Cook

Sanctuary; Ely; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading support service organization is seeking a Part Time Cook to deliver high-quality meals at Baird Lodge in Ely. The role involves managing budgets, ensuring food safety, and catering to diverse dietary needs. Applicants need catering experience and a Level 2 Diploma in Catering and Hospitality. This position offers competitive pay and generous benefits in an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

25+ days paid holiday

Pension scheme

Health and well-being plans

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a catering environment essential.
• Experience as a Cook/Chef in care setting preferred.
• Proven budget management skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality versatile catering service.
• Manage food and labour budget effectively.
• Ensure compliance with Food Safety Management System.

Skills

Catering experience

Cooking for diverse groups

Knowledge of health and safety procedures

Friendly and approachable attitude

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Catering and Hospitality

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Tools

Online catering software

Job description

Part Time Cook

Location: Baird Lodge, Lumley Close, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4FF

Pay: £12.82 per hour

Hours: 25 hours per week – including every other weekend

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Cook at Retirement Community Service, Baird Lodge, Ely.

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 are a national, not‑for‑profit organisation that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do.

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. We also support your aspirations and career goals through training and benefits.

The position of Cook is referred to internally at Sanctuary as Chef.

The role of Cook/Chef will include:

• Delivering a high‑quality versatile catering service that caters for our customers’ individual needs, including special diets
• Managing the food and labour budget, through careful rota planning, purchasing and control of food supplies, to ensure that menus can be delivered, and the kitchen works within the relevant budgetary levels for the Taste restaurants
• Receiving and amending orders, food stock locations and audits, input of weekly labour entries and daily cash records within the specified time requirements
• Managing the Food Safety Management System and having responsibility for the team understanding and implementing it
• Scheduling cleaning and maintenance routines for all food services areas and kitchen equipment, to maintain high sanitation/safety standards
• Carrying out risk assessments and cleaning the kitchen to a high standard
• Assisting with the supervision and development of staff

Skills and experiences:

• Previous experience of working in a catering environment is essential along with experience of cooking for various groups of people. Such as experience as a Cook/Chef within a care environment, or expereince as Chef De Partie or Sous Chef.
• Level 2 Diploma in Catering and Hospitality is essential
• A valid Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• Knowledge of online catering software packages
• Proven knowledge of health and safety procedures
• Some experience of setting and managing budgets
• Friendly and approachable attitude with the ability to interact with our customers, visitors, and colleagues

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

Job Reference: 226363 – #SancSLiving

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

If you are applying internally, don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don't miss out, please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary's commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive 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.

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