Assistant Chef

Job title:

Assistant Chef

Company

Ashgate Hospice

Job description

Hours: 30 hours per week, including Saturday and Sunday weekend cover required on a rota basis.

About the role

We are looking for a talented, disciplined and enthusiastic individual to join our Hospice catering team. In this role you will be responsible for the running of the kitchen while on duty, producing high quality food products to patients and dining room customers alike, organise and prioritise catering assistant tasks, oversee service and maintaining a clean and safe working environment. The catering team and volunteers are a vital part of our organisation and we are proud of the service we provide to patients, staff and visitors, offering nutritious and tempting meals throughout the week and weekends.

The main responsibilities include:

• Deputising on shift to delivery high quality often bespoke meals for patients, visitors and staff.
• Producing, keeping and helping to improve standards in the catering department.
• Working with the team to deliver an outstanding service.
• Working to upkeep the legislation and our HACCP systems.
• Delivery, mentoring and training where needed to team members.

About you:

The successful candidate should be a team player, committed and willing to learn new skills. You will hold a Food Hygiene certificate level 2 (or be working towards), have excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise workloads to meet the needs of the service.

Applicants should demonstrate a caring and sensitive approach to all our patient’s and relative needs and display a friendly attitude and manner to staff and visitors at all times.

You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to support and direct volunteers on shift, a willingness to undertake further training and attend team meetings as required and be flexible to cover other areas of the catering if needed.

About Ashgate:

Ashgate Hospice is a registered charity that provides compassionate, specialist palliative and end of life care, free of charge, to patients with a life-limiting illness and their families across North Derbyshire. Our values are at the heart of everything we do at Ashgate. They are grounded in our commitment to being the best we can be for our patients and the people who are important to them, and for each other. We are compassionate. We are a team. We are respectful, open and inclusive.

We’re committed to providing a happy, safe and supportive environment for all our people which is why nearly 4 out of 5 of our staff would recommend us as a place to work. We recognise the need to support our employees’ well-being including their work-life balance, which is why we are open to, and encourage flexible working arrangements, including job-sharing.

As a valued member of the team, you will have a wide range of training and development available to support your own personal, professional development, opening doors to new career pathways.

Please visit our website and social media accounts or listen to our podcast “The Life and Death Podcast” to get a feel for what it is like to be part of the Ashgate team and gain an understanding of the people we support.

Find out why our people think Ashgate Hospice is a

Some of our current benefits include:

• A highly compassionate and supportive working environment
• A wide range of initiatives to support your wellbeing, and the time out to practice self-care
• Generous holiday entitlement
• A progressive approach to flexible working to help meet your and our needs
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Westfield Health Cash Plan includes free annual eye tests, dental checks and money back for a range of treatments and therapies
• Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Free access to Westfield Rewards, offering discounts from hundreds of retailers
• Pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
• Life assurance scheme
• Total commitment to your learning and development
• Ample, free parking when working onsite

What next:

If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Mark Taylor on 01246 568801 or mark.tayloräshgatehospice.org.uk. You can arrange to visit the Hospice to see what it would be like to work with us.

Please note we only accept applications via the ‘Apply now’ button on our website. Please do not send your application to HR or the recruiting manager.

Any candidate who identifies themselves as disabled will be shortlisted if they meet the essential criteria for the role. Essential criteria can be found in the job description and person specification for the role. If you require any accessibility adjustments, please contact a member of the HR team at or by calling 01246 568801

If successful, you will be required to have a DBS check carried as part of the conditional pre-employment checks. For more information, please refer to the candidate assistant notes.

As a healthcare provider, it is very important to us that our staff have the annual flu jab and are fully vaccinated against COVID 19. It is our expectation that all of our staff will have the vaccinations unless there are strong compelling reasons why not. We believe having the vaccination not only protects you but also helps us to keep our patients, staff and visitors safe.

Support available for candidates who identify themselves as disabled

You may wish to complete and share with us your health adjustment passport so that we are aware what support and/or reasonable adjustments you may require. Even if you choose not to share this with us, we encourage applicants to consider completing their passport for their own benefit. For more information in relation to this please visit. Health Adjustment Passport – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

You may also be able to get support from Access to Work which is an initiative run by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or mental health condition or disability. This may include support with the selection process. For more information in relation to Access to Work please visit.

Ashgate Hospicecare is a charity (no. 700636) that provides compassionate, specialist palliative and end of life care, free of charge, to patients with a life-limiting illness and their families across North Derbyshire.

Our vision is that everyone in North Derbyshire with a life-limiting illness, and the people important to them, can make the most of every moment together and that they can die with dignity and comfort.

Expected salary

£21389 – 23825 per year

Location

Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Job date

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 08:42:15 GMT

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