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VALUES & CULTURE Our team really is something special. Our people are gold. Our people come from all different walks of life, and it’s this mix of brilliant personalities, experiences and insights that gives us that warm, open and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are, there are five things we’ve all got in common, and they are the Waverley Abbey values. Our values are the key to what makes our culture so unique; they’re a reflection of who each of us are and they’re embedded in everything we do. OUR VALUES Integrity Compassion Selflessness Transformational Celebration SO WE EMPLOY AUTHENTIC, SELFLESS, COMPASSIONATE, TRANSFORMATIONAL AND FUN PEOPLE!
JOB TITLE: Chef de Partie REPORTING TO: Head Chef HOURS: 40 hours per week. JOB TYPE: Full time — Permanent SALARY: £26,000–£28,000 PER ANNUM JOB PURPOSE We’re looking for a Chef de Partie to join our kitchen team at Waverley Abbey. Set in beautiful surroundings just outside Farnham, our kitchen serves everything from relaxed café food to weddings, events and special gatherings. It’s a varied role in a busy, friendly kitchen where good food, thoughtful hospitality and doing things well really matter. You’ll work closely with our Head Chef and the wider team, preparing fresh food, helping deliver events and services, and playing your part in creating the kind of experience our guests remember. You don’t need to know everything already. We’re looking for someone with some professional kitchen experience, solid basic skills, a good eye for detail and, above all, a positive attitude and appetite to learn.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING > Preparing and cooking fresh food for our café, weddings, functions and events.
> Supporting the Head Chef and wider kitchen team across day to-day service and special events.
> Maintaining high standards of presentation, consistency and attention to detail.
> Working confidently and calmly during busy services.
> Following our food safety, hygiene and kitchen procedures.
> Keeping your section organised, clean and ready for service.
> Being a positive, reliable member of a close-knit hospitality team.
ABOUT YOU You’ll probably have worked as a Commis Chef, Chef de Partie or in a similar professional kitchen role. More important than a perfect CV is the way you work: you care about food, notice the details and want to keep learning. Previous experience in a professional kitchen.
> Good core culinary skills and a willingness to develop them further.
> Able to organise your work and use your initiative during busy periods.
> A team player who communicates well and enjoys working with others.
> Food safety and hygiene training/certification.
WHY WAVERLEY ABBEY? Waverley Abbey is a little different. We’re building a place where people can encounter God, be equipped and leave ready to make a difference in the world — and hospitality is a big part of how that welcome is experienced. We want Waverley Abbey to be the kind of workplace where people enjoy doing excellent work together, contribute ideas, grow their skills and have fun along the way.
A FEW OF THE BENEFITS > Excellent annual leave and a wider staff benefits package.
> Training and development to help you grow in your role.
> Staff discounts on food, drink, events and selected venue hire.
> A complimentary birthday day off in addition to contractual holiday entitlement.
> Opportunities to make use of Waverley Abbey retreats and wellbeing resources. I
NTERESTED? If you enjoy great food, care about hospitality and would like to be part of a team creating something special at Waverley Abbey, we’d love to hear from you. MAIN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT Type of contract Full time — shift pattern Salary £26,000–£28,000 PER ANNUM Hours of work 40 hours per week. Place of work Waverley Abbey House, Farnham.
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Part-Time Training Kitchen Chef
Hours: Part-Time, 3–4 days per week MON - FRI (Term Time Only)
Salary: £30-34K per annum pro rata, dependant on experience
CareTrade is a non-profit organisation that supports young autistic adults to develop the skills, confidence and experience they need to access meaningful employment. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to achieve their potential, and we are passionate about creating supportive, inclusive learning environments.
Due to the growth of our training programmes, we are looking for a Part-Time Training Kitchen Chef to join our friendly team. Working alongside our existing Chef, you will help deliver practical catering and hospitality training to our students in our purpose-built training kitchen.
This is a rewarding role for someone who enjoys sharing their skills, mentoring others and making a real difference in people's lives.
About the Role
As a Training Kitchen Chef, you will:
- Support and assist students as they develop practical cooking and catering skills within our training kitchen.
- Work collaboratively with our existing Chef, Kitchen & Café Manager and wider CareTrade team.
- Lead and facilitate the training kitchen independently when required.
- Promote independence, confidence and employability skills through practical learning experiences.
- Deliver high-quality educational support in line with CareTrade's policies, procedures and values.
- Maintain high standards of food hygiene, health and safety and kitchen organisation.
- Support students to work safely, effectively and as part of a team.
- Occasionally provide cover within our on-site café when required.
About You
We're looking for someone who:
- Has professional experience working as a chef.
- Is passionate about developing others and enjoys teaching or mentoring.
- Is patient, encouraging and committed to helping young people succeed.
- Can work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
- Has excellent organisational and communication skills.
- Holds (or is willing to obtain) relevant food hygiene certification.
- Shares our commitment to inclusion, equality and person-centred support.
