Chef

About Us:
St Catherine’s Hospice is a respected local charity providing specialist hospice care alongside statutory service partners (GPs, District nursing etc) across West Sussex and East Surrey.

We provide care in communities across Surrey and Sussex which are richly diverse and we want to reflect that in everything we do. We celebrate and support difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe in the importance of what we do, share our values and want to be a part of an outstanding team building something important, we’d love to hear from you.

Our catering team play a vital role in our service delivery, providing high quality, personalised, nutritious meals to patients, families, staff and for a variety of events!

About You:
Are you a dedicated Chef that would value maintaining high standards and exceptional service? Would you find it rewarding to prepare a variety of meals to support individual needs and make a difference when it matters most?

We are seeking an organised, reliable and compassionate individual with strong knowledge of food safety and a willingness to develop and support our friendly team.

We would welcome applications from both experienced Chefs and those at the beginning of their careers who hold the relevant qualifications. This environment offers a diverse opportunity to utilise or develop creative cooking and baking skills with a variety of fundraising, staff and other events to cater for.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Kitchen Lead in the smooth running of the kitchen and delivery of hospice catering services
• Organise, prepare and present breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and refreshments for patients and their visitors
• Set out and communicate a daily work plan for yourself and the kitchen team
• Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety in all aspects of kitchen operations
• Provide supervision, coaching and assistance to Catering Assistants and Volunteer Kitchen Assistants and lead them by example, working collaboratively with your kitchen colleagues, IPU team and the wider hospice team

The Role:
This post is offered on a part time, permanent basis, working 30 hours per week, worked four shifts per week, with alternative weekends. Our shifts are 7.30am - 3.30pm. Our structured rota offers excellent work-life balance, providing consistent day shifts and every other weekend off, with enhancements paid for weekend working.

Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, and an opportunity to buy / sell annual leave days. Plus we offer a day off for volunteering & moving house.
• Generous Pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension.
• Life Assurance Scheme, Counselling Offering, and a range of discounts.
• Enhanced maternity and adoption pay.

How to Apply:
If you join St Catherine’s, you’ll be joining a supportive team all working towards a big ambition: a future where everyone approaching death and those who love and care for them can access compassionate, specialist palliative and end of life care. If that sounds like something you’d find fulfilling, please apply today.

For a full job description, please apply through our website. Please upload either your CV or the St Catherine’s Hospice application form where it asks you to upload your application form, there is no need to complete both.

If you don’t have a CV and would like to complete our application form, apply through our website.

Terms & Conditions:

• This role is subject to a Standard DBS check. By applying you are confirming you have read the Enhanced Check Privacy Policy for applicants and understand how DBS will process my personal data and the options available to me for submitting an application.
• Please ensure you have read our employee and recruitment privacy statement prior to applying for this role.
• Must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom, please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorships.
• Please note a requirement of all roles at St Catherine’s is to complete mandatory E-learning training and remain compliant with this throughout your employment.
• We understand that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be used to support some applications, whilst we do not discourage this, please ensure any documentation and applications submitted accurately and truthfully reflect your own experience and suitability for this role.
• Please note we operate an internal recruitment function and are not engaging agencies at this time.

Location: Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL

If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please email View email address on meeveem.com or give us a call on View phone number on meeveem.com.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer, committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace.