Job Description

At Sanctuary Care, we believe in providing high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. It goes without saying that kindness is what care is all about, so first and foremost, we carefully choose our staff for their kind and compassionate nature. We aim to care, nurture and enrich the lives of all in our \'family\' at Sanctuary Care, whether that\'s our staff, residents or family members.

Assistant Chef

High Peak Residential & Nursing Home, Main Lane, Kenyon, Culcheth, Warrington. WA3 4AZ

\xc2\xa311.82 per hour

Part time hours available

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work don\'t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let\'s have some fun while we\'re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. There\'s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at High Peak Residential & Nursing Home for all regardless of role.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can \'feel\' the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at High Peak is special and we\'re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

Where you\'ll work

Inside High Peak, the atmosphere is jovial and happy, with a team of staff who love working here. Many have been at the home for 10, 20 and even 30 years! The long-serving team are led by passionate manager Sharon, who has been at the helm for almost a decade. At High Peak, we have an enthusiastic and creative activities leader who is passionate about enriching our residents\' lives. Because some of the residents have high nursing needs, many of the activities are centred within the home. Whether celebrating the finals of Wimbledon with a cream tea afternoon or welcoming members of our local rotary club in Warrington along for music sessions, there is so much to do.

Are you our next Assistant Chef? Here\'s more about the role:

• We are looking for an Assistant Chef who will work with the Chef Manager, to prepare a varied set of quality menus for our residents
• You will promote and monitor food hygiene and safety standards, carry out risk assessments and clean the kitchen to a high standard
• You will have daily interaction with residents, visitors and colleagues; therefore we are looking for someone who is friendly, approachable and passionate
• Experience of working within a catering environment and a valid food hygiene certificate is required.

Benefits and rewards

We know you work so hard and being the best Assistant Chef you can be needs to be rewarded. We are very proud to offer the following:

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Life assurance
• CQC performance bonus
• Overtime enhancement
• Occupational sick pay after qualifying period
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme with payment of up to \xc2\xa3750 available
• Contributory pension from Sanctuary Care
• Access to a free 24/7 support service providing support including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, cinema, dining, days out and much more via \'My Rewards\'
• Criminal Records Checks are funded by Sanctuary Care.

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

Job Reference: 212977

Closing date: 6 October 2023

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.

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 Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

Sanctuary Group