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About the Role
Support the preparation of nutritious, restaurant-quality meals at Shaftesbury Court Residential Care Home, playing a key role in delivering high standards of food, presentation, and dining experience within a calm, well-structured kitchen environment.
Responsibilities
- Prepare varied, high-quality menus with the Chef Manager
- Promote and maintain food hygiene and safety standards
- Carry out risk assessments and keep the kitchen clean and safe
- Engage daily with residents, visitors and colleagues in a friendly way
- Support a positive dining experience for everyone
Requirements
- Experience in a catering environment
- Valid food hygiene certificate
- Friendly and approachable with a passion for good food
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Commitment to high standards of safety and care
- Right to work in the UK
- Pass safeguarding and pre-employment checks, including criminal records and overseas police checks if needed
- Pass an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
Location
- Erith, Kent
Work Type
- 27 hours per week
- No late nights
- No split shifts
Salary/Compensations
- £14.52 per hour
Benefits
- 28 days’ annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays)
- Occupational sick pay linked to length of service
- Contributory pension
- CQC/CI inspection bonus
- Health and wellbeing support – including Aviva Digicare+ with virtual GP appointments, plus an Employee Assistance Programme offering medical, financial, and legal advice, as well as short-term counselling
- Company-paid life insurance
- Parental leave arrangements
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Company-funded training and ongoing career development opportunities, including our Team Leader Development Programme
- Flexible working options
- Free meals dependant on shift duration
- Exclusive retail discounts
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Salary sacrifice arrangements
About the Company
- Proudly Investors in People Gold accredited and not-for-profit.
- Award-winning team where colleagues and residents truly matter.
- Proud winners of the 2025 Nursing Times Award for Care of Older People and the 2025 Care Home Awards Best for Training and Development, and Outstanding Larger Care Home Group.
Equal Opportunity
- 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 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.
- We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone can thrive.
- We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process in line with our Disability Confident employer status.