Cook About Us At Dublin Simon Community, we are passionate about making home a reality. Our aim is to empower people to access and retain a home by providing housing, prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response and other targeted interventions, through advocacy and partnership. About the job As a cook, you’ll provide nutritionally balanced meals, while ensuring HACCP standards are implemented. You’ll have the ability to work under pressure, and create different and diverse menus each week, complete costing, budget plans, HACCP etc. Location: Dublin 7 Working Hours: 37.5h // Monday to Sunday availability. Salary: €27,250 moving to €28,406 after 6 months probation Core Job Requirements
Coordinate activities of the kitchen ensuring the team are efficient, comply with all relevant policy & procedure/uniform/safety and hygiene requirements to ensure safe food service delivery.
Plan a schedule of menus promoting nutrition and choice, then prepare and cook those nutritionally balanced meals daily.
Ensure individuals on special diets or with specific cultural needs are catered for.
Complete daily, weekly & periodic checking of operational checklists including cleaning, equipment & safety, supplier, temperature checks etc.
Order food and other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation in the kitchen within designated budgets
Ensure stock control of food items and assist in inventories and stock rotation
Ensure that HACCP processes are applied to all areas and processes in the kitchen/stores/serving areas; are fully understood by the team, and all HACCP records are completed and that the service complies with relevant legislation, regulation and best practice.
Audit HACCP Records in satellite services completing monitoring reports and complete spot checks.
Be vigilant about any Food (or general) Health, Safety and Welfare risks in the workplace and bring any concerns to operations manager as appropriate.
Essential for the role
A recognised catering qualification.
Food Safety / HACCP Level 2 / Level 3 Certificate
2+ years experience of working as part of a team in a busy kitchen environment
Experience in service improvement and open to new and different was of working.
Possess a high level of attention to detail with strong problem-solving skills
Experience in service improvement, be a self-starter, hard-working, who is committed with willingness to learn and develop new ways of working/processes of working.
Good IT skills, in particular an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Good communication skills both written and verbal.
Benefits
Contract type: permanent,
25 days annual leave,
5% matched contribution to your pension,
Paid Sick Leave Policy,
Paid Maternity Leave Policy,
Bike to Work Scheme,
Commuter Travel Tax Savers Ticket
1st-week Comprehensive Training.
Please note, if you are unsure of any of the requirements, contact the Recruitment Team on (01) 6354860 Apply for the position Application due date: 01/02/2023 For queries relating to this position please telephone (01) 635 4860
General Info Date Entered/Updated 23rd Jan, 2023 Region Dublin 7 Expiry Date 1st Feb, 2023