Job Summary
To be responsible for cooking breakfasts, snacks and meals at Zink HQ plus baking. To work alongside and support volunteers.
Functions/Responsibilities
• To produce good quality meals and snacks.
• To work with volunteers and support them to improve skills and confidence where necessary.
• Use available surplus food to create and follow recipes in order to reduce and prevent food waste.
• Cleaning up the kitchen space after cooking each shift.
• To rotate stock to prevent waste.
• To maintain good standards of health and safety and food hygiene in the kitchen.
• To properly store food items in the fridge, freezer or larder.
• To buy required ingredients as a last resort.
• To promote the eco-café and Zink.
• To support the deputy CEO to develop the eco-café and increase income (which may mean more hours become available).
• Any other relevant and reasonable duties tasks as directed by the deputy CEO.
Competencies (Knowledge, skills and abilities)
Specific Skills:
• Cooking skills – able to create recipes.
• Able to support individuals to develop skills.
• Basic IT skills.
• Interpersonal & communication skills
• Able to keep records.
• Good standard of English and maths.
Other required attributes:
• Commitment to working within an equal opportunities policy.
• An ability to work sensitively and non-judgementally with people with differing needs and backgrounds.
• Willingness to undertake training as appropriate to develop role.
Qualifications & Experience:
• Any catering/cooking qualification level 2 or above (or equivalent experience)
• Food hygiene certificate level 2 (If you have relevant experience but no food hygiene certificate, Zink will arrange training, you can do this before interview, please contact Zink if you need this training).
Experience:
• Some experience of working within a catering kitchen
• Some experience working in a team
Supervisory responsibilities
Occasional mentoring may be required, sometimes supervision of microjob holder.
Applications
Please apply with a CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for this job to jane@zink.org.uk or Jane Kirk Bagshaw, Zink HQ, Clough Street, Buxton SK17 6LJ.
More details: 01298 214926 or call in to Zink HQ, ask for Jane, Paul or Lesley.
Closing Date: 31st May 2025.