{"id":3821375,"url":"https://alion.io/job/sanctuary-chef-8","title":"Chef","company":{"id":1880496,"name":"Sanctuary","domain":"sanctuary.co.uk","url":"https://alion.io/company/sanctuary-co-uk","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":96,"open_postings":17,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.353,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":17,"computed_at":"2026-11-07T05:47:08Z"}},"role":"Hospitality","role_family":"Hospitality","seniority":"head","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Plymouth, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-08T02:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-08","last_verified_at":"2026-11-07T04:56:52Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":30,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":30},"description":"Proud to be not-for-profit, at Sanctuary Care we provide high quality care homes where people are looked after with the utmost dignity and respect. At the very heart of everything we do is our mission to go beyond the standard expectation of providing great care, by doing everything we can to enrich the lives of the residents we are privileged to care for, their loved ones and as importantly, our dedicated and valued staff.\n\nAssistant Chef\nFurzehatt Residential and Nursing Home, 59 Furzehatt Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon\n£13.96 per hour\nFlexible contract options available: 20 or 40 hours per week\nChoose from a full-time 40-hour contract or one of two 20-hour contracts, with set shift patterns so you can plan your time in advance.\nYou'll work 7am to 6pm, with no split shifts or late nights. Alternate weekend working is required.\nExperience in cooking & working alone are Essential. Will need to have experience of staff supervision and kitchen management and must enjoy a \"homestyle\" cooking approach.\nWorking as an Assistant Chef for Sanctuary Care means enjoying predictable hours and a calmer, more supportive work environment, reducing stress compared to the fast pace of restaurants or pubs. You'll also have the opportunity to develop specialised culinary skills while making a direct, meaningful impact on residents' well-being.\nWhy work for us?\nSanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Furzehatt is special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.\nAt the heart of our organisation are our incredible people and we're dedicated to making Sanctuary Care an amazing place to work. That's why we provide a package that includes support for:\nYour Mind and Body\nOccupational sick pay after 12 month’s service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)\nConfidential 24/7 employee advice service (Includes medical and legal advice)\nWellbeing resources through our employee platforms including Aviva Digicare\nA greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme\nYour Financial Wellbeing\nAdditional compensation for overtime\nFinancial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice\nExclusive discounts through our e-hub platform\nSecuring your future with our contributory pension plan\nLife assurance\nParental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared)\nYour Job\n20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)\nComplimentary meals during long shifts\nGrowth and development with us through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities\nAbility to be part of our inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network\nLoyalty recognition scheme for 12 month’s service onwards\nCQC Inspection bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)\nAre you our next Assistant Chef? Here’s more about the role:\nWe are looking for an Assistant Chef who will work with the Chef Manager, to prepare a varied set of quality menus for our residents\nYou will promote and monitor food hygiene and safety standards, carry out risk assessments and clean the kitchen to a high standard \nYou will have daily interaction with residents, visitors and colleagues; therefore we are looking for someone who is friendly, approachable and passionate\nExperience of working within a catering environment and a valid food hygiene certificate is required.\nWe hope you feel you could be our next team member.\nWe are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.\nIf you are applying internally, don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.\nWe might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.\nInclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.\nBuilding Equality and Diversity\nSanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.\nWe work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.\nAn enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.\nSanctuary Care Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4878,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Home office","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Property Management"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-05T17:26:28Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Skilled Worker","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-07T07:57:00+00:00","sources":["UK Home Office: register of licensed sponsors (workers)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":32,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.715,"p_room":0.45,"age_days":30,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-07T05:47:08Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sanctuary-chef-8","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sanctuary-chef-8.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-07T11:16:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11222,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-08T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1880496},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1880496"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsanctuary-chef-8"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsanctuary-chef-8"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsanctuary-chef-8"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/sanctuary-chef-8\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsanctuary-chef-8"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3821375}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"sanctuary.co.uk","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3821375},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}