Casual Chef
Location: Liverpool
Salary: £13.95 per hour
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time
Advertising End Date: 13th March 2026
About The Role
Looking for a kitchen role that’s more than just cooking?
The Brink Café in Liverpool city centre is on the hunt for a talented Casual Chef to whip up fresh, healthy, homemade food for our café and special events. Work Saturdays, with occasional weekday cover and ad hoc evenings, perfect for chefs who love variety and creativity.
At The Brink, you’ll be part of a unique, award-winning dry café bar that’s a safe, welcoming space for the Recovery Community while serving the general public. It’s a place where food, creativity, and community come together, and where your skills can make a real difference.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Prep, cook, and serve delicious café dishes and event menus
* Work independently in the kitchen while maintaining high standards
* Support volunteers and share your kitchen know-how
* Keep the kitchen spotless, cleaning, stock rotation, and HACCP records
* Assist with ordering, stock management, and menu improvements
* Collaborate with the front-of-house team to ensure smooth service
* Promote The Brink’s services, events, and wellbeing activities
Please note this is a casual contract – no set working hours or working pattern. This is a 0-hour position, with work offered as and when needed to cover staff annual leave, sickness, and events. Please also note that availability to work every Saturday is required as part of this role.
About You
* Experienced in kitchen operations and food hygiene
* Highly organised with great timekeeping
* Confident cooking solo and supervising volunteers
* Passionate about fresh, healthy food and great customer experiences
* Flexible to work weekends, evenings, and special events
The Brink is Liverpool’s first award-winning dry café bar, offering a vibrant, supportive, and unique environment. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, influence the menu, and contribute to a space that supports both recovery and wellbeing. It’s more than just a café, it’s a hub where food, community, and creativity meet.
If you’re ready to cook, inspire, and be part of something truly different, we want to hear from you!
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits
* Flexible working
* Training and development opportunities
* Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
* Season Ticket Loan Scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Crisis Loan Scheme
* Electric Car Scheme
* 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
* Access to Blue Light Card
* 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
* Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
* Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
* Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Diversity at Forward Trust
The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with ‘Lived Experience’ of addiction, offending, or homelessness.
When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.
We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.
Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work
Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.
If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the ‘Eligibility to Work in the UK’ requirements.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application