Salary: £24,500 per annum, plus Serco benefits
Location: Coventry
Working hours: Full-Time, 40 hours per week (6 months fixed term contract)
Here within our Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contract at Coventry, we focus on assisting individuals through the asylum system - ensuring that vulnerable asylum seekers have access to the support they need along with suitable accommodation. As our new Head Cook, you'll play an important role in this as you help to deliver catering services to residents on site.
You will be preparing and cooking varied, healthy menus for service users while ensuring the security and safety of all foodstuffs is maintained during delivery, storage and distribution within the establishment. You will also provide training and supervision to kitchen workers.
As the Head Cook, you will be responsible for dealing with suppliers and ordering of foodstuff and consumables whilst understanding the recording and receipting of invoices and other such finances.
And whilst you're here preparing food for some of the most vulnerable people in society, we'll be supporting you. As well as all the initial training and accreditation you need to get going, you'll find work that works for you in a value driven organisation. All uniform is provided.
What you need to do the role
As well as good interpersonal, teamwork, problem solving, and communications skills, you'll need to have English and Maths qualifications up to level 2/GCSE. Given the setting you'll be working in, you'll an understanding of working in a socially diverse environment along with basic working knowledge of commercial kitchen environments.
And whilst you'll ultimately need to have a Level 2 Qualification in Food Safety & HACCP, Allergens in Catering, and First Aid in Work - you will be supported to complete these courses during your probation period. Ideally you will be working towards Level 3 Food Safety already.
Lastly, due to the nature of the role Security clearance at Counter Terrorism Check level and Criminal Record Bureau checks are required (all offers of employment are subject to security clearance checks and approval by the Home Office).
Why Serco
Meaningful and vital work - Take pride in doing temporary work that really matters. Work directly with the public and gain career satisfaction by providing a vital front-line service.
A world of opportunities - With us, you'll have direct access to training, development, support to grow and many more career opportunities. Whether that's a different temporary role or a permanent career move to match your ambitions.
Great people - Our temporary workers are highly valued members of the SWS team. We believe in putting people first, so we welcome you, we look after you and we support and empower you to care for the public and each other.
What we offer
About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks - SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks - SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Silver Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the 'Ban the Box' pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.
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