Experience of working with autistic people or individuals with additional needs is welcomed but not essential. We value the right attitude, empathy and willingness to learn, and full support will be provided.
CareTrade is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff, volunteers, and partners to share this commitment. All roles are subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check (with barred list where applicable), references, verification of identity and qualifications, and proportionate online checks of publicly available information as part of the shortlisting process.
At CareTrade, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities including any support available via Access to Work if needed.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will do our best to support you.
Company Benefits
We offer a range of benefits designed to support our employees’ wellbeing, development and work-life balance:
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Workplace pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Training and professional development opportunities
- A friendly and supportive team, with regular staff wellbeing activities
How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter outlining why you would like to join CareTrade and how your experience meets the requirements of the role.
Due to the anticipated volume of applications, we regret that we will not be able to respond individually to every applicant. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of applying, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. We sincerely thank you for your interest in joining CareTrade.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Supporting autistic and neurodiverse adults into employment
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Help lead the next chapter of an award-winning, volunteer-powered environmental charity
As we celebrate our 10-year anniversary, Shrewsbury Food Hub is looking for an inclusive, practical and strategically minded Executive Director to lead us through the next phase of our development.
We have a simple vision: a community where food is valued and not wasted.
Founded in 2016, we rescue surplus food seven days a week from local suppliers and redistribute it through charities, community groups, schools and Foodshares. In the year to March 2026 alone, we rescued more than 270 tonnes of food, with our work reaching an estimated 4,000 people every week across Shrewsbury and the surrounding area.
We have also developed a growing programme of community cooking, bringing people together to build skills and confidence, share food and strengthen community – while ensuring that good food does not go to waste.
The opportunity
Shrewsbury Food Hub has grown significantly over the past decade. Our next Executive Director will help us build on that success while strengthening the foundations beneath it.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead an established and much-loved local charity through a period of organisational development: bringing greater clarity, focus, structure and resilience while protecting the energy, relationships and community spirit that make the Hub special.
The Board is committed to focusing increasingly on governance and delegating day-to-day leadership and management to the Executive Director. You will have the authority and responsibility to lead the organisation, work closely with our Senior Leadership Team and create the conditions in which staff and volunteers can perform at their best.
This is not a figurehead role. We need an Executive Director who can see the bigger picture, make difficult choices and turn strategy into practical action – someone equally comfortable around the Board table and spending time with the staff, volunteers and partners who make our work possible.
This role is largely based in Shrewsbury, with some home working possible. This is a strongly place-based role requiring a regular and visible on-site presence.
What you will lead
Working with the Board, staff, volunteers and partners, you will:
- Lead the development and delivery of a clear, focused and financially sustainable strategy.
- Strengthen our structures, systems, processes and ways of working, leading organisational change with clarity and sensitivity.
- Provide overall leadership for safe, reliable and effective operations and organisational risk.
- Build an inclusive, enabling and accountable culture, supporting and developing our Senior Leadership Team and wider community of staff and volunteers.
- Oversee financial sustainability and the development of a strong, balanced income base.
- Build trusted relationships with funders, suppliers, businesses, local authorities and community partners, acting as a visible and credible ambassador for the Hub.
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Who are we looking for?
You will bring successful senior leadership experience from a charity, social enterprise, public service or other purpose-led organisation, together with experience of shaping strategy, leading change and turning plans into results.
You will be financially astute, pragmatic and comfortable creating clarity in a busy organisation. Above all, you will be a genuine people leader: emotionally intelligent, approachable and able to build trust across a diverse community of staff, volunteers, trustees, founders and partners.
We don't expect our new Executive Director to be a specialist in everything. You may bring particular depth in operational and organisational leadership or in income generation, fundraising and external development. What matters is that you have credible experience of the other and the leadership ability to bring different expertise together.
Previous Executive Director experience is welcome, but is not essential.
Our values
We want our new Executive Director to share our commitment to reducing food waste and strengthening our community, and to lead in a way that reflects our values:
Passion – Accountability – Inclusiveness – Integrity – Caring – Resilience
These values shape not only what we do, but how we work together. We are looking for a leader who enables others to succeed, listens to different perspectives, acts with integrity and empathy, and remains purposeful and constructive through change.
Our ambitions remain firmly rooted in place. We believe there is significant potential to deepen our environmental and social impact across Shrewsbury and Shropshire, rather than becoming a national organisation.
How to apply:
Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than three pages, outlining your suitability for the role, by 5pm on Friday 25 September 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to visit Shrewsbury Food Hub on Monday 5 October 2026, providing an opportunity to meet the team, see the Hub in action and gain a deeper understanding of the organisation ahead of formal interviews.
Shrewsbury Food Hub values the strength that comes from different experiences and perspectives. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and are committed to a fair and accessible recruitment process.
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Please look at the Person Specification before applying and make sure that your cover letter outlines your skills and experience in relation to the requirements listed there.
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