Assistant Chef

Sanctuary Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Sanctuary Group is seeking an Assistant Chef for Caton House in Milton Keynes. This role involves preparing quality menus, ensuring food hygiene, and engaging with residents. Join a team dedicated to enriching lives through quality care and support.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

24/7 employee advice service

Wellbeing resources

Cycle to Work scheme

Financial wellbeing support

Contributory pension plan

Life assurance

Parental leave schemes

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Complimentary meals during long shifts

Qualifications

• Experience in catering required.
• Valid food hygiene certificate necessary.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a varied set of quality menus for residents.
• Promote and monitor food hygiene and safety standards.
• Engage daily with residents, visitors, and colleagues.

Skills

Catering experience

Food hygiene

Friendliness

Approachability

Passion for food

Job description

Proud to be not-for-profit, at Sanctuary Care we provide high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. At the very heart of everything we do is our mission to go beyond the standard expectation of providing great care, by doing everything we can to enrich the lives of the residents we are privileged to care for, their loved ones and as importantly, our dedicated and valued staff.

Assistant Chef

Caton House Residential and Nursing Home, 37 Epsom Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 5NR

£12.45 per hour

Full and Part time hours available

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Caton House for all regardless of role.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes, and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Caton House is special, and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

At the heart of our organisation are our incredible people, and we're dedicated to making Sanctuary Care an amazing place to work. That's why we provide a package that includes support for:

Your Mind and Body

• Occupational sick pay after 12 month’s service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)
• Confidential 24/7 employee advice service (Includes medical and legal advice)
• Wellbeing resources through our employee platforms including Aviva Digicare
• A greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme

Your Financial Wellbeing

• Additional compensation for overtime
• Financial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice
• Exclusive discounts through our e-hub platform
• Securing your future with our contributory pension plan
• Life assurance
• Parental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared)

Your Job

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Complimentary meals during long shifts
• Growth and development with us through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities
• Ability to be part of our inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network
• Loyalty recognition scheme for 12 month’s service onwards
• CQC Inspection bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)

Are you our next Assistant Chef? Here’s more about the role:

• Work with the Chef Manager to prepare a varied set of quality menus for residents
• Promote and monitor food hygiene and safety standards, carry out risk assessments, and keep the kitchen clean to a high standard
• Engage daily with residents, visitors, and colleagues; friendliness, approachability, and passion are essential
• Experience in catering and a valid food hygiene certificate are required

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

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We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK. If applying internally, use your internal careers account. We may withdraw this advertisement at any time, so apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. We aim to be a diverse, inclusive organization where our people thrive and meet customer needs with fairness and empathy. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and will make adjustments during the application process in line with our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages applications from diverse backgrounds to support an inclusive environment. We work with the Home Office to prevent illegal working. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required and paid for if you are successful. Sanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.