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Department: Health and Social Care (Catering and Hospitality S

Operation: Sanctuary Supported Living

Closing Date: .

Requisition: 223296

14 Montague Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7HF

£12.82 per hour

16 hours per week

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for an Assistant Chef at our CQC Registered Residential Care Home, Montague Road, Felixstowe.

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

Job Reference: 223296

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.

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.