Job Title: Catering Assistant / Cook - 4 mth fixed term
Location: Cameron Court, Comrie
Hours: 12hrs per week - option to increase to cover holidays
Salary: £13.11 per hour
Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 7th September
An opportunity to make a positive impact on peoples' lives and community.
Caledonia Housing Association is one of Scotland's leading social housing providers and has been recognised as one of the top UK Housing Associations to work for, with the vision of providing "Homes and Services that make life better". In 2024 our Agile for Everyone model was recognised with a national Cultural Transformation award and in 2025 we were awarded Housing Association of the Year.
We are committed to providing high quality affordable housing, building new homes and transforming customer services. Caledonia Housing Group provide services to approximately 5,300 homes and in excess of 2,000 private owners across 8 local authority areas.
About the role
* Do you have the relevant skills and/or previous experience in a similar role?
* Do you have a good understanding, or are prepared to learn, about the needs of older people?
If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you
We currently have a vacancy for a Catering Assistant/ Cook working 12 hours per week and to cover staff holidays at our Very Sheltered housing development at Cameron Court, Comrie where we provide a professional housing support service to our tenants to help them live as independently as possible in their own homes.
The service provides lunch and dinner to 11 tenants so previous experience in a similar role or of cooking for a similar number of people is essential, as is an understanding of adapting menus to meet the needs of people with differing dietary requirements.
In this role, you will be responsible for food preparation, ensuring foods are stored safely, clean up after service and ensuring the kitchen is clean and tidy and meets legal standards at all times.
You must possess an Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate or be prepared to attend training to acquire this.
Normal hours of work are 6 hour shifts between 11:30 and 18.00 but these may vary slightly depending on the needs of the service. Some weekend working may be required.
This service is registered with the Care Inspectorate to provide housing support to older people so meal provision within the service must meet the Health and Social Care Standards of Scotland. Therefore, the successful candidate also must be prepared to;
* Join the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme run by Disclosure Scotland. Caledonia Housing Association will meet the cost of this.
* Attend/complete any training which is required to ensure that the dietary requirements and nutritional needs of every tenants are being met or which the organisation identifies as being necessary to ensure that the service meets the Health and Social Care Standards
If you would like to be part of a supportive and flexible work environment, while being part of an organisation committed to making a difference please click on the 'Apply' link or visit the 'Join Us' section of our website
Closing date for applications is Midnight on Sunday 7th September. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Suitable candidates will be interviewed as applications are received.
A registered charity no: SCO Caledonia strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. A Registered Scottish Charity No SCO13988.