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About the Role
We’re excited to welcome a Assistant Chef / Cook to support the preparation of nutritious, restaurant-quality meals at our Goodwin Court Retirement Community. Working alongside the Chef, you’ll play a key role in delivering high standards of food, presentation, and dining experience within a calm, well-structured kitchen environment. You’ll be part of a compassionate, community-focused team supporting our retirement community residents, that puts people first – every single day. As a not-for-profit organisation, we reinvest in our people and our services, celebrating individuality and helping you thrive both personally and professionally. We’re committed to your progression, so we offer fully funded hospitality qualifications, and work toward becoming a Chef should this be desirable to the individual.
Responsibilities
- Deliver a high-quality customer focused service that meets individual needs, with an understanding of special diet requirement
- Support the Chef with food service and direct contact with our customers
- Assist with stock control, and internal monthly audits
- Ensure food safety standards are understood and followed by the team
- Maintain high hygiene and safety standards through scheduled cleaning and maintenance
- Support the team and demonstrate flexibility the business needs
Requirements
- Experience working in a catering environment and cooking for diverse groups
- Knowledge of health and safety procedures within a kitchen environment
- Friendly and approachable, with great customer interaction skills is essential
- We can only accept applications from individuals with the right to work in the UK.
- Sponsorship is not available for this vacancy.
- All roles require safeguarding and pre-employment checks, including criminal records and overseas police checks if needed.
- An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Skills
- Level 1 or 2 Food Hygiene qualification
Location
- Goodwin Court, 52 Church Hill Road, Barnet, London EN4 8FH
Work Type
- Part Time (as per Rota inclusive of alternative weekend work)
- Full-time
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- Level 1 or 2 Food Hygiene qualification
Salary/Compensations
- £14.69 per hour
Benefits
- 33 days’ annual leave pro rata (rising to 38, including bank holidays)
- Occupational sick pay linked to length of service
- Contributory pension scheme
- 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
- Paid volunteering days
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Company-funded training and ongoing career development opportunities
- Flexible working options
- Exclusive retail discounts
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Salary sacrifice arrangements
- Enhanced pay rates for additional hours, when available
About the Company
- 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.
- As a not-for-profit organisation, we reinvest in our people and our services, celebrating individuality and helping you thrive both personally and professionally.
- Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.
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 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.