Cook - Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD)

The purpose of the Cook at Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is to prepare meals for patients

Duties and Responsibilities

• Look through each patients’ diet plan, and determine what ingredients will be required
• Prepare food items by cutting, chopping, marinating, and cubing meats, vegetables and fruits
• Make soups and stocks, according to specified recipes, making sure that the right amount of seasoning is used
• Assist the hospital management in creating recipes, along with the help from doctors and other healthcare professionals
• Cook nutritious meals, according to standardized protocols, ensuring that cleanliness is given the highest priority
• Perform portioning activities on trays or plates, by following set instructions, on per-patient basis
• Ensure that patients’ meals are delivered to the promptly so that they can take their medicines on time
• Oversee the cleanliness and sanitization of kitchen areas such as counters, floors, and walls
• Perform predictive and regular maintenance on kitchen appliances such as stoves, ovens, grills, fridges and freezers
• Timely perform food rotation activities so that food spoilage is kept in check
• Perform any other activities that may be assigned from time to time

Core Competencies

• Excellent cookingskills
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• High level of integrity and trustworthiness

Skills

• Excellent communication skills: both written and oral
• Strong analytical and logical reasoning skills
• Research and teamwork skills

Qualification 

City and Guilds 706/1