We're Hiring: Cook – Day Service
Location: Camphill Blair Drummond, Stirling
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £24,570.00
Closing Date: 28 September 2025
Do you have a passion for preparing fresh, nutritious meals that bring people together? Are you looking for a role where your culinary skills can make a meaningful impact in a values-led community?
Camphill Blair Drummond is seeking a dedicated Cook to lead the preparation and presentation of healthy, balanced meals for our Day Service. You will work with seasonal produce, including home-grown fruits and vegetables, and create menus that reflect the dietary and cultural needs of our residents, day students, volunteers, and employees.
This is more than a kitchen job, it's a chance to contribute to a therapeutic social environment where food supports wellbeing, connection, and care.
MAIN DUTIES
Meal Preparation
· Prepare attractive, healthy, fresh, tasty and nutritious meals for the Day Service in a timely and consistent manner
· Provide a nutritious well-balanced weekly menu
· Consider all dietary needs and requirements to accommodate allergies, cultural requirements
· Consult with day students, co-workers and staff to inform planning of menus
· Establish a rotational menu which is varied and follows seasonal availability of home-grown vegetables and fruits
Resource Management
· To ensure that food resources are employed effectively and efficiently
· To liaise with the Estate team regarding our home-grown vegetable and fruit products and to routinely maximise their use
· Determine food and supply needs based on rotating menus
· Calculate expected food consumption; then requisition or purchase supplies, or procure food from storage as required
· Control and minimize food wastage and manage efficient disposal of waste
· Complete the weekly shopping list and undertake stock control
· To keep accurate records
Regulatory Compliance
· Inspect food products and supplies as needed
· Ensure work environment and stations are clean and sanitised
· To comply with all food safety, health and safety and environmental health regulations reporting to the Day Service Co-ordinator any necessary action required
· To be responsible for carrying out and recording all health and safety checks in the kitchen including fridge, freezer and food temperatures
· To ensure that all personnel supporting in the kitchen area adhere to high standards of hygiene
· To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of residents and day students in the kitchen area
· To ensure that all lifting and movement of foodstuffs complies with manual handling techniques
QUALIFICATIONS
Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
· Strong working knowledge of food preparation techniques, cooking methods, and safety and sanitation practices
· Strong working knowledge of general kitchen equipment and appliances
· Ability to work autonomously to plan menus, manage stock rotation, purchase goods, manage a budget
· Always maintain confidentiality of individuals and information
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
· Ability to be flexible regarding working hours
· Ability to build effective and supportive relationships with colleagues and day students
· An approachable, enthusiastic and empathetic nature along with an appreciation of the needs of adults with a learning disability
· An enthusiastic approach for food preparation and delivery.
· Have an understanding of the importance of meal times and the rhythms / routines of daily living which contribute to the experience of individuals sharing a meal together.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £24,570.00 per year
Work Location: In person