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Community Chef

Sufra NW London
Stonebridge, London

Posted: 16 Apr 2024

Deadline: 17 May 2024

Compensation: £15 per hour - 24 hours per week

Living Wage employer

Paid Part-time Fixed term / contract

Job description

About Sufra 

Sufra is a charity in North West London that prevents hunger, fights poverty and builds community. With the help of our volunteers and partners, we coordinate a network of food banks, kitchens, a community shop and café. These act as a gateway for guests to access more holistic support – including welfare advice, asylum support and our award-winning community garden. We aim to work with our guests to find solutions to their challenges together, whilst campaigning against the causes of hunger and poverty.

About the role

We are looking to recruit a Community Chef to work alongside our brilliant kitchen volunteers, and with our Head Chef. This candidate will be supporting preparation of lunch in the Community Café for approx. 40 covers, and dinner in the Community Kitchens at Bridge Park Leisure Centre on Mondays and Tuesdays for around 100 covers. The Sunday shift includes working alongside volunteers to pre-prepare ready meals ready for distribution. The role could also include working on a rotational basis at Sufra’s network of Community Kitchens around the borough, supporting the Community Chef in providing a varied and nutritious food offer.

It is not essential that the candidate has any formal cooking qualifications. This role will include training in both catering, working alongside volunteers and food preparation and hygiene. It is not essential for the applicant to have experience working in the voluntary sector; we place more importance on the skills that you can demonstrate, rather than qualifications or sector specific experience. We are looking for someone enthusiastic about the community work that we are doing, and with a willingness to learn.

We would encourage applications from local residents, with knowledge of the London Borough of Brent.

This is an immensely rewarding role working in a dynamic charity built on an ethos of sharing, hospitality and inclusivity. We are looking for an exceptionally committed individual who is willing to go the extra mile and has flexibility to work evenings or weekends when required. Through your activities, you will be able to convey the charity’s passion and commitment to supporting vulnerable people and demonstrate the impact of our interventions in transforming the lives of beneficiaries.

Application information

To apply for this role, please submit the following by email to admin@sufra-nwlondon.org.uk:

1. A CV and Covering Letter (no more than 2 sides).

2. A completed Equal Opportunities Form, which can be found here: bit.ly/EqOpForm

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