Title:  Assistant Chef

Part Time Assistant Chef 

Skelton Court, 41 Ryder Road, Leicester, LE3 6UJ

£12.01

14 hours per week – Weekends only

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for an Assistant Chef at at our CQC Registered Learning Disabilities Service, Skelton Court in Leicester

At Sanctuary Supported Living, we specialise in delivering a wide range of personalised housing, care, and support services to help people across England to live as independently as possible.

We’re a national organisation, but we’re not-for-profit and we think locally by putting our customers at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to being our best and helping customers to be their best, as we support them on their pathways for independence.

No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.

And working with us isn’t just another job. It’s rewarding, inspiring, exciting and it provides an opportunity to make a real, positive impact on people’s lives. Plus, we’ll support you in reaching your aspirations and career goals, through comprehensive training and benefits.

The role of Assistant Chef will include:

• Delivering a high-quality versatile catering service that caters for our customers’ individual needs, including special diets
• Assisting with the planning and creation of nutritionally balanced meals for our customers
• Promoting and monitoring food hygiene and safety standards
• Maintaining current risk assessments and cleaning the kitchen to a high standard
• Ability to work alone, in absence of Chef Manager
• Monitoring and ordering stock and receiving deliveries for the service

Skills and experiences:

• Previous experience of working in a catering environment is essential along with experience of cooking for various groups of people
• A valid Basic Food Hygiene Certificate is essential
• Proven knowledge of health and safety procedures and operation of catering equipment is essential
• Friendly and approachable attitude with the ability to interact with our customers, visitors, and colleagues
• Level 2 Diploma in Catering and Hospitality, or knowledge at an equivalent level

Are you ready to be your best?

Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits! As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:

• At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays) pro rata
• A pension scheme with employer contributions
• A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
• Health and well-being plans
• Life assurance
• Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
• Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities
• The full time equivalent for this role is 37.5 hours

Job Reference: 220711

Closing Date: 29 September 2024

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.