Assistant Chef

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Job Summary

St Teresa’s Hospice, Darlington, is seeking an Assistant Chef to join our hospice Catering & Establishment Team, the postholder will play a vital role in providing nutritious, freshly prepared meals for patients, visitors and staff.

The Assistant Chef will work as an integrated member of the hospice Catering & Establishment Team to provide high quality meals to guests, visitors and staff. Aspects of this work will include the preparation of meals from fresh ingredients, the management of stock, and working to a cleaning checklist.

Location: St Teresa’s Hospice, The Woodlands, Woodland Road, Darlington, DL3 7UA

Hours: We have 20 hours available to cover across the following shifts: Tuesday to Thursday 11am to 2pm and Saturday & Sunday 2pm to 6pm. We are happy to consider multiple post holders, please let us know how many hours and which shifts you are interested in on your application.

You will need to work flexibly outside of normal working hours on occasion, as required, to cover staff leave.

St Teresa’s Hospice Band 3: £25, 011.00 per annum, pro rata.

Important application info:

Successful applicants are required to provide a basic disclosure. Disclosure expense will be met by St Teresa’s Hospice. All posts are subject to a five-month probationary period.

The closing date for this job is: 25 October 2026 or as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this role.

Please be aware that we do not have a sponsor license, and are therefore only able to appoint candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job:

• To prepare and serve homemade nutritious meals to patients, families, staff and visitors.
• To ensure kitchen is compliant with food safety legislation.
• To work with other Kitchen Team members to assist in the development and preparation of special occasion menus.

Essential and desirable qualifications, skills and experience include:

• Basic/Level 1 Food Hygiene Certificate
• Knowledge of Health & Safety standards in a kitchen environment
• Professional experience in a busy environment, preparing and cooking meals from fresh ingredients; preferably in a catering environment
• Understanding the demands of Hospice care

For further details, please see the job description and person specification which is available from our website at https://darlingtonhospice.org.uk/work-with-us/

About Us:

Join an organisation where we all work together for a shared charitable goal, based in beautiful grounds, with a community feel and an inclusive culture.

Benefits of working for St T's include:

• Training and development opportunities
• Generous company annual leave, sick pay, and maternity/paternity/adoption pay entitlements
• Opportunities to attend and participate in fun and exciting fundraising and awareness events
• Workforce events, including long service awards
• Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling/CBT
• Discounted complementary therapies including acupuncture & massage
• Onsite Bistro
• Free eye tests for computer users
• Hospice-based staff are eligible for free annual flu jabs
• Free will-writing service via Octopus Legacy
• Discounted local leisure centre membership and eligibility for Blue Light discount card

Please contact HR for further details.

St Teresa’s Hospice complies with GDPR during the recruitment and selection process. For information on how we process your data, please see the NHS Jobs Privacy Notice and St Teresa’s Hospice Recruitment Privacy Notice.

St Teresa’s Hospice is a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to employing and retaining disabled people, and we encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

To apply:

You can download the application form at: https://darlingtonhospice.org.uk/work-with-us/

Please submit your completed application form via post or by hand to HR Dept, St Teresa’s Hospice, The Woodlands, Woodland Road, Darlington, DL3 7UA,or by email to [email protected]

For more information about the role, please contact the HR Office on 01325 254321.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £25,011.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person