Do you want to help homeless people rebuild their lives?
Emmaus Village Carlton supports formerly homeless people, known as companions. Unlike many homelessness charities, we don’t just offer companions a bed for the night, instead we offer a home for as long as someone needs it, care, support and meaningful work in a social enterprise.
We are looking for a cook that has good experience of delivering high quality, excellently presented food in a fast paced environment. A passion for great food, produced with excellent attention to detail.
Reporting to the Catering Manager, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
- A minimum 1 years’ experience of working within a catering environment
- NVQ Level 2 in Food Preparation/Catering qualification
- Knowledge of current food legislation in regards to food hygiene and health and safety in the workplace.
- Able to prepare, cook and present food to meet quality, cost and to health and safety standards
- Experience of working with and relating to a diverse range of people
- Willingness to work flexibly including out of hours
- Understanding of professional boundaries
The successful candidate will prepare and cook quality homemade food, baking and general catering across the Emmaus Village Carlton site.
Actively contributing and supporting the Catering Manager and team to develop and grow the catering provision across the Emmaus Village Carlton site.
If you would like to join the team at this dynamic and successful charity and have the relevant experience, drive and enthusiasm to undertake this vital role we would like to hear from you as soon as possible.
Terms of employment
Salary: £11.45 per hour
Hours of work: Working Hours – 26.5 hours per week, to cover weekends with a requirement to be flexible to cover holiday and sickness as required. Must be able to work weekends
Pension: An auto enrolment pension arrangement whereby the employer contributes 5% and employees 3%
Holidays: 23 days per year plus Bank holidays or pro rata
Training and development: Individually tailored induction, training and development
Employee Assistance: 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available
Application process
To apply please send your CV and covering letter to Simon Horrocks, Catering Manager [email protected]
Closing Date 15th May 2024
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