Relief Cook

Relief Cook

Location : Buckie / Elgin / Forres

Working Hours : Various hours available

Remuneration : £12.69 - £13.32 per hour

Closing Date : Friday 30th January 2026, 23 : 59

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Hanover has been successfully housing and supporting people in Scotland for more than 40 years. Our core purpose is to help people feel safe and secure at home so they can live full and independent lives.

We proudly provide and manage a wide range of housing throughout Scotland that enhances our residents’ quality of life.

About the Role

Hanover are recruiting for a friendly and positive individual to join our team as a Relief Cook supporting our developments in Buckie, Elgin and Forres so, we are looking for a candidate who can be flexible and able to travel to these locations.

You will be cooking and preparing healthy and nutritional meals for our customers as well as cakes and bakes for customers.

Maintaining kitchen to a high standard in line with environmental health regulations.

Ordering and stock control with an emphasis on getting produce from local suppliers.

This role is development based, preparing, and serving nutritious meals for vulnerable people in line with individual care plans. I.e. Soft diet, diabetes, allergies etc.

About You

Essential

• To join us you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Good team working skills.
• Ability to cook healthy, nutritional meals.
• Flexible approach to work with the ability to emphasise with vulnerable adults.
• Demonstrate professional conduct in working with vulnerable customers.
• Basis IT skills.
• Knowledge of Cook Safe and HACCP food safety regulations.
• Completion of a satisfactory Disclosure check prior to joining.

Desirable

What We Offer

Hanover offers a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated. We are a Scottish Living Wage employer as well as being a Gold IIP Wellbeing and Young Person’s Guarantee employer. Your hard work and drive to succeed are rewarded through :

Interviews with shortlisted candidates will be held w / c 9th February 2026.

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