will need to have or be willing to attain an Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

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Our

values and behaviours

influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our

values and behaviours

.