# Assistant Chef## Job Introduction**Contract Type:** 6 months Temporary Contract**Hours of Work:**30 hours per week available, covering a 7 day rota**Shift Pattern:**07:00am to 15:00pm**Salary:**£12.73 per hour**Interview Date:** 17th September **The role:** This is a great opportunity for you to prepare nutritious, delicious meals for our ShireLiving residents putting a smile on their faces. Our ShireLiving or supported housing facilities provide people over 55 years old a safe, secure, and caring environment. This is a fantastic opportunity where you will become a key part of the team to deliver catering services to our residents. Chasewood, in Cannock has 63 apartments that may be single or double occupied. **Benefits:** In return, we offer you a rewarding opportunity within a supportive team of experienced mentors and peers, ensuring you thrive throughout your career.* Continuous professional development with training, coaching, and mentoring* Enhanced maternity, shared parental, and adoption leave* Free onsite parking* Paid Carer’s leave* You will have access to our comprehensive training platform* Access to a number of fantastic rewards including free and discounted tickets to popular destinations* Employer pension contributions up to 7%* Access to our discounts and cashback app Rainly from day one* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme* Access to our Long Service Award Scheme* Access to our Cycle to Work Scheme**What you will be doing:*** Preparing quality food* Managing kitchen operations* Tracking inventory* Ordering supplies* Cleaning and organising the food preparation area* Training new kitchen employees on standards and regulations* Have a friendly approach towards visitors and residents* Monitoring the kitchen area to ensure sanitation standards are maintained**About you:*** You will be someone who has the ability to create great food, that is well presented, full of flavour, balanced and nutritional* You will have experience of ordering supplies and carrying out stock takes* You will be someone who would embrace processes and procedures along with adding in a good measure of your creativity* You will be open to new ideas and thinking out of the box We’re one of the West Midlands’ largest housing and care providers, with over 33,000 homes and a bold vision for the future. We create places people are proud to call home. The way we work is shaped by three simple behaviours:* Own it – make it happen* Improve it - move things forward.* Live it – show understanding and compassionWe’re building something special and need talented people to help lead the way. There’s never been a better time to join us and make a real difference. **Our** **Inclusive** **Culture:** The Wrekin Housing Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees. We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, so creating a culture which is inclusive isn’t only the right thing to do, but is crucial to the success of any organisation. All of our employee networks make a positive contribution to how we are able to support all of our staff and includes networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, heritage and culture and our allies’ network. **Next Steps:** **To apply for this role, please submit an application.****Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check.****Location:**The Longford Centre, CannockThe following content displays a map of the job's location.| OpenStreetMap contributors### Assistant Chef* **Salary** £19913.24* **Frequency** Annual* **Job Reference** wrekinhousinggroup/TP/751/289* **Contract Type** Full Time / Fixed Term* **Closing Date** 10 September, 2025* **Job Category** Catering* **Business Unit** Shireliving* **Location** The Longford Centre, United Kingdom* **Posted on** 27 August, 2025
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