Cook: Retirement Housing with Meals (REQ02744)
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.20 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £9,324.40 pro rata (£23,311 FTE) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | ML6 9LN |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Bield Housing and Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ02744 |
Summary
New Cook Opportunity at Broomfield Gardens in Airdrie.
Do you love your current job as a Cook but would like to work for an organisation that makes a difference? Or perhaps you would prefer more sociable working hours? Are you interested in a more fulfilling role where the health and nutrition of older people is paramount?
Bield is one of the largest providers of housing and support services to older people in Scotland and everyone plays an important role in making sure that our services improve the lives of senior citizens in Scotland.
The Role:
Our Retirement Housing with Meals service, Broomfield Gardens in Airdrie, is looking for the right person to prepare, cook and serve healthy, nutritious dishes and be responsible for menu planning, food purchase and the provision of high-quality meals and snacks for residents in a care setting.
You will:
*ensure that all food hygiene and health and safety standards set by Bield and external regulators are met
*consult with your customers to ensure individual dietary needs are met.
Hours: 14 per week
Days: Sunday and Monday
Role Requirements:
experience of delivering a high standard of meal service
an understanding of nutritional and dietary requirements of older people
an intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent is desirable.
We Offer:
*Cook hourly rate is £13.20 (£24,018 per annum FTE)
*excellent holidays of up to 34 days each year (pro rata for part-time employees)
*option to buy or sell holidays each year
*we also pay the cost of your Disclosure check for employment opportunities
*there are also opportunities to join our bank of casual workers
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) which means you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions on your application.
Disability Confident
Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.
In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please email hr@bield.co.uk and a member of the team will get in touch.
Do you love your current job as a Cook but would like to work for an organisation that makes a difference? Or perhaps you would prefer more sociable working hours? Are you interested in a more fulfilling role where the health and nutrition of older people is paramount?
Bield is one of the largest providers of housing and support services to older people in Scotland and everyone plays an important role in making sure that our services improve the lives of senior citizens in Scotland.
The Role:
Our Retirement Housing with Meals service, Broomfield Gardens in Airdrie, is looking for the right person to prepare, cook and serve healthy, nutritious dishes and be responsible for menu planning, food purchase and the provision of high-quality meals and snacks for residents in a care setting.
You will:
*ensure that all food hygiene and health and safety standards set by Bield and external regulators are met
*consult with your customers to ensure individual dietary needs are met.
Hours: 14 per week
Days: Sunday and Monday
Role Requirements:
experience of delivering a high standard of meal service
an understanding of nutritional and dietary requirements of older people
an intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent is desirable.
We Offer:
*Cook hourly rate is £13.20 (£24,018 per annum FTE)
*excellent holidays of up to 34 days each year (pro rata for part-time employees)
*option to buy or sell holidays each year
*we also pay the cost of your Disclosure check for employment opportunities
*there are also opportunities to join our bank of casual workers
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) which means you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions on your application.
Disability Confident
Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.
In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please email hr@bield.co.uk and a member of the team will get in touch.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.