Cooks

Glasgow
Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Crisis Service
Other
Cook
Part Time
£10.83 - £11.39 per hour, increasing to £10.90 from 1 April

Post:                Cook

Service:           Glasgow Alcohol & Drug Crisis Service

Based:             80 Tradeston Street

Hours:              Part-Time – 26 hours per week.

Salary:              £10.83 - £11.39 per hour, increasing to £10.90 from 1 April

Contract           Permanent

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Do you wish to work as a cook without committing to working every evening and weekend?   Do you want a healthy work life balance? We have the ideal opportunity for you.

Our Glasgow Alcohol & Drug Crisis Service are looking for cooks who can produce high quality food for the people who use our service offering a nutritious and appetising range of food encompassing the requirements of vegetarian, vegan and cultural cuisine for clients with special dietary needs.  You will be responsible for maintaining a hygienic kitchen/workspace, stock rotation and ordering, as well as invoicing and basic administration.

Working hours are between 9.30am to 5.30pm.  You will be rota’d to work Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday one week and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the next.  This allows you every second weekend off! 

The building is centrally located with excellent public transport links, alternatively free on-site car parking is available.

Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Crisis Service

Turning Point Scotland Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Crisis Service offers integrated health and social care which provides low threshold, direct access services for people experiencing a crisis due to alcohol or other drug use including people who may be experiencing homelessness. These include a crisis residential unit, 24-hour Injecting Equipment Provision (needle exchange), woundcare, harm reduction advice, signposting and naloxone training and provision.

Proudly partnering with NHSGGC and the Health and Social Care Partnership for over 27 years, we have provided residential and direct access crisis services in a safe environment that challenges stigma and provides the advice and information required to reduce harm and give a space to reflect and consider the next steps towards recovery.

We are committed to helping individuals begin their journey to recovery whilst utilising harm reduction approaches, placing safety at the forefront of care delivery. We are passionate in encouraging citizens who use the service to improve and maintain relationships with family, friends and communities to build on their sense of belonging in society.

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile. 

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.

Turning Point Scotland have Platinum accreditation in Investors in People. Our staff are our most important asset, therefore we offer extensive training and impressive personal and career-focused development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives and achieve your own personal fulfilment. 

  • Comprehensive Induction
  • 123 Learning and development courses 
  • 29 eLearning courses
  • Funded qualification – SVQ Social Services and Healthcare, work based assessment
  • Your Career Pathway, we promote from within and advertise internally all jobs
  • Pension Scheme, employer contribution 4%
  • Wide range of family friendly policies 
  • 35 holiday/public holidays days' per year.
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If you would like to chat about any aspect of the role, please call our Recruitment & Engagement Team on 0808 1643100.

This opportunity is closed to applications.