Chef

Job Title: Chef
Ref: C463
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37-hours per week with hours worked flexibly over a 7-day week
Shift pattern: Shifts are organised and agreed in advanced; 7am–3pm, 8am–4pm, 9am–5pm, 1pm–9pm
Salary: £31,064 per annum
Location: Penny Brohn UK National Centre on the outskirts of Bristol

About Us

Penny Brohn UK is the cancer health and wellbeing charity. We help people feel better in mind, body and spirit by offering support through our team of cancer support experts (which includes doctors, nutritionists, counsellors and exercise therapists) both online and in person at our National Centre in Pill.

By making our services freely available, our aim is for all people with cancer to be able to access the high-quality support they need.

About the role

We are delighted to be recruiting a Chef on a 37-hour per week contract and are seeking an experienced individual who can work as part of a team as well as independently in our kitchen.

Alongside our client work, the Penny Brohn UK National Centre operates as a hospitality venue, therefore, the successful candidate will be required to prepare a diverse and fresh range of nutritious meals for clients, staff, visitors and commercial guests.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and deliver healthy balanced meals aligned with nutrition guidelines to meet the needs of Penny Brohn UK’s cancer clients as they attend in-person services at the National Centre.
• Support fundraising events and all other catering requests.
• Maintain excellent food hygiene and kitchen cleanliness.
• Assist and support with stock, ordering, and overall kitchen organisation.
• Work alongside other members of the kitchen team as well as working alone when required.

About You

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a calm, supportive environment and can confidently manage kitchen operations when working solo.

Candidates should have proven experience as a Chef in a similar setting with the ability to work independently.  They will have a Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate and experience and knowledge of working with dietary requirements and allergies.  Candidates will be available to work flexibly across weekdays, evening and weekends.

In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:

• 30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Beautiful workspace in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of Bristol with free onsite parking
• Enhanced sick pay after six month’s service
• Auto enrolment into the Penny Brohn UK pension scheme
• Free Life Assurance
• Family friendly policies with enhanced maternity and paternity leave after one year of service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to subsidised wellbeing at the Penny Brohn UK National Centre

Timetable for appointment

Closing date: Friday 28 August at 9am.
Interview date: Thursday, 3 September, at the Penny Brohn UK National Centre in Pill.
Start date: ASAP, to be agreed with the successful candidate.

Thank you for considering Penny Brohn UK, we look forward to hearing from you!

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

At Penny Brohn UK, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation. We are proactively taking action to support EDI and Wellbeing to support our ethos of creating a diverse culture that is reflective of both our employees and the lived experience of all communities touched by cancer.

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

No agencies please.