COMMUNITY CAFÉ CHEF/COORDINATOR

GLASGOW ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
GAMH COMMUNITY HUB

JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION

POST:

COMMUNITY CAFÉ CHEF/COORDINATOR

ACCOUNTABLE TO:

SERVICES MANAGER

REPORTS TO:                  PROGRAMME MANAGER
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GAMH - Our Approach

Glasgow Association for Mental Health is an independent Scottish charity
that provides community based support to the people of Glasgow and
their communities. The services and opportunities we offer help people
who are recovering from mental health problems to live the lives THEY
want to live. We also support Carers, including Young Carers and
promote the equality, inclusion and human rights of people who have
been affected by mental ill health. We work with people in ways that
encourage hope (belief that recovery is possible) learning and self
confidence. We recognise that people are the experts in their own lives
and their own health. They are experts by experience and have the
right to make their own choices and decisions.

We recognise that the effects of inequality and stigma and discrimination
make recovery more difficult than it should be and undermine people’s sense
of wellbeing. As an organisation we work to ensure that both as a service
provider and as an employer, we avoid discrimination and promote fairness
and inclusion for everyone.

Purpose

The GAMH Community Hub is planning to develop an on-site Community
Café, providing delicious and nutritious food to service users, volunteers and
staff at the GAMH Hub.

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Key to this role will be the requirement to engage and lead a small team of
trainees and volunteers in the operation of the kitchen and café, where you
will be required to support trainees and volunteers to build skills and
confidence in food preparation and cooking.

It is anticipated that the café will serve food from 10am – 2pm each day.
You will also be organising baking and food prep in the afternoons and
provide catering for occasional in-house training sessions and social events.
The role will also include responsibility for the stock control and management
of a small in-house Community Fridge and delivering occasional cooking
classes.

The Hub receives fit-for-consumption food from Fareshare which is used in
the café and to stock our on-site Community Fridge. Due to the
unpredictable nature of items delivered through Fareshare, it is important
that the Community Chef has a creative approach to food and a
commitment to minimising food waste.

As Community Chef, you will have extensive catering experience and
experience of supervising others in a catering environment. You will work as
part of the wider Hub team and will require to be ‘hands-on’ with the day-to-
day running of the kitchen and café.

Main duties and responsibilities:

1.  Develop a vibrant Community Café within the GAMH Community Hub,
creating a welcoming environment for café patrons and an exciting
workplace for volunteers and trainees.

2.  Plan and implement a menu that is tasty and nutritious and in line with

health and safety standards and healthy eating guidelines

3.  Effectively organise kitchen and café processes and provide leadership

and direction to volunteers and trainees.

4.  Assume responsibility for all aspects of food health and safety in line

with Cooksafe guidelines

5.  Deliver high quality cooking sessions for Hub volunteers, trainees and

service users

6.  Effectively use the surplus food received from Fareshare to create
meals for daily consumption and to stock the Community Fridge.

7.  Manage stock control and keep good records

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Key Elements of the Role

Leadership and
Supervision

•  Providing  day-to-day  supervision  for  Hub  Volunteers

and service users in food handling

•  Support  and  Development  of  food  knowledge  in  the

Hub

•  Support Hub staff with volunteer induction process and
for

support  and
provide  appropriate
volunteers, service users and trainees.

training

Operations

•  Adhere to all operational guidelines in relation to stock
pick  up  from  Fareshare,  stocking  Community  Fridge,
labelling  food,  recipe  suggestions,  stock  taking,  food
hygiene systems and customer services.
•  Liaise with Fareshare and other food donors.
•  Ensure  operational  standards

including  customer
services, health and safety and food and hygiene are
maintained.

Communications
and Reporting

•  Establish community engagement tools and processes

to seek regular feedback from Hub customers.

•  Prepare and develop communications including social

media around food related activity

•  Support the completion of annual funder reports and

evaluation as required.

Safe Guarding

Act in accordance with GAMH Safeguarding policies and procedures that
support the safeguarding of individuals from harm or abuse at all times.

Health and Safety

Work effectively and follow lone working practices which encourage effective
and safe practice.

Ensure that you are aware of and comply with GAMH policies, procedures
and practices designed to protect the health, safety and security of all
employees.

(GDPR)General Data Protection Regulations

GAMH complies with all aspects of data protection and takes seriously its
duties, and the duties of its employees, under the General Data Protection
Regulation 2016.

The GDPR (2016) applies to personal information that is "processed". This
includes obtaining personal information, retaining and using it, allowing it to be
accessed, disclosing it and, finally, disposing of it.

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Essential Person Profile

This post will mostly involve working directly with vulnerable adults it is
subject to a satisfactory Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Vulnerable Adults
and Children) check. Two satisfactory references and confirmation of your
right to work in the UK.

Essential
Qualifications  Demonstrable commitment

to professional development

Experience,
Skills and
Abilities

Strong demonstrable skills
in preparing and cooking a
variety of food suitable for
the local community.

Desirable
Hold SCQF Level 6 or above
i.e. City & Guilds/NC/SVQ or
equivalent in cooking
A good understanding of
nutrition and working with
fresh seasonable food

Confidence and successes
working in a kitchen and
supervising others

Confidence and
effectiveness sharing your
cooking skills

Good understanding of
HACCP and general
food/kitchen health and
safety

Manage and lead a working
kitchen

Confidence and
understanding engaging
with people in the
community

Confidence using digital
technology

Experience working within a
budget and some budgetary
responsibilities

Social enterprise / third
sector experience

Good time management
and organisational skills and
ability to deal with a busy
kitchen environment

Commitment to learning
and development

Provide training and
development
to others

Knowledge, understanding
of, and commitment to,
equality of opportunity,
anti-discriminatory practices
and inclusion

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Effective communicator,
written and verbally with a
warm, professional,
and friendly manner.

Attributes and
Values

Enthusiastic, compassionate
and kind

Committed to providing a
positive participant
experience

A commitment to flexible
working

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