Part-Time Chef

Recruit (Cumbria) Limited; Penrith; On-site; GBP 11,000; Part time

Job summary

Fire Fighters Charity is seeking a part-time Chef to join their catering team at Jubilee House in Penrith. This role involves preparing nutritious meals for service users and ensuring food hygiene standards are met. Applicants must have experience in food preparation and a positive attitude to support a supportive environment.

Benefits

33 Days per year holiday (pro rata)

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Headspace App

Discounted health cash plan

Qualifications

• Experience preparing nutritious and balanced meals.
• Knowledge of dietary restrictions.
• Basic computer / IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Support a small catering team to provide meals.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene regulations.
• Manage stock effectively.

Skills

Food preparation

Communication

Stock management

Job description

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Fire Fighters Charity delivers specialist health and wellbeing information and support to enable a healthier and happier UK fire services community blending innovative digital services with face-to-face centre based and community based programmes we offer each of its service users tailored support to meet their needs.

They have a vacancy for a Chef to join their catering team at Jubilee House which sits alongside the River Eamont and not far from the town of Penrith, in Cumbria.

As a Chef, your role is vital to supporting and enhancing the stay for service users to assist in their recovery. You will support a small catering team to provide nutritious and well-balanced meals for service users and other visitors to the centre who you will interact with during their stay.

It is important that you ensure effective stock management and that the food prepared in the kitchen is done so in accordance with food preparation requirements and compliance with food hygiene regulations.

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services Check.

Requirements

About You

This is a fabulous opportunity to join us and work within a supportive and rewarding environment. You will be able to use the skills you have gained previously whilst working as a chef or as a cook within a school or nursing home environment. What is important is that you have experience preparing nutritious and good quality balanced meals and can follow recipes and set menus ensuring the guests enjoy a variety of food during their stay.

You will have knowledge and a clear awareness of dietary restrictions and be familiar with working in an environment where food hygiene standards and food preparation requirements are adhered to too.

As well as being an excellent communicator and having the ability to work with others, you will take pride in your work and your interactions with others. Your positive attitude and approach will help shape the environment within the centre and support those staying.

Basic computer / IT skills are required.

14.5 Hours a week (on average worked over a 3 week rota pattern) – No antisocial hours or split shifts!

• Week 1 Mon 11.30 19.30 Tues 11.30 19.30 Wed 06.30 14.30
  
• Week 2 Mon 06.30 14.30 Tues 06.30 14.30 Wed 06.30 14.30
  

Salary and benefits

• Salary: £10,280.86 per year (based on a 14.5 hour working week).
  
• Permanent staff, part-time position.
  
• 33 Days per year holiday (pro rata).
  
• Life assurance.
  
• Employee assistance programme.
  
• Benefits at work portal.
  
• Headspace App.
  
• Discounted health cash plan.
  
• Beneficiary status.
  

To apply for any of our jobs, you must already have the legal right to live and work in the UK. We do not offer visa sponsorships and we are unable to provide immigration advice.

Job Description

Fire Fighters Charity delivers specialist health and wellbeing information and support to enable a healthier and happier UK fire services community blending innovative digital services with face-to-face centre based and community based programmes we offer each of its service users tailored support to meet their needs.

They have a vacancy for a Chef to join their catering team at Jubilee House which sits alongside the River Eamont and not far from the town of Penrith, in Cumbria.

Your new job

As a Chef, your role is vital to supporting and enhancing the stay for service users to assist in their recovery. You will support a small catering team to provide nutritious and well-balanced meals for service users and other visitors to the centre who you will interact with during their stay.

It is important that you ensure effective stock management and that the food prepared in the kitchen is done so in accordance with food preparation requirements and compliance with food hygiene regulations.

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services Check.

Requirements

About You

This is a fabulous opportunity to join us and work within a supportive and rewarding environment. You will be able to use the skills you have gained previously whilst working as a chef or as a cook within a school or nursing home environment. What is important is that you have experience preparing nutritious and good quality balanced meals and can follow recipes and set menus ensuring the guests enjoy a variety of food during their stay.

You will have knowledge and a clear awareness of dietary restrictions and be familiar with working in an environment where food hygiene standards and food preparation requirements are adhered to too.

As well as being an excellent communicator and having the ability to work with others, you will take pride in your work and your interactions with others. Your positive attitude and approach will help shape the environment within the centre and support those staying.

Basic computer / IT skills are required.

Benefits

Shift pattern

14.5 Hours a week (on average worked over a 3 week rota pattern) – No antisocial hours or split shifts!

• Week 1 Mon 11.30 19.30 Tues 11.30 19.30 Wed 06.30 14.30
  
• Week 2 Mon 06.30 14.30 Tues 06.30 14.30 Wed 06.30 14.30
  
• Week 3 Mon 11.30 19.30 Tues 11.30 19.30 Wed 11.30 19.30 Thurs 11.30 19.30 Sun 11.30 19.30
  

Salary and benefits

• Salary: £10,280.86 per year (based on a 14.5 hour working week).
  
• Permanent staff, part-time position.
  
• 33 Days per year holiday (pro rata).
  
• Pension scheme.
  
• Life assurance.
  
• Employee assistance programme.
  
• Benefits at work portal.
  
• Headspace App.
  
• Discounted health cash plan.
  
• Sick pay scheme.
  
• Beneficiary status.
  

To apply for any of our jobs, you must already have the legal right to live and work in the UK. We do not offer visa sponsorships and we are unable to provide immigration advice.


Requirements
About You This is a fabulous opportunity to join us and work within a supportive and rewarding environment. You will be able to use the skills you have gained previously whilst working as a chef or as a cook within a school or nursing home environment. What is important is that you have experience preparing nutritious and good quality balanced meals and can follow recipes and set menus ensuring the guests enjoy a variety of food during their stay. You will have knowledge and a clear awareness of dietary restrictions and be familiar with working in an environment where food hygiene standards and food preparation requirements are adhered to too. As well as being an excellent communicator and having the ability to work with others, you will take pride in your work and your interactions with others. Your positive attitude and approach will help shape the environment within the centre and support those staying. Basic computer / IT skills are required.