Job Description

Role - Nutritional Support Worker (Cook) (Children Residential)
Location - GCHSCP Children Residential Services, 81 Chaplet Avenue, Knightswood, Glasgow, G13 3XW
Hours and Shift Pattern - 35 hours per week, see attached further breakdown of shifts
Contract Status - Permanent

Are you interested in working for the largest local authority in Scotland, in partnership with the NHS, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our community? Then, you are in the right place!

At Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP), Children Residential Services consists of 18 houses where we provide young people with a safe and secure environment, nourish their development by meeting their emotional needs and focus on building positive relationships.

Working within one of our Children Residential Houses across Glasgow, as a Nutritional Support Worker (cook) you will be responsible for creating a culture in our kitchen that is welcoming, relaxed and fun for our young people.

The role involves supporting young people with a range of needs, including those who may be neurodivergent or have complex behaviours. We are looking for someone who is compassionate, adaptable and confident in providing person-centred support that promotes wellbeing, independence and positive outcomes

You will have daily cooking duties to provide a nutritional lunch, dinner and healthy snacks for all the young people. You will work collaboratively with the Care Team to support young people’s Care Plans with identified needs of support around shopping, preparing and cooking nutritional food.

A good understanding of the importance of a nutritional diet for young adults and the impacts on their health and wellbeing is preferable.
The maintenance of the kitchen will be your responsibility, including cleanliness, organisation and food storage. You will also be responsible for the purchasing of all foods and developing menus along side our young people.

You will be expected to attend training in relation to Residential Child Care Practice to ensure you are equipped with the skills and understanding of the needs of our young people.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme will be essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

These posts are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, you can contact: Amanda Sneddon, House Manager, by email: Amanda.Sneddon@glasgow.gov.uk

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For more information on Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCC) or NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, please visit the following websites:
GCC Website and GCC Conditions of Service

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There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.

Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

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