Job Description: Cook Temporary Post
Responsible to: Cairn Home Manager
Hours: 30 hours per week on a rota basis, including alternate weekends over 3 x 10 hour days cooking breakfast, lunch and tea.
Salary: £12.93 per hour
Contract Type: Full time, temporary
Location: In person at Cairn Home 58 Selborne Road, Crosspool, Sheffield. S10 5ND
General Information:
We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Cook to join our team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about food, hygiene, and the wellbeing of our residents. You’ll be responsible for preparing high-quality meals, maintaining kitchen standards, and ensuring dietary needs are met with care and attention.
Cairn Home is owned and operated by Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind (SRSB), a local independent charity. The prime driver for the home is the highest quality of life for the residents, rather than financial profit.
Cairn Home is registered for 30 residents. It has 28 bedrooms, all with en-suite facilities, for permanent residents (one room is a double room) and one room reserved for respite care, also with en-suite facilities. We are currently in the process of refurbishing all the rooms and upgrading the en-suite bathrooms. All our residents are all elderly, and many have some level of visual impairment.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Prepare and cook nutritious meals and snacks tailored to individual dietary requirements and preferences.
Maintain high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness across all kitchen operations
Monitor and record food safety data (eg, fridge temps, HACCP logs) in compliance with legal requirements
• Assist with ordering and inspecting food deliveries, ensuring proper stock rotation, reporting goods to be ordered to the relevant senior staff to adequate supplies are maintained.
Collaborate with management to develop resident-focused menus, attending resident meetings as needed
Liaise with new residents to identify allergies, preferences, and dietary requirements
Ensure the dining area is well-presented, with properly set tables and replenished condiments
Oversee weekly deep cleaning tasks and report any maintenance issues promptly
Ensure your own personal hygiene and cleanliness is of the highest standard
Comply with Health and Safety, Fire Regulations and other SRSB/Cairn Home Policies and Procedures.
Person Specification:
| Experience and Qualifications | |
| Food Safety Level 2 qualification or above | Essential |
| Previous experience of working in a busy kitchen | Essential |
| A sound knowledge of dietary needs and nutrition | Essential |
| Ability to assist in maintaining compliance with regulatorystandards | Essential |
| Awareness of Allergens and Dysphagia diets (IDDSI) | Essential |
| Commitment to own continuing professional developmentand attendance at further training | Essential |
| Skills and Abilities | |
| Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a structuredway with a range of individuals, both verbally and in writing | Essential |
| Ability to listen and empathise whilst remaining objective | Essential |
| Ability to communicate with staff in a professional manner -to develop and maintain appropriate positive relationshipswith residents, their families and outside agencies | Essential |
| Ability to record information to meet monitoringrequirements. | Essential |
| Ability to work on own initiative and liaise with the kitchenmanager as and when required. | Essential |
| Ability to prioritise and manage own workload | Essential |
| Qualities and Competencies | |
| Self-motivated | Essential |
| Personal commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices | Essential |
| Ability to motivate and support others | Essential |
| A commitment to empowerment | Essential |
| Conscientious and thorough in record keeping, datacollection and data protection to support service deliveryand development | Essential |
| Other Requirements | |
| Ability to travel for events such as training etc | Essential |
| Appointment is subject to an Enhanced DBS check andsatisfactory references, including a reference from yourcurrent/most recent employer | Essential |
General Responsibilities for All Staff:
Understand and comply with all relevant legislation and SRSB/Cairn Home’s policies and procedures, including data protection, safeguarding and health & safety.
Confidentiality of information relating to residents, volunteers and staff is of paramount importance.
To bring to the attention of the Home Manager any serious problems or areas of concern
To adhere to and support Cairn Home’s and SRSB’s core values and carry out all responsibilities in accordance with our Equality and Diversity Policy.
Work as part of a team for the benefit of our residents. Staff are expected to be conscientious, adaptable and flexible in their duties.
Actively promote the work of SRSB/Cairn Home as an independent charity for the provision of help, support and provision of services in various forms for the benefit of our clients.
Undertake appropriate training as and when required.
Benefits:
Company Sick Pay: The Home operates its own discretionary sick pay scheme, subject to conditions and rules.
Life Assurance: All staff are covered under a life assurance policy for twice their annual salary. However, please note that this is not a contractual obligation and whilst we have no intention of removing this benefit the Charity in its sole and absolute discretion reserves the right to discontinue, vary or amend the scheme (including the level of your cover) at any time on reasonable notice to you.
Pension: You will be auto enrolled in SRSB’s staff pension scheme immediately and contribute 5% of your gross earnings (plus employer contribution 3%). If you wish to contribute over and above this percentage you may do so, but SRSB will not match this extra contribution.
Holidays: The holiday entitlement for full time employees is 28 days per year. Additional holiday entitlement starts to accrue after 3 years’ service. Our holiday year is 1st January to 31st December, holiday entitlement accruing pro-rata throughout the year.