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Senior Sous Chef

Church of England

Lambeth (On-site)

Up to £50402 per annum

Full-time

Permanent

Faith-based

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Job description

A Senior Sous Chef position is needed to assist the Executive head chef in the everyday running and organising of the kitchen and to line manage assistant chefs and kitchen porters. Menu planning, food ordering, stock control, and event delivery.

This role is a fixed-term contract for one year.

Responsibilities

Ensure that all the Lambeth Palace kitchen team are fully trained in the food safety management systems and procedures, implemented by the Executive Head Chef.
Work under and closely with the Executive Head Chef to ensure that all statutory legislation is adhered to by ensuring that standards and controls for Health & Safety, food hygiene, risk assessments, COSHH, manual handling are carried out as per current legislation.
To ensure that the agreed standards of food preparation and presentation are always supervised and adhered to.
To maintain Lambeth Palace's five star 'Scores on the Doors' council rating.
Maintain and develop a positive and collaborative relationship with all colleagues, giving direction when necessary.
Ensure that kitchen timesheets are completed and submitted in a timely manner.
Working within the HSE guidelines, the Senior Sous Chef will support the Executive Head Chef to ensure allergen training is provided to all hospitality staff.
To ensure that food waste is minimised and Lambeth Palace's sustainability targets are met reducing our environmental impact.
To deputise for the Executive Head Chef in their absence.
Working with the Executive Head Chef on menu development, to plan nutritious and varied seasonal menus, taking into account special dietary requirements and the seasons of the Church.
Ensure that kitchen stock levels are maintained, rotated where appropriate, and that any need for replenishment is identified.
Maintain kitchen equipment inventories, and reporting shortages, damage or required replacements in a timely manner.
To conduct daily briefings with any additional or agency kitchen staff, ensuring they understand what is required of them, as well as the desired quality and production output for the day.
To work closely with the wider Lambeth Palace hospitality team to ensure that we remain competitive and in line with current trends.

Essential

Qualifications/Skills

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Food hygiene management experience (COSHH, HACCP).
Allergen Training

Knowledge/Experience

Considerable experience operating different sections within the kitchen including pastry & baking.
Experience in delivering fine-dining and banqueting catering.

Skills & Abilities

A 'can-do' attitude and an aptitude for solving problems as they arise.
Ability to remain calm under pressure.
Demonstrable experience cooking a mixture of 'high-end' à la carte food and home cooking, as required.
Considerable experience with catering for events up to 500 guests.
Experience of baking to a high standard.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Self-motivated with the ability to motivate others.
A confident, helpful personality and professional representative for Lambeth Palace.
A keen eye for detail and anticipating other people's needs.

Personal Attributes

Able to work flexibly, particularly evenings and occasional weekends.
A sympathy with and interest in the Archbishop of Canterbury's ministry.
Ability to support a culture of pride, ownership and desire to exceed expectation.
Ability to foster a culture of flexibility.
Ability to respond quickly and positively to changing requirements whether within the department or outside in order to meet demands and guest service needs.
Discreet with the awareness and emotional intelligence to adapt working style and approach in different situations.
This post is subject to a basic DBS check.

Desirable

Skills/Aptitudes

The post holder should have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office for day-to-day office administration.
First Aid qualification

Closing date for applications is 01 July 2026, 23:55 pm

Organisation

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Registered Charity

101 - 500

The Church of England’s vocation is and always has been to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ afresh in each generation to the people of England.

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Posted on: 16 June 2026

Closing date: 01 July 2026 at 23:30

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Senior Finance Business Partner

Shelter

Remote

£57,785 per year

Full-time

Contract (10-months fixed term contract)

Housing and Homelessness

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Job description

Are you a qualified finance professional who enjoys working in partnership with others to turn financial insight into better decisions? Join Shelter as a Senior Finance Business Partner and play a key role in supporting our directorates to plan, prioritise and deliver work that helps end the housing emergency.

About the role

This role will be leading in the financial business partnering needs of our Income Generation directorate.

Among your responsibilities will be the need to align financial plans to operational and strategic plans and make sure they’re clearly understood by Business Units. Seeing that each Unit is provided with a channel of effective, two-way communication with Finance will be important too. And, when it comes to seeing that they receive regular relevant and useful financial insight and analysis, again, we’ll count on you to deliver. You’ll be working within a great finance department to achieve this, who work as a team of experts to safeguard resources and support decision making across Shelter. We strive to ensure Shelter is financially sustainable in order to achieve our vision of a home for everyone.

Role specifics

We’re looking for a qualified accountant who is confident working with colleagues across an organisation and able to explain financial information clearly to non-finance audiences. You’ll have experience assessing financial risk and producing clear, insightful analysis to support good decision-making. With strong attention to detail, excellent numeracy and solid Excel skills, you’ll be comfortable managing your time, meeting deadlines and reprioritising when needed. Experience of charity finance and working with fundraising teams would be an advantage.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team

Shelter’s Finance Team sits within the Strategy Enablement Directorate, which also includes HR Operations, Technology and Data, and Governance, Planning and Property. The Finance Team consists of 32 people led by the Assistant Director of Finance.

This role sits within the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Team. FP&A produces financial reports and analysis, provides expert advice, and enables collaboration to support effective decision making throughout the charity.

How to Apply

Please click ‘Apply for Job’. You are required to submit your work history and a supporting statement. The supporting statement should include your responses to the points in the ‘About You’ section of the job description of no more than 350 words each.

Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below in your responses:

We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset

Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

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