Assistant Chef

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity where you can truly make a difference. We’re looking for a confident and passionate chef to create delicious and nutritious meals for our valued tenants in our brand new CODI Extra Care Service in Porth. As Assistant Chef you will play a key role in the catering team, supporting to make mealtimes something for the residents to really look forward to.

This is a part time (22 hour) permanent position. Shift times vary and, depending on what’s best for the scheme, you would rarely work past 3pm. Alternate weekends required. If you’re passionate about great food and want a career where you truly make a difference, we want to hear from you.

Dan Y Mynydd is a brand-new Extra Care scheme for over 50s with care or support needs that blends the freedom of independent living with the reassurance of on-site support. There are 60 self-contained flats for the residents along with a day centre.

As Assistant Chef, you’ll create delicious, nutritious meals for our tenants each day—sourcing fresh ingredients, and ensuring top Health & Safety standards. You’ll support the catering team and design menus that cater to cultural and dietary needs, making mealtimes something everyone looks forward to.

• Great communicator – You’ll work closely with the Service Manager, food service assistants, and tenants. Being friendly and approachable is a must.
• Kitchen experience – Some experience in a professional fresh-food kitchen and a basic catering qualification (QCF/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent).
• Organised and detail-focused – From chopping and mixing to paperwork, you’ll handle menu planning, stock control, HACCP records, food hygiene compliance, and budgeting. You’ll take pride in keeping the kitchen spotless and understand the importance of Health & Safety and Food Safety.
• Team player – Positive, supportive, and inclusive attitude towards colleagues and tenants.

If this catering role isn’t the right fit for you, we also offer Chef Manager and Food Service Assistant positions. Please visit our website to explore these opportunities.

At Codi, our values are Compassionate, Authentic, and Progressive. When you join us, you’ll embrace these principles and thrive in an environment shaped by them.

• Annual salary of £24,326
• Pension Choices:
  • Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme with matched contributions up to 10%.
  • Defined Benefit (DB) 1/80th of final salary for every year of service.
• 3 x Life Cover linked to pension membership
• Saving scheme with competitive interest rate
• Give As You Earn scheme for tax efficient charity donations
• From 1st April 2026 option to be either weekly or monthly paid

• 26 days holiday, pro rata entitlement plus Bank holidays. Rising to 27 days after 1 year of service or cash equivalent of 1 day’s annual leave.
• Maternity & Adoption Leave: 20 weeks
• Paternity Leave: 3 weeks

• Sick Pay, rising with length of service up to 6 months full pay after 4 years.
• Eyecare:
  Up to £100 reimbursement towards eye tests and glasses.
• Free counselling, coaching, wellbeing team, and OH service to all colleagues
• Annual Health Check
• Health Cash Plan

• Mileage paid at 45p per mile plus 5p per passenger per mile
• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Continuous professional training and development
• Leadership development programmes
• Professional memberships required for your role are reimbursed
• Career coaching
• Support with funding and time for qualifications

• Long Service Awards
• Blue Light Card Eligibility giving discounts at 15,000 brands
• Colleague Discount platform

At Codi Group we are guided by the FREDIE principles:
Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity to rise with us and we encourage you to apply now.

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