7. Relief Cook
Job Description
Responsible to: Manager, Senior Support Staff and Full-time Cook
PURPOSE OF POSITION
To prepare and cook a balanced, nutritious diet within a controlled, hygienic environment.
To control systems of food allocation to avoid wastage.
To supervise other staff who are using the kitchen in your presence.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
To hold a suitable food and hygiene certificate.
To help control stocks and purchases of materials, thereby allocating the quantities of materials.
To maintain a balanced diet and varied menus, keeping copies of all menus used.
To be aware of the service users needs and dietary preferences.
To ensure that all persons using the kitchen do so in a manner relating to the requirements of current legislation.
To dispose of waste correctly.
To ensure that all food is used within the prescribed period, with particular attention paid to perishable goods.
To ensure that all frozen or chilled food is kept at the correct temperature and in the correct prescribed manner.
To ensure that all kitchen equipment is properly maintained as specified by the manufacturer and is taken out of service if not.
To ensure that all persons using the kitchen clean it after use and to ensure that the kitchen is left in a clean and hygienic state at the end of each shift..
To ensure that fridge and freezers are operating below the minimum standard temperature as dictated by Environmental Health.
To perform other such reasonable duties as may be required.
This description is not meant to be exhaustive.
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