Job Description

Greater Manchester Police is one of the largest police forces in the UK and is responsible for keeping its diverse population of almost 3 million safe, spread over more than 1,200 sq. km. Manchester in particular has been billed as the most diverse city in Europe with its population speaking at least 200 different languages, leading to the city being named as Britain\'s \xe2\x80\x9cCity of languages\xe2\x80\x9d.

GMP are committed to ensure that the make-up of our workforce is reflective of the communities we serve and we recognise that having a diverse workforce makes us more approachable and relevant to the public.

Business Support Services Branch provides a wide range of specialist support to GMP, enabling the Force to provide the best possible service to the public of Greater Manchester.

The Facilities Section of the Business Support Services Branch is made up of various units. All of these units assist the Force in tackling crime by ensuring that GMP Officers and Police Staff are equipped with the right buildings, facilities and equipment to provide the most proficient and supportive service available. Facilities Staff are committed to promoting and enhancing the appearance and condition of the GMP Estate and to improving the processes by which we deliver services in supporting our customers\' objectives.

GMP are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Cook. The successful candidate will be a dedicated hands on person with a flexible approach to the preparation and delivery of a breakfast and lunch service. Providing meals, snacks, beverages and hospitality to officers, police support staff and visitors to the force. You will assist the Unit Catering Manager with the preparation and service of food and beverages during opening hours, maintaining a high level of service at all times. You will undertake simple cooking tasks, and assist in preparing, delivering and serving hospitality to various locations within the building. Training will be given in the use of techniques, procedures, policies and the safe handling of equipment and materials.

The position is based at our Force Headquarters but will also be required to provide cover for approx. 6 weeks leave at another small site at Ashton and very occasional cover at our facility at the Force training centre in Prestwich.

It is essential to the role that you are fit to carry out duties that involve lifting, carrying, loading, unloading and handling equipment materials. You will be responsible for the cleaning of work areas including floors, equipment, dining areas and all associated areas to ensure that cleanliness is maintained at all times. You will be expected to adapt a flexible approach and work within a small team to deliver the best service to your customers.

Closing Date

18 Sep 2023

Recruitment Team Contact

Other Information

Please refer to the attached for further details regarding the skills required to do this role. The has been signposted to indicate at which stage of the process each criteria will be tested. You must evidence all the essential criteria writing 250 word per criteria.

Due to the Equality Act (2010) the criteria surrounding sickness absence will not be checked until the conditional offer stage of the recruitment process, this is after the interview stage of the full recruitment process. With this in mind all candidates need to ensure that they have a good attendance record for the last 2 years for Staff and officers and for 12 months for apprentices.

The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against a disabled person in all areas of employment, including recruitment. The Police Service welcomes people with disabilities and will do its best to make reasonable adjustments to the working arrangements and/ or the working environment providing it is possible to do so.

If you have a disability and you require support with your application, please let us know so we can consider and support you with any reasonable adjustments you may require. If you need any support completing this application please contact gmprecruitment@gmp.police.uk and the recruitment team will be happy to assist.

Should you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know during the selection process.

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Policing values are enshrined in the Code of Ethics (a copy of which can be found at https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Ethics/Ethics-home/Documents/Code_of_Ethics.pdf Every person serving with the police service needs to adhere to these standards of professional behaviour. As an applicant to Greater Manchester Police, we expect that you will hold views and attitudes in line with the Code; that if you are successful in your application you will uphold the Code of Ethics by displaying the behaviours that the Code sets out; and that you will report any conduct of others that falls short of those standards. Any failure or apparent failure to uphold the Code of Ethics will be taken seriously. It will be looked into and in cases involving serious and/or repeated failings, criminal and/or misconduct proceedings may follow. With that in mind, you are reminded that you must not share any information relating to the recruitment and assessment process. Sharing of such information could result in criminal and/or misconduct proceedings.

The portal to upload Tattoos should not be used to upload CV\'s or Expressions of Interest, if you do this your application will not be included in the recruitment process.

Minimum Age for Applications

16

Greater Manchester Police