Cook

Training requirements (more detail here)

Cooks need a Level 2 Food Hygiene & Safety qualification. If you don't have this, we'll provide a course for you which involves a coupoe of hours online training.  

You'll also need to attend our night shelter volunteer training. 

The role!

The cook works with an assistant cook and other volunteers if needed to prepare an evening meal, served at 8pm, for approximately 22 people include guests, volunteers and staff.

We offer a hot meal in the evening of two courses with vegetarian options and taking into account any allergies. 

You’ll supervise the assistant cook and other available volunteers. 

You can prepare food before the evening and bring with you.

Tasks include:

• Planning meals, shopping for ingredients.
• Liaising with shift leaders over meals and timings.
• Cleaning up after meals, the kitchen, store and/or dispose of leftover food.
• Making any records as required e.g. serving and cooked temperature of food, storage facility temperatures.
• Completing the food log form and give to shift leader/NS coordinator for the daily log

Download the cook's handbook