Cook (Queens Quay Care Home) (Permanent) (2 Posts) (Full Time and Part Time) - WDN06682
West Dunbartonshire Council
Clydebank, G81View on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£29,979 to £32,217
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time
Closing date
31 October 2026
13 days leftJob description
Post 1: 37 hours per week, Permanent.
Post 2: 18.5 hours per week, Permanent.
The Cook will form part of the Catering Team within the Care Home and Day Centre for older people.
The post holder will assist the Catering Manager with the day to day operational requirements of the kitchen. Duties will Include, food preparation, cooking of nutritional meals and special diets, service of all foods and supervision of staff. The post holder will ensure that the cleaning, maintenance and checking of equipment are completed and relevant paper work is recorded and reported as required in order to comply with Cook Safe regulations. This post will work 5/7 days.
Hours of work for the full-time post will be 37 hours per week, working either 08.00 – 16.00 or 10.00-18.00. This will include weekend shifts.
This post is considered as Regulated Work with Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2020 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.
Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.
The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:
- Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
- A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
- Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support
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LG Jobs
First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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