Kitchen Assistant - Part Time

Location – Iddesleigh, Devon

Salary – £19,000 – £20,000 pro rata

Contract – Permanent, part time (22 hours per week) with an immediate start

Farms for City Children exists to remove the barriers that prevent children and young people from urban areas having meaningful access to the natural world and the farming sector. Through a week on one of our three farms, Nethercott House in Devon, Lower Treginnis in Pembrokeshire and Wick Court in Gloucestershire, children and young people experience increased learning and engagement, improved connections with others and positive wellbeing and leave us with enhanced environmental citizenship. This unique experience can be life changing. Visiting children are immersed in the natural world of countryside, food, and farming life where they participate in the seasonal tasks of the day: sowing, growing and harvesting in our kitchen gardens; caring for livestock and looking after the land; and cooking up a home-grown feast in the farmhouse kitchen. Spending time working alongside real farmers fosters children’s independence and helps them to grow in confidence, develops their self-esteem, and encourages them to become more resilient. At our heritage farms – and in partnership with our commercial farming neighbours – children experience the benefits of collaboration, enjoy plenty of physical activity, good food, and fresh air, and discover the magical rural environment that is full of new words, sounds and experiences to inspire their creativity.

About the Role

The Kitchen Assistant supports the efficient running of a busy kitchen providing three nutritious meals each day to a large residential accommodation for groups of up to 39 children and their accompanying adults. You will work as part of the team to ensure the needs of resident groups are met and that the highest standards of nutrition, food quality, food hygiene and health and safety are maintained. We pride ourselves on being able to cater for a full range of dietary needs and cultural differences.

You will have regular and direct contact with our visiting children and adults, welcoming them upon arrival, supporting their induction into the house and maintaining a warm and friendly relationship throughout their stay.

The successful candidate must have own transport or the ability to commute to Nethercott House in Devon each day.

Appointments will not be confirmed until the Charity has received two satisfactory professional references, evidence of the existing proof of right to work in the UK, and a satisfactory DBS check. Referees will not be contacted without candidates’ prior consent.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specificationfor further details.

How to Apply

We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible, so interviews will be arranged on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

We are unable to accept just cover letters and CVs, Please go to our website for full application details.

Farms for City Children is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be subject to a Social Media check and a DBS check at the appropriate level. Employment with the charity is conditional upon the charity being satisfied with the result of the DBS Check. Successful candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks. Any criminal records information that is disclosed to the charity will be handled in accordance with any guidance and/or code of practice published by the DBS.

Farms for City Children is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity and supports and encourages under-represented groups. We seek people from a wide range of backgrounds, with diverse lived experience, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 22 per week

Salary: £19,000.00-£20,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: Kitchen Assistant (PT) Nethercott House