Bank Chef reference: 1172617201

Bank Chef Poplar House, Basildon, Rectory Road, Essex, SS13 1FG £13.46 per hour - Pay rate effective 1 April 2025 Hours as and when required

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a Bank Chef at Retirement Communities Service, Poplar House, Basildon. 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. Though we refer to the position as Chef, it is also known as Demi Chef, Line Chef, Cook, Chef de Partie (CDP) and Commis Chef. The role of Bank Chef will include: • Delivering a high-quality versatile catering service that caters for our customers’ individual needs, including special diets • Managing the food and labour budget, through careful rota planning, purchasing and control of food supplies, to ensure that menus can be delivered, and the kitchen works within the relevant budgetary levels for the Taste restaurants • Receiving and amending of orders, food stock locations and audits, input of weekly labour entries and daily cash records within the specified time requirements • Managing the Food Safety Management System and having responsibility for the team understanding and implementing it • Scheduling cleaning and maintenance routines for all food services areas and kitchen equipment, to maintain high sanitation/safety standards • Carrying out risk assessments and cleaning the kitchen to a high standard • Assisting with the supervision and development of staff Skills and experiences: • Previous experience of working in a catering environment is essential along with experience of cooking for various groups of people • Level 2 Diploma in Catering and Hospitality is essential • A valid Basic Food Hygiene Certificate • Knowledge of online catering software packages • Proven knowledge of health and safety procedures • Some experience of setting and managing budgets • Friendly and approachable attitude with the ability to interact with our customers, visitors, and colleagues 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: • A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers • Health and well-being plans • A wide range of learning and development opportunities Job Reference: 223685

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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.