Chef - Back Lane

Chef - Back Lane, Dublin 

Permanent Contract - 35 Hours per week (working across 7 days)

€38,857.00 Per Annum

Scope of Responsibility:

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to manage a busy kitchen that provides high quality meals for services users and ensure that the service conforms to regulatory standards. Depaul is a values-led organisation operating a house-led, low threshold, harm reduction approach, where residents receive a high degree of care, support and dignity. Depaul has a commitment to service user participation and to empowering residents to manage their own lives. 

Key Areas of Responsibility: 

• Primary responsibility for running the kitchen when on duty 
• To ensure that the nutritional needs of the residents are met  
• To consistently produce high quality food, using fresh ingredients and adapted to the specific dietary needs of the client group 
• To assist and maintain good order and organisation in all aspects of the catering on site.   
• To ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene are delivered  
• Food preparation, storage and service as required 
• Requisitioning/Ordering of foodstuffs and materials daily and weekly.  
• Stocktaking and stock control procedures. Responsible for portioning, packing, rotation, allocation, labelling, chilling, storage, and regeneration of food. 
• Responsible for efficient and economical use of materials and equipment including the management of catering suppliers and related contracts.  
• Provision of on-site catering for Depaul events – i.e. meetings, team days, board meetings, on-site parties, exhibitions etc.  
• Responsible for attending training courses and assist in training when required. 
• Other duties may be designated by the Management Team. 

HEALTH & SAFETY AND FOOD HYGIENE 

• To ensure that Health and Safety standards are met within the with the Depaul Health and Safety policy. 
• Responsible for ensuring total compliance with standards, including health and safety. Ensuring all quality assurance policies and procedures are adhered with particular attention to HACCP standards. 
• To undertake assigned duties regarding the overall health and safety and security of the buildings and to use security systems put in place. 
• To record and report all health and safety and security issues.  

The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time. 

The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time.   

Person Requirements: 

• Two years catering experience essential – time spent working in a Catering Supervisory position is desirable 
• Previous experience of working in a social care environment is desirable.  
• An understanding of why people become homeless and the nutritional needs that they present with, particularly in relation to alcohol misuse and physical health issues.  
• Understanding of the issues related to working with the services users and a willingness/capacity to work with service users experiencing these issues.  
• Ability to plan menus and produce high quality meals appropriate for resident, staff and visitors.  
• Experience of Requisitioning and rotation of foodstuffs and materials daily and weekly. 
• Ability to be a flexible and co-operative member of a team 
• Ability to organise, delegate and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and good listening skills. 
• Ability to use initiative, apply sound decision making skills, including the ability to act calmly in emergencies and respond in a professional manner to challenging and stressful situations. 
• Knowledge of Health and Safety and Hygiene. Maintenance of highest hygiene standards. Efficiently organise kitchen compliance to H.A.C.C.P. 

WHY WORK FOR US?

Depaul is a cross border charity supporting some of the most marginalised individuals, couples and families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it. Would you like to help us to meet our mission?

We are a values led organisation and aim, at all times, to live and breathe these values in our everyday work. Our values are based on four key principles:
• We celebrate the potential of people
• We put our words into action
• We aim to take a wider role in civil society
• We believe in rights and responsibilities

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
Depaul strives to create a diverse and inclusive programme and is committed to ensuring equality of access to our opportunities and equality of treatment for our staff in all our policies and practices. We welcome applications from individuals aged 18 and over from a diverse range of backgrounds.

If you choose to work for Depaul we offer:

Our Benefits

• Annual Leave Up to 3 years' service: 25 days per year
  3 years' up to 5 years' service: 27 days per year
  Over 5 years' service: 30 working days per year (Exclusive of bank and statutory holidays)
  10 public holidays each year with Good Friday as discretionary day. Day off and day pay for Christmas Day,
  St.Stephen's Day, and New Year's Day worked for shift workers.
  Non-Shift Workers: Paid day off on public holidays.
  Shift Workers: Expected to work on public holidays; receive an additional day of annual leave in lieu.
  Non-Rostered Employees: May be entitled to one-fifth of the normal weekly rate of remuneration for the public holiday.
• Pension Matched by the employer
• Health Assistance Each staff member gets access to a health cash plan so you can claim money back, up to set limits, on a number of treatments. This includes dental, optical, acupuncture and many more. Your children under 16 are also included on the plan.
• Life Assurance Four times salary
• Maternity /Adoptive Leave 18 weeks full pay
• Paternity Leave 2 weeks full pay
• Sick Leave Entitlement to sick pay starting from day 1 with level of entitlement increasing with length of service (subject to policy terms)
• Employee Assistance Program EAP is a confidential counselling service that provides support to company employees and their family. It is available 24/7, 365 days a year covering; Counselling, legal advice, financial information, career guidance, life coaching, mediation, health information, cancer support, autism support, infertility and pregnancy loss, elder care support, parent coaching and international employee support.
• Learning and Development Depaul’s Vision, Mission and Values course, this involves travel to meet the Depaul International family.
• Emerging Leaders, supporting workers that would like to develop their leadership skills and to progress to a management role.
• Online learning resources within Depaul’s award nominated online learning platform, Moodle. Mandatory training including, MAPA, Health and Safety, Child Protection, Fire Safety, and First Aid