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.
If you share our values and want to make a difference, then apply for this role with Dublin Simon Community and join the team
About the Role:
Contract Type: Full-Time Permanent.
Working Hours: Day shifts, 37.5 hours per week, 7-day liability (Monday to Sunday)
Salary: starting €31,500 – €35,750
Location: Dundalk Residential Service
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. In addition, some light housekeeping duties will be required in order to maintain a sanitary environment. You'll be reporting to the Service Manager.
Job Responsibilities:
* 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, collect donations and complete weekly shopping
* 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.
* Supervision of CE/TUS Staff assigned within the Kitchen/Cleaning roles
Essential Qualifications:
* 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, with a particular in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office.
* Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
Core Competencies:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
* Commitment to providing the highest levels of quality service
* Respect and compassion
* Promotion of diversity and equality
* Ability to provide quality, person-centred service
* Effective communication
* Resilience and a positive outlook with an openness to change
* Ability to maintain a safe and secure environment
* Promotion of health and wellbeing
* Ability to build strong working relationships
* Effective professional practice, planning, organising, and problem solving
Benefits to working with Dublin Simon Community:
* 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 Paid, Comprehensive Training
* Progression Opportunities
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: €31,500.00-€35,750.00 per year
Benefits:
* Bike to work scheme
* Company pension
* Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Dundalk, CO. Louth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
* Ireland (required)
Location:
* Dundalk, CO. Louth (preferred)
Work Location: In person