Cook / Housekeeper
HOURS |
LOCATION |
CLOSING DATE |
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| 38 |
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31st January 2025 | |
QUALIFICATIOONS (IF REQUIRED) |
SERVICE AREA |
SALARY |
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£11.50 per hour | |
You will be the Housekeeper and Cook at our 6 bed Adult’s residential service in Wednesbury. The service provides care and support for individuals who have severe learning difficulties, Autism, ADHD and associated behavioural challenges. Adults accommodated at the home may also present with sensory impairment, physical disabilities and/or equally complex health care needs.
Duties include:
- House Keeper:
- To clean all allocated rooms including furniture, fittings, fabric, carpets and equipment
- Cleaning the windows, bathrooms and toilets, with particular attention to guidelines for the control of germs and infestation
- Ensure that rooms are odour free
- Changing bed linen and ensuring infection control policies are adhered to at all times
- Cleaning all communal areas including kitchen, regular deep clean of areas will also be required
- To be aware of the health and safety statement of the COSHH statement
- To deal with the waste bags and their prescribed disposal
- · Cook:
- To devise a weekly menu in line with the resident’s needs and requests.
- To prepare high quality, nutritious cooked meals from fresh ingredients on a daily basis.
- To prepare suitable food for consumption for days when not working. This can be food which can be reheated or defrosted and easily prepared.
- To be creative in trying out a range of hot meals/snacks daily meeting cultural and diversity needs.
- Sensitivity towards resident’s individual dietary/intolerances/cultural needs and to be able to prepare meals accordingly.
- To clear up and wash dishes and kitchen area after the meal has been eaten.
- An awareness and understanding of allergies in foods that may be harmful and to manage the risk posed.
- To ensure food budgets are adhered to at all times.
- To plan and prepare food for day trips out, birthday celebrations, training sessions, meetings etc as required.
- To maintain and update Safer Food Records and any other records in line with food safety and company policies and procedures.
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