Southend-on-Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community.  We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend.  Southend itself is a vibrant place to live and work, offering coastal living alongside excellent and fast transport links into London.

Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovative environment.  As a Unitary Authority we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from regulatory services, transport, public health, and parks through to planning, social services, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities.  The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in several exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a community café cook to join the Youth work team on a part time (15 hours) and permanent basis. As a community café cook, you will ensure food is prepared and cooked to hygiene standards and the kitchen is cleaned to a high standard. You will be responsible for all aspects of food preparation whilst ensuring items are displayed in accordance with regulations and guidelines including labelling and stock rotation.

As a community café cook, you will maintain stock control, by ensuring it is rotated and kept at a level and confirm that stock ordering is within the clear and structured Local Authority guidelines.

Other duties include:

• Arranging menus,
• Creating shopping lists, purchasing food items, preparing and serving food.
• Keeping the kitchen and café area clean and tidy.
• Adhering to Health & Hygiene rules.

Typical hours for this post is 9:30am-2:30pm or 10am to 3pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

N:B – The advertised salary (£23,893 - £24,294) is for full time equivalent, please note this will be pro rata to hours worked.

To be successful you must have experience of food preparation and stock rotation. It is vital that you have experience of working within hospitality and catering, alongside this you should have outstanding customer service skills. It is essential that you are confident in working with kitchen equipment such as ovens, microwave, and dishwasher.

You need to be able to communicate effectively as you will be dealing with variety of stake holders. Previous experience of working in a similar environment is essential as this is a busy and physically demanding job.

Your application will not be considered if you do not have Food Hygiene and Safety for catering certificate level 2.

If you join the Council, you will enjoy a range of benefits including flexible working (with a blended approach to office and home working), salary sacrifice schemes, 25 days holiday in a full-time contract (excluding bank holidays) and excellent training and development opportunities. A full list of benefits provided by Southend-on-Sea City Council can be found on the Jobs at the council web page under the "Why Work for us Tab".

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

Please note: Applications for this vacancy may close prior to the date advertised above so you are advised to apply as soon as you are able to. 

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All applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check suitable for Childrens Workforce including a barred list

The Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications, regardless of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief. Southend-on-Sea city council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.