Kitchen Supervisor / Cook

£23,119 per year for 30 hours a week (pro rata for job share) · core hours 10.00am 2.30pm, Tuesday to Saturday

The Stable Café is a welcoming community café and centre run by Christchurch, Newmarket, CB8 8NA. We serve good-value refreshments and wholesome lunches, host community activities, and have a safe play space that's popular with parents and small children. We hold a 5-star food hygiene rating and are proud of it.

The role

You will lead the café kitchen, working with our Centre Manager and Management Committee to develop the vision for The Stable and grow the café as a community resource.

You will:

• create an attractive, good-value menu while keeping food waste low
• run the kitchen day to day, including cleaning and maintaining equipment (including the weekly fryer clean)
• be responsible for the day-to-day supervision, training and development of our Kitchen Assistant and café volunteers
• keep our 5-star food hygiene rating, with health and safety records up to date
• manage stock, the EPOS till and end-of-day cashing up
• cater for events and regular community activities at the Centre

About you

You will need:

• proven experience in a busy catering kitchen, including using fryers and ovens
• a sound knowledge of kitchen and food production processes, and good multitasking skills
• experience of working in a team, ideally in a supervisory role
• a sound understanding of health and safety law and record keeping
• the ability to work to tight timescales with a positive, can-do outlook
• a Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification

It would be great if you also have:

• experience supervising a community café kitchen,
• baking or pastry skills,
• a Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification
• experience of an EPOS system.

Job shares welcome

We welcome applications for the whole role or as a job share. You can apply for the hours that suit you, part of the role or all of it. Hours do not need to be split equally, and the split of hours and days will be agreed to suit the needs of The Stable.

For a job share, up to 32 combined contracted hours are available (£24,660 per year for 32 hours) to allow time for handover and good communication. Salaries are pro rata to the hours worked. Every applicant will be assessed fairly against the same job requirements.

Terms

• You will be employed by Christchurch, Newmarket.
• 5.6 weeks' paid annual leave a year, including bank holidays (pro rata to your hours).
• The Stable closes over Christmas and New Year. As part of your annual leave entitlement, you will be required to reserve sufficient annual leave to cover your normal contracted working hours which fall during The Stable's Christmas and New Year closure. The exact closure dates will be confirmed to you in advance each year.
• Flexibility is part of working in a small team. The role includes undertaking any other duties that you can reasonably and safely perform in order to support the efficient running of The Stable and its café, including helping cover when colleagues are absent.
• Overtime may be available, for example catering for events as the business grows.
• A contributory pension scheme, with auto-enrolment for eligible employees.
• Appointment is subject to references, a DBS check and a three-month probationary period.
• You will be expected to respect and support the values, ethos and charitable aims of the Church and the Centre.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to equal opportunities.

How to apply

For a full job description, or for an informal chat about the role, please contact Abby at [email protected].

To apply, email your CV and a short covering letter. If you are applying as a job share, please tell us your minimum and ideal weekly hours, and which days you are available to work.

Closing date: Wednesday 28 October 2026

Interviews: Thursday 5 November 2026

Pay: £23,119.00 per year

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Application question(s):

• Would you like to be considered for the whole role or part of the hours?
• If part of the hours, what are your minimum and ideal weekly hours?
• Which days are you available to work?

Work Location: In person