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[Parttime] Food Service Assistant at The Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:00:02 +0100

Food Service Assistant

Scarborough - Plaxton Court

£13.47 per hour

Permanent, Part Time (20 hours per week)

*Please note that we do not currently offer any Tier 2 sponsorship*

We are seeking a friendly, reliable and organised individual to join the Plaxton Court kitchen team. Set in an extra care community which consists of self-contained properties with residents who can choose whether to eat in the restaurant, in their own homes or elsewhere, Plaxton Court restaurant offers a multi choice, varied menu. This vibrant restaurant is open to residents and the public 7 days a week for lunches and for booking parties and events.

About the role

In this hands-on role, you’ll play an important part in ensuring our residents and customers receive a welcoming and efficient food service. You’ll serve food, clear and tidy dining areas, and help keep the kitchen clean and organised throughout each service.

You’ll also collect trays, crockery and cutlery, ensuring everything is thoroughly cleaned, dried and returned to the correct storage areas. Alongside this, you’ll support the kitchen team with basic food preparation and help maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and compliance.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have relevant customer service experience gained within a commercial catering environment, along with a good understanding of food hygiene and food safety regulations. You’ll be comfortable working as part of a team and have strong interpersonal and communication skills. Friendly, helpful and approachable, you’ll be committed to providing a great service and maintaining high standards throughout your work.

Our core priority

JRHT strives to be a housing association that is sustainable and engaging, providing high quality and continuously improving services and decent affordable homes in well managed communities prioritising those in greatest need.

How to apply

To apply, please complete the online application.

Closing date for applications is 2nd November 2026

Interviews will take place week commencing 2nd November 2026

Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing on an on-going basis and reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received.

Additional Information

We are a values driven organisation and our values drive our behaviours. We’re at our best when we’re continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference – and we hope others will do the same. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace, where all colleagues can be themselves.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.

As part of our commitment to equity and specifically anti-racism, we operate an anonymised recruitment process so that bias is eliminated from the shortlisting process.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

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[Parttime] Cook at South Yorkshire Housing Association

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:43:46 +0100

Cook

Sheffield

£25,977 per annum, pro rata

Permanent – Part Time 18 hours (shift based)

Closing Date: Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at midnight

Interview Date: Tuesday, 3 November 2026

The Lister Project is a warm and inviting home for customers who have enduring mental health issues. Customers have the independence, security and privacy of their own home, with all support needed during their recovery.

The Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a cook to work within a caring, friendly team, with wonderful residents within a care home setting. For our perfect candidate we are offering the following:

Our wider benefits:

Salary – 2B £25,977 per annum, pro rata
Working hours – 18 hours per week on a two-week rolling rota
Generous holiday entitlement – 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata.
5% pension contribution
Excellent flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share.
Excellent benefits including:
- SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts. Plus, advice and resources on health eating, financial wellbeing, exercise and mastering your mental health
- Westfield Health (employer paid)
- Counselling
- Discounted Gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you

Responsibilities will include:

To prepare, cook and serve healthy nutritious food - Lunch and Dinner for up to 25 residents.
To order goods to be used in the kitchen and to operate the stock control.
To work in accordance with and maintain health and safety procedures.
To clean all areas of the kitchen and assist in domestic chores.
To liaise with the other cook and Registered Manager to ensure a coordinated approach is maintained.
To involve residents in menu choices and the preparation of food where appropriate.

Who we are:

At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.

Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways – from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.

Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience.

At SYHA, we value the incredible contribution and talent that people with disabilities can and do bring to our workplace and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. As part of our commitments, we will ensure that disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

To be considered under the scheme, disabled applicants must disclose their disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) on the Equal Opportunities section of the job application.

SYHA does not hold a sponsorship license and are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

For the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 this is an excluded job.

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