Purpose of the post
•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
•Assist with the organisation and management of the kitchen and deputise on behalf of the Cook in their absence.
•The duties will include preparing food and drink, cooking meals in accordance with the menus, preparing and catering these, washing dishes and general cleaning duties.
Responsibility for functions
•Responsibility for staff, finance and kitchen equipment in the cook's absence. Inform the manager and/or the property section and/or another agency of any defect in the kitchen building or equipment associated with the kitchen
Main duties
•Ensure that service users keep their dignity, independence and rights at all times. An integral part of this is to ensure that the users have an opportunity to choose their food every day and have an input to the type of food provided.
•Support the cook to maintain meetings with Service Users in order to learn and get to know them.
•To have the willingness to learn to prepare meals for individuals with complex needs.
•Committed to supporting cookery activities with service users.
•To collaborate with organising themed evenings.
•Assist the cook and in the absence of the cook, to ensure that the kitchen's organisation and administration is effective and efficient and complies with relevant Health and Safety legislation and the Council's policies and guidance.
•Assist the cook and in the absence of the cook, order, prepare, cook and serve nutritious and tasty food for the service users in a clean environment, in compliance with the relevant guidance.
•Assist the cook and in the absence of the cook, plan and follow a menu and consider nutritional needs.
•Control meal sizes in accordance with the relevant guidelines and the wishes of service users.
•Adhere to cleaning arrangements, and update the schemes.
•Report on any defects in the kitchen, including property matters. 
•Support the cook to ensure that the kitchen does not fall below standards.
•Attend and participate in staff meetings.
•Attend relevant training for the post.
•Comply with the relevant requirements; 'Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016'.
•Agree to any medical investigation considered to be of benefit to the worker and/or the Service.
•Responsibility for self-development.
•Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
•Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
•Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
•Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
•Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
•Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
Special circumstances
•To be prepared in an emergency to respond to a call to support another care home in the area