Community chef jobs

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Chef to join our dedicated team at Lister House. In this rewarding role, you’ll prepare nutritious, delicious and high-quality meals that make a real difference in the lives of our residents.

The role offers 37.5 hours per week with a 5-day rota, covering 7 days a week, including weekends and bank holidays.

Please note that we are currently only able to consider applications from candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor visas.

Key responsibilities of the role:

- Work with Head chef to deliver the catering services within the care home
- Prepare food for residents according to nutrition, hydration, and dietary guidelines
- Maintain a high standard of food provision and service to the residents, staff and visitors
- Monitor inventory levels and order supplies as needed
- Ensure all health and safety records and monitoring adhere to statutory requirements

You will be educated to NVQ Level 2 Preparation and Cooking or equivalent and willing to work toward NVQ Level 3. An intermediary food hygiene certificate is required. In addition, you will have excellent communication skills. Previous experience of maintaining standards within a catering department according to Health & Safety and Food Safety Act and good IT skills are essential.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

Employee benefits include:

- 22 days’ paid holiday plus bank holidays, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%, subject to eligibility
- Additional rates for nights, bank holidays and overtime
- Flexible hours to suit your needs
- Affordable and quality meals at reduced cost
- Free on-site parking
- Free enhanced DBS check
- Uniform provided at no cost
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Exclusive retailer discounts on popular brands
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives

Lister House is one of six care homes, set in the historic city of Ripon, North Yorkshire. A place where ex-servicemen and women and their spouses can feel completely at home, providing care for those who have served in the Armed Forces and their dependants. We offer Nursing Care, Residential Care, Dementia Care, and Day Care. The home also features a chapel and is supported by a dedicated team. As part of our award-winning team, you will receive full support with training and personal development.

For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

We are looking for a motivated Kitchen Assistant to join our dedicated team at Lister House in Ripon, to provide high-quality and nutritious food to our residents in the Care Home. You’ll assist our Chef in creating maintain a safe, clean and welcoming environment by carrying out a range of housekeeping task to exceptional standards.

This a full-time role, working 35 hours per week (including evenings, weekends and bank holidays). Working 5 shifts over 7 days.

Please note that we are currently only able to consider applications from candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor visas at this time.

Key responsibilities:

- Assist the Chef with food preparation and baking
- Maintain a hygienic kitchen environment by ensuring all cookware and utensils are cleaned and dried according to required standards
- Be responsible for your own and others’ health and safety, ensuring the removal of waste including any potential hazards or faulty equipment
- Provide excellent care and develop good relations with our residents to enhance their overall experience

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

Employee benefits include:

- 22 days’ paid holiday per year plus bank holidays, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%, subject to eligibility
- Additional rates for nights, bank holidays and overtime
- Flexible hours to suit your needs
- Affordable and quality meals at reduced cost
- Free on-site parking
- Free enhanced DBS check
- Uniform provided at no cost
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Exclusive retailer discounts on popular brands
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives

Lister House is one of six care homes, set in the historic city of Ripon, North Yorkshire. A place where ex-servicemen and women and their spouses can feel completely at home, providing care for those who have served in the Armed Forces and their dependants. We offer Nursing Care, Residential Care, Dementia Care, and Day Care. The home also features a chapel and is supported by a dedicated team. As part of our award-winning team, you will receive full support with training and personal development.

For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics and aim to operate an inclusive recruitment process.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

About Migrateful

Migrateful is an award-winning social enterprise and registered charity founded in 2017. Our mission is to support refugees and migrants facing barriers to employment and integration in the UK by offering training, paid work, and a supportive community.

Our chefs come from diverse backgrounds, often shaped by displacement, modern slavery, or gender-based violence. Through our programme, they train to lead cookery classes for the public and corporate groups, helping them build confidence, improve English skills, and gain meaningful work experience.

Since 2017, we’ve supported over 110 chefs to deliver 5,000+ classes to 55,000 participants—creating more than 30,000 hours of purposeful employment and community connection.

About the Role

The Operations Support Officer plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of Migrateful’s cookery classes and the overall effectiveness of our operations. 

A key deliverable of this role is also overseeing our invoicing processes. You’ll be responsible for performing bi-weekly checks, ensuring timely and accurate payments to cookery class hosts (Facilitators) and cookery class teachers (Chefs), and supporting improvements that help us better track the real cost of our classes. Your work will directly impact the financial clarity and efficiency of our operations, making this a crucial responsibility within the team.

You’ll also play the important role of supporting Facilitators by creating practical guides, coordinating training and skills-sharing sessions, gathering feedback, and maintaining up-to-date documentation such as health and safety records. 

Alongside this, you’ll help manage other key areas of Operations like responding to customer and volunteer queries, coordinating volunteers for public and corporate classes, and supporting process improvements around our use of Salesforce.

This role would suit someone who is proactive, organised, and comfortable juggling a variety of tasks. You’ll need to be confident working with systems, have a good eye for detail, and thrive on improving how things work.

Person specification

Essential

• Experience working in an operations, administrative or coordination role 

• Good attention to detail particularly in handling data, documents and financial information

• Confident engaging with a wide range of people from staff, freelancers and customers

• Ability to work independently and proactively, using initiative to troubleshoot and resolve issues

• Confident user of IT systems, particularly Google Workspace and CRM software (e.g., Salesforce)

• Willingness to undertake reasonable responsibilities beyond the scope of the job description

Desirable

• Experience creating, updating, and maintaining user guides and training materials

• Willingness to provide occasional out-of-hours support.

• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene procedures, or possession of a relevant qualification (e.g. Level 2 Food Hygiene)

Key Responsibilities

Invoicing

• Perform bi-weekly invoice checks and capture these on SalesForce

• Support the continuous improvement of invoicing systems to enhance cost reporting and financial accuracy

Support Cookery Class Hosts (Facilitators) 

• Coordinate the recruitment and onboarding of new Facilitators

• Regularly update and improve Facilitator user guides and training materials

• Maintain regular communication with Facilitators, including announcements and process updates

• Carry out in-class observations and provide constructive feedback to Facilitators

• Provide out-of-hours remote support for Facilitators

• Share and implement improvements based on Facilitator feedback and survey results

Volunteer Coordination

• Respond to volunteer queries and troubleshoot the Volunteer Portal

• Ensure adequate volunteer coverage for all cookery classes

General Operations Administration

• Maintain up-to-date operational records (e.g. DBS checks, risk assessments, food hygiene certificates)

• Complete ad hoc administrative tasks (e.g. equipment inventories, printing and laminating recipes)

• Support the implementation of operational policies across venues and staff
   

Cover and Additional Support

• Occasional out of hours support to facilitators

• Provide cover for the Venue Coordinator during annual leave ensuring::

  • Food orders are placed for classes and demos

  • Store food items in line with food safety standards

  • Respond to customer queries via the general hello@ mailbox

Systems and Process Improvement

• Contribute to the improvement of internal systems and processes, including support for Salesforce streamlining

• Office based admin e.g. purchasing office supplies, tracking equipment

• Support with onboarding and off boarding of staff